Toodles

As this year comes to a close I think it is customary to reflect on all the things, both good and bad that have made it the year that it was. I don’t usually make a conscious effort to do that. And I don’t make New Year’s resolutions because they, like so many holiday wishes, can be a portal for enhanced disappointments. Yet today I have found myself doing a little personal reflecting on the year which will forever be known as 2016.

Most prominently I find myself being thankful for ending the year with less doctor appointments penned on my calendar. Coincidently I find myself equally as thankful for beginning the year with a routine appointment that probably saved my life. My daily routine was transformed to include a long term relationship with my good buddy, Schwinn. He is unforgiving. He makes me think…

…Life is fragile

…The heart is literally and figuratively an underappreciated thing

…Less salt, more sweat

…This year I will finish that Dogwood quilt

…Earthquakes are scary

…Social media is a popularity contest

…Inconsiderate people annoy me more than ever

…Managing my stressors isn’t always easy to do

…Today’s grandmas are far different than yesterdays

…People change

…I wish I had practiced the piano more

…I have become YouTube trash

…People will always disappoint you but animals won’t

…I really want to ride a roller coaster

…I’m not going to finish that Dogwood quilt

…Ogres have layers and so do I. Jesus loves me anyway

And on and on are the things from 2016 that I could write paragraphs about that nobody would want to read.

As I say toodles to this year, I look forward to a couple of things that I already know for 2017…

…I will finish that Dogwood quilt

…’Do more of what makes you happy’ are my words to live by

#Inspiration