End of the year.....

Here I am at the end of another year....not having completed all the things I wanted to complete....feeling stressed out and in desperate need of a break.....starting to make my new years resolutions for '08 and telling myself that THIS time I will really take time for ME and create some boundaries......

 It's hard to create time for yourself when you love what you do, but the older I get (no comment BEN T - ha!) the more I realize that if I'm spread too thin, I'm not much help to anyone else.  One of the first things that attracted me to my husband is when he completely called me out on my "busyness" telling me I was FAKE BUSY!  WHAT the heck is fake busy?!?!  The more I thought about this phrase, the more I realized he's RIGHT!  Ben has a knack for speaking the truth so honestly and clearly that it cuts right through and makes you see things you have been avoiding.....this is one of his many gifts.  Anyway, I want to be less FAKE busy in 2008 and take more time for the people in my life who are real friends...who challenge me to be better....who love me no matter what.

WOW...this is only my second blog, and it's kind of turning into a therapy session :)  I promise they won't all be like this, but I guess it's just how my brain is working at the end of the year.

On another note, I'm trying desperately to get my Christmas shopping done by next Tuesday when we leave for 3 weeks - YAY!!!!!!!!!!  I'm looking forward to a holiday of rest, relaxation, and spending time with my sweet husband!

 Much love,

B