2009 gently faded away. It was way past time.It wasn't my best year, and it didn't deserve to go out with a bang. So, Katie and Robert came over to help me get rid of it. A funny meal - artichokes, meatballs, boursin cheese and of course, the very-southern-favorite and super-good-luck-charm black-eyed peas. And champagne. We simply sat around my kitchen island and talked and laughed. Sweet and comfortable.
We offered our goals for this big new year, 2010. When Robert asked me what my goals were, I just laughed. They were not life changing, not even close. I'm not sure they were even goals! But, here they are in their order of importance:
Learn to tie a tie on a man.
Open a bottle of champagne all by myself.
And, last but not least, belt out a great karaoke song in front of friends.
Not lofty, not even challenging, but very doable. Robert taught me how to tie the tie, but I tied it on a woman, hence Katie's pink tie in the picture. He also showed me how to open the champagne and I did that in a BIG way and toasted among friends. He also gave me some much needed karaoke-ing advice. Pick an obscure song. (And it is.) Learn the words. Practice.
So, there you go. Now I can breeze right through 2010 with ease. Nothing hanging over my head. Nothing to feel badly about if I don't achieve it. A year with NO expectations. How great is that? Not a goal, not a resolution in sight.
Instead, 2010 holds an IS and a WILL for me. It is the year I will start my own business.
