I just finished reading a book about a guy in New York who decided to live an entire year of his life trying to follow every single rule of the Bible. We're not talking just the 10 Commandments, but all of the little, silly rules that are everywhere in there, from not touching a woman during her 'time of the month' to not wearing clothing made of mixed fibers. He wrote about all of his experiences with required animal sacrifices, his requisite trip to the Holy Land, his year of unleavened bread and no fruit from trees younger than 5 years old. He really made the effort, let me assure you.
In any case, the combination of reading this book and just passing over to the new year has made me think about what I can do with 2011. I'm not going to sit here and list resolutions or anything like that, although I have made some (1. To be more creative, 2. To do lots of yoga, 3. To choose to be positive when I have a choice), but rather, I'd like to make a theme for the year. Like...this is the Year of Writing. Or, the Year of Focusing on My Education. Or, the Year of Volunteering.
In a way, 2010 was all about getting married and getting Chris his Green Card. Now that those things are checked off, I feel like we've really got a clean slate here. And, in some ways, that means I have a new slate too. A whole year to do...something. Something good. Something big. Something unique.
Sorry, that's all I have. I really don't know what this year is going to be about. Let me tell you, it will be about something!
In any case, I've been very lucky this Christmas and New Year's. I've had time off as needed, been able to see most of the people I've wanted to see (some of them, I've been able to see via Skype only, sadly), and it's been nice to have my first married Christmas with someone I love a little more every day. We've been lucky enough to have gotten approved for a new apartment, lucky that it has a little porch, lucky that it has two bedrooms and more space in general, and lucky to have enough of everything we need.
I hope 2011 is kind to all of you! Happy New Year!
xo
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