I jotted down some thoughts and resolutions for 2007, but I think the big one for the year is this: To leave things better than when I found them.

This applies, of course, to my home which could use a little love and attention… but I hope it also carries over into other areas of my life. To leave things better. Things like lost puppies, countertops, friends, people, projects, even me. I want to be conscious of taking a moment to make a small improvement here or there. Wow. If I made that a habit, I could make a lot of tiny little differences in my life, in someone else’s life.

I have a big wish list of projects for the year – some are frivolous and fun, others are almost necessities (eh-hem, the great closet re-do of 2007 springs to mind).

My job is spinning into high gear again, and I know my free time is about to disappear. I need to take what little extra time I have and pour into the important people and projects in my life. Having this little space here is important to me, but I want it to be a lot more than it is right now. I am hoping that when I return to it I will have the time and extra mental space to pour into it and help it flourish.

In the meantime, I will continue to try to steal extra moments to make things, dance around the living room, take some pictures, and spend time with the important people in my life.

Hope to be back in the spring.