New Year - New Me?

It's 2008. Twenty years ago this coming October my husband and I met. Twenty years ago this summer I moved to San Francisco to be a supervisor in the FBI office there. And twenty years ago I was living in Arlington, Virginia, a media spokesperson at FBI Headquarters, an avid racketball player, and played music for myself and to relax.  Fast forward to now - I'm married, have teenage girls, play music for a living (wish I actually made a living from it), and bike and walk for exercise.  Weigh about the same, I think. Anyway, what's the point of this? It's that twenty year thing. That's a long time. Seemed like a good time to think back. I don't usually like to look back - I like to look forward.  But, given where I am, I can't help but think back.

So, looking back over 2007, I can say I attempted some new things and accomplished a lot. And left some things started but not finished. The biggest thing I accomplished was overcoming fear and not being complacent. I tried things I had never done before and, to some extent, succeeded. I applied for a position as editor of a journal - something I have never done before - and got the job. So, I ended 2007 editing. Didn't finish the issue yet, but will by the end of the week. How do I know that I'll finish by then - because I have to.  I tried co-writing a song long distance via email and phone - came up with a good song, but have to admit that I didn't finish it. The song could be better, but I was writing it for a specific purpose - to perform at a fundraising gala - and once I performed it (which was a biggie for me - to perform for adults in a fancy setting) I didn't push myself to finish. Which means I have now cut off the possibility of co-writing with this person agin. Which is too bad, because I could have learned a lot and we could have come up with stuff i could never do on my own. So, while this may seem unfinished business to some people - to me it is good - I took steps to push myself out of my comfort zone.  And, this year I hope to do that more and to finish some of the projects I started in 2007.

So, time for a fresh start or time to finish what I've started?

Both!

So, happy new year and here's to fresh starts and tying up loose ends.