Dear 2011

Hi! I am writing to check in with you and set up our relationship, given we’ll be together for the next year. I don’t know if you have spoken much to 2010, but I thought we could lay out some expectations for each other. Create something together.

To begin, my request is that we take 2011 just a tad slower than 2010. That year sort of blew in hard for me and I felt I never quite caught up. I was sort of, well, dragged through the year. Don’t get me wrong. No major catastrophes or tragedies, and for that I am always thankful. Even my husband’s pretty-big-deal illness and trip to the hospital left us a little more humbled and very grateful for our family’s normally very good health. I appreciated that little wake-up call from 2010. I just wanted to let you know that I am STILL really appreciating our family’s good health so I don’t really feel like we need a reminder on that right now. K?

Then, in my personal life – 2010 might have told you how I struggle to fit everything in that I would like to do: work (ThreeDefined), write (blog), read (book club), sing (lessons), run (for sanity) in addition to spending plenty of quality time with my husband and kids. And then this year I wanted to work in a more Spiritual and Buddhist focus – thought maybe I could even do a meditation retreat, which hasn’t happened in YEARS (since kids), SO, just putting all that out there. I realize this is all my responsibility to work in, just looking to you for some guidance, some coaching, to help prioritize. IF you could throw in a couple extra hours a day that would be great, but also understand if you can’t. Mostly, if you could just send some reminders to keep me grounded. Remind me that I know the answers and what I should be doing in every moment. I just didn’t get it all figured out in 2010, but feel with where I’m at, we could really make some progress in this area together. Thanks. Oh, and maybe a remind me to be patient with my children. This would be really good for them. And me.

2010 and I got along pretty well, professionally speaking. I launched ThreeDefined with two lovely friends, and that has gone along smashingly. No need to focus a lot here – we can keep things rolling along, but if I had to request something, it might be MORE clients in fun travel locations!

There is an area that I struggle with, 2011, and that is, ironically, given my letter to you, writing. I would like to focus more on the blog again. Writing is a strange animal for me. I keep saying it’s one of my focuses, but then, I leave it for the last thing to do, and not surprisingly, it never gets done. I know what you are thinking – just do it! I’m just asking that you nudge me along a bit. You can even prod. I’m open to a lot of signs for direction in this area.

So, that’s it, really. Just wanted to check in and let it be known that I’m tired of being pulled along like a mother with a place to go, dragging along her toddler to keep up. Tumbling over my own legs, one arm dragging on the ground, the other suspended above my head, trying to get my own footing. I’m offering you my hand. Please take it and let’s walk this year together. Looking forward to it.....