It's A Brand New Year!

Well here we are! It is 2012!

I have a good feeling about this year. My little family is faced with a lot of uncertainty in the next few months which is very scary but at the same time very exciting. When we face much uncertainty there are also endless possibilities.. let me explain...
Hercules has spent the last year or more in active duty military training BUT he is Utah National Guard which means when we move home he has no full time job anymore.. goodbye salary, goodbye housing allowance, goodbye free insurance, goodbye food allowance.. basically we go home with no income but my one or two paintings sold each month and one weekend pay from Herc's military duty. And yet... I am not worried. At all. Maybe I am in denial and don't want to face the reality of things but I really don't think so. I think this year will be a great one. This is where the endless possibilities come in. We can do whatever we want. Anything can happen and anything is possible.
 
The second purpose of my New Year post is of course the New Year Resolutions list. Let me preface this with the fact that I absolutely HATE this time of year. I never accomplish my resolutions and for the better part of my life I just didn't make any so I didn't have to feel guilty about not doing any of them. Also I always seem to set bigger goals then humanly possible to reach. However this year I am willing to try. So I am writing this in here mostly for myself because if I write it to the world I have to do it.. so here we go in no particular order:

1. Actually try to keep my resolutions longer then a week.
2. Lose 20lbs by Lila's birthday in May.
3. Be better at writing in Lila's journal (I write a journal to her so when she turns 18 I can give it to her, my mother did the same for me)
4. Be more patient (No promises there, I think that virtue will take longer then a year to learn)
5. Paint the biggest canvas I can find.
6. Start school (finances permitting)

Well there you have it. Now I am fully obligated to complete these tasks set for myself!

I wish all of you luck with your resolutions and I hope we can all have a fantastic 2012!!