So, I seem to have this problem. It's a recurring issue and it happens every year at this time.
I have this fantasy that I will greet the new year feeling refreshed and energized. Everything will be checked off my to do list, files will be purged and organized, and the previous year's photos will be categorized and archived. I'll effortlessly calculate and pay the state the sales tax I've collected (never mind the fact that they keep changing the tax rates AND the forms). I will have spent generous amounts of time during the holidays working in my art journal, making sculptures out of paperclay, knitting scarves, and crocheting blankets. I will have furthered my vegan meal repertoire tenfold and will have dreamed up unique ways to surprise my husband with romantic dates. I will have volunteered my time to local animal rights groups and become fluent in French (don't ask). And oh yes, and I will have my new fitness regime firmly in hand.
Am I alone?... Please tell me I'm not alone. I don't know where this fantasy comes from. I do recognize that it is, in fact, a fantasy. Yet every single year I persist in believing that if I only work hard enough and organize my time better, it can't help but come to pass.
But here I sit, feeling overwhelmed and a bit like I've been run over by a convoy of tractor trailers. Alas, I have my lists (five at last count) and I'm making headway. Thank heaven for whomever invented the list. At least I feel like if I can check one thing off a day, I'm making progress, however small.
Enough lamenting though. Here's what I want to share with you...
My 2012 Carnival of Dreams calendar is here! (Actually, it has been for quite some time... I just couldn't find it in a store.) My girlfriend Jennifer snapped this photo at The Booksellers at Laurelwood. I'm not sure where else they might turn up but if you see them, please leave me a comment. I love hearing that they're out in the world and better yet, that you might be enjoying one.
