The following is a post from my website Chrissy…In Her Sixties, which I am currently working on shutting down. The website you are now looking at, That Hobbit Lady, has been with me since November 2004 (nearly 20 years) and contains over 500 posts. In Her Sixties only goes back to 2017, with less than 40 posts. So, you see…in the interest of consolidating, I could either send 500+ posts from That Hobbit Lady to In Her Sixties, or 30+ posts from In Her Sixties to That Hobbit Lady. In addition to the math of that first option not making much sense, it also happens that the term “In Her Sixties” will only to apply to me for a few more years. But I will be a Hobbit Lady forever. So: no-brainer.
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January 1, 2018
So today is January 1, 2018, and I feel like I should do a year-end review of 2017 and make plans for 2018. But somehow my heart isn’t in it. I guess I’ve spent too many years doing reviews and making and plans, and in the end I know that basically it doesn’t do a whole lot of good. New Year’s Resolutions are almost never kept, so why bother?
I recently heard that President Obama said something along the lines of he only tries to make sure each day is a little better than the day before. I like that. Just always be moving along in a positive direction. Don’t get too specific, because there’s no telling what any day might bring. But “resolve” (if you must have a “resolution”) to always be moving in a positive direction.
Now, as for review, I will say this much: last year Mom died, so that goes in “Minus” column, but as a result, I went and visited Dad five times during 2017, which goes in the “Plus” column. I don’t think I’ll make quite as many trips in 2018, but I’m glad I got to do what I did in 2017.
Last year I continued improving my health and losing weight, so that all goes in the “Plus” column, and obviously I hope to continue that trend, but I’m not going to obsess about it or set any specific goals about so many pounds lost in so much time. I just want to keep on improving my healthy habits every day (or, at least, almost every day), so that overall I’m moving in the right direction.
I have a few other ideas, but I don’t want to take the time to talk about them now, because today is going to be a busy day with guests and food and football, and I’m anxious to get started on all that!
Happy New Year!
