THAT was a good, long winter’s nap.
If you don’t remember (it’s been a while since I posted, explanation coming up), by mid-December, I was a wee bit of a mess. The book tour was fun, but long, and I got sick as soon as I unpacked my suitcase. This was my body’s way of forcing me to rest. And then my cousin died and …., well, it was awful. I spent the last two weeks of December not working. I cleaned and decorated and cooked and baked and baked and baked and slept and slept and slept and pondered mortality and the snow falling in the Forest.
I even made a Bûche de Noël (a cake made to look like a Yule Log).
Between Christmas and New Year’s we had waves of relatives and friends visit.
This is the BH side of the clan.
When the Halses came to dinner, we put out Christmas crackers that had crowns inside of them. Dad and Mom sported their crowns regally.
My crown made me look like a dorkoramus, so my sister decided to keep hers on the table, not on her head.
New Year’s Eve was look and full of merry-making. New Year’s Day was sorting and cleaning and preparing new adventures.
I have to come clean on my 2008 Resolutions. They were defeated by the book tour. Specifically, the third week of the book tour. In truth, I rarely averaged running the 20 miles a week I had hoped for. I think it’s going to take a few more years of consistent training until my body can handle that without injury. I was able to write every day up until the first day of book tour that had a 3:30 am wake-up call. Also, I did not win the lottery.
I have learned my lessons.
1. Resolutions need to be reality-based.
2. Book tour is an alternate reality during which resolutions do not apply.
2008 Resolution Tracker Totals
Total Miles Run: 621
Number of Writing Days: 334
So, without further ado, drum roll … LHA’s 2009 Resolutions
I resolve to run 750 miles in 2009. (This is a more realistic goal than last year, but secretly, I really, really, really want to hit the 1,000 mile mark)
I resolve to write every day in 2009. (With the aforementioned altered-reality-during-book-tour clause, above).
I resolve to reduce my use of the word “should.”
On New Year’s Day, BH and I suited up and ran three miles in the snow to start on Resolution #1.
747 miles to go!
What are your resolutions?