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I ran to Target on my break and bought my new journal. I usually buy my journals at Barnes and Noble so I didn't know what kind of selection Target would offer.
I found the perfect journal! I love the rough texture on the cover of the journal. The pages are lined and are perfect for writing. The best part is the strength of
the paper which is perfect for adding my art. I am very excited about combining all my many journals into one cohesive book.

As you can see I am definitely excited about journaling.

I have seen quite a few blogs with reflections on the year past and goals for the new year. I have been thinking about this myself and I will say that I am glad that 2005 is over. We had some great things happen in that we were able to move to a new town and new state. It has been exciting process and a trying one as well. My husband and I found that there are definitely things we need to work on that we really didn't see before the move. My new years goals (and I say goals and not resolutions) are to take better care of my body, work on my relationships with my husband and family and #1 to improve my relationship with God. These are all things I have been working on this past year and I plan on continuing the improvement process in 2006.

I can't wait until January 1st!! I joined a live journal community called EMBODIMENT: keeping paper journals in 2006. The goal is to write in a paper journal everyday of the year. I also signed up for Shimelle's Art Journal Challenge. I decided to combine the two challenges into one journal. I will write in my journal everyday and add the art challenges once a week.

Bring on the new year!!

Now I need to buy a new journal! I absolutely love paper journals even though I never seem to be able to write in them for very long!

My husband and I had an interesting Christmas this year.
We both worked the entire weekend so on Tuesday night I
took all our presents and went to his work. We had
Christmas in the break room. It was fun tearing into
the gifts my family had sent us.
I am really excited that I received the Focus on the Family's
Radio Theatre version of the Chronicles of Narnia.
I started listening to the Magician's Nephew on the way to
work and I didn't want to come into work. I could have stayed
in my car and listened all the way through.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!!

I received my first Christmas gift and it was from my husband.
He bought me "Serenity." I have been impatiently waiting for
this movie to come to dvd.
As soon as I got home from work this morning (~1:30 am) I popped
it in to watch.
This of course let me to open up my "Firefly" dvds and watch two
of my favorite episodes and the special features.

Aaahh! What a great way to spend Christmas morning.

Now that it is 7 am I am heading off to bed.

Merry Christmas!!

Today you hurt me.
You disappointed me.
You made me feel as though you don't really love me.
I was scared and you chose not to be there for me.
I was left alone to deal with a very scary situation.
I have always tried to support you and be with you in times that you were scared.
I thought you would do the same for me.
I was wrong.
Do I really matter to you?
I am confused.
You promised to be there for me in sickness and in health.
What happened to that promise?
Actions speak louder than words.

I adore my new site!

Thanks to Mia for an amazing design.

The best designers can be found at Ciao! My Bella!

Updated on 12/22/05:

Make Christmas Cards for Livejournal group
Make Christmas Cards for Family and Friends (oops never happened!)
Buy Christmas gifts for:
Mich
Kris
Mom
Dad

Um...ran out of money sorry gals!
Lesley
Carrie
Leah

Buy Birthday gift for Mom
Send all the girls their birthday presents
Sign up for the ArtJournal challenge
Continue work on novel

Okay so I am not doing so well as of the 22nd!!

Yeah! I'm back to give my full attention to my poor neglected site.
I will soon have a new site design which I am really looking forward to.

I can't believe how fast this year has passed by. I'm kind of scared of my upcoming birthday, the first week of January. Can't believe I am going to be 29! One more year to thirty! Yikes!

I have been struggling with my inability to complete tasks that I start. I have struggled with this in the past at my job, but now that I have a great job, I don't worry so much. I am now struggling with this problem at home. I have always been an all or nothing person. The area which this affect me the most is organizing my house. I want a clean and organized house, but then I get lost on trying to figure out where to start. I know that I need to take it one step at a time, but I get exhausted just trying to figure out which step should be first. I go around and around in my head and nothing gets accomplished! I worked hard this past weekend to work through this and I was able to get quite a bit done. I just have to keep telling myself that I have to start somewhere and a little is better than nothing.

Anyway, I am doing good. Still working on my book, but I doubt that I will complete it by the end of Dec. I have christmas cards to make for my family and my livejournal group, gifts to buy and mail art to create. I should be pretty busy.