I’m not very good at keeping New Year’s Resolutions, so I gave up on them years and years ago, figuring that if I wanted to start a project, anytime would do. It turns out that there’s a problem with anytime – it never seems to come. So, I’ve decided that this year, I’m back to making a beginning of the year to do list. I’m going to post this here, so that if I give up, I’ll have the public humiliation of having to admit it in this pretty public forum. Here goes:

Live with my fear and face it head on. After much soul searching I’ve come to the conclusion that I am a coward and instead of standing up and facing my fears, I run from them. I take jobs I don’t love and stay in places I’d rather not, simply because I am too afraid to do anything else. This year I take the chance at failure and marry my fear.

Finish my novel. I started a novel last January, and actually got a first draft written. It’s still sitting in my bottom drawer. My sister in law read it. She says its pretty good, but the dialogue needs some work. Anyone who helps edit it gets serious props on the acknowledgment page.

Write some articles. I am an original law lover, I love the theories, the nuances of the law. I’d like to get some stuff written about really specific areas that interest me.

Pay attention. To family. To my husband. To my friends. To my blog.

I think that while I’d like to do a million more things, these things are do-able and realistic. Maybe not all at once, but in time.

I’d like to hear about other people’s resolutions and why they’ve decided now is a good time to take on whatever the task might be, maybe if you help keep me in check, I can do the same for you.