As I look forward to 2009, I have so much to be grateful for in 2008:
- A healthy, happy year.
- Lots of fun travel around the US to give speeches
- losing my job and starting my own business
- a new gym opening by my house
- a bountiful garden
- new friends, reconnecting with old
- a new coffee pot with a self-timer
- big dreams
- increasing my savings account by 850%
- another great year with Diene
- a trip to San Francisco to visit my BFF
- lots of good books, my two favorites of the year: Middlesex and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
- joining a freelance writers group that meets regularly
- making some serious progress on my book
- living the golden year after turning 29 on the 29th
- tutoring elementary kids in math and reading
- learning that people are not always what they seem
- lots of friends who had healthy babies
- the vegan cookie-postcard exchange
- a growing number of published clips in my portfolio
- a great year of taking pictures with my sweet camera
- winning a tripod at a photography class
- new cross country skis
- my sister moved to Madison
- my brother’s football team was the conference champ
- fun road trip to KY
- the blog and all the fun I’ve had writing it