So, 2009 is over. It seems like just yesterday that I was looking at the year as it started and thinking how good it would be for me. Then, life happened and it’s now the first day of 2010. 2009 was an awesome year for me. I learned a LOT about myself. I started new things. And, I continued things I had going from years past.
If you have followed my blog recently, you know I participated in Gwen Bell’s Best of Blog Challenge 2009 in December. I tried to recap my year thru the 31 topics she laid out for the monthlong blogging challenge.
The highlights of my year include:
- Watching Barack Obama be sworn in as President of the United States and knowing my daughter was in attendance.
- Learning to kayak and joining my friends on 6 different rivers in Middle Tennessee and taking the rope swing of my life.
- Going to Barcamp Nashville 2009 and attending some mind-blowing sessions.
- Really starting to use Twitter and understand the utility and reach of it.
- Making new friends based on my attendance at Barcamp.
- Discovering new blogs that are changing my life: Zen Habits, My Wife Quit Her Job, Gwen Bell.
- Learned about Kiva.org and even used my 45th birthday as a catalyst for helping others have a better life.
- Created a website dedicated to helping other people achieve their dreams: The Dream Shepherd
- Joined Postcrossing and sent 68 postcards around the world and received back 64 postcards for a combined travel distance of almost 1 million miles!
These are the highlights of 2009 for me. 2010 will see these things continue and expand. My goals for 2010 include:
- Meeting many of my Twitter friends so that I can make them real life friends, including: Lauren, Nikki, Joi, Mirjam and Gail.
- Expand on my Kiva activities with a year long birthday celebration. I want to turn up the giving by a factor of ten.
- Expand my new website and create a “store” to start secondary income stream.
- Keep control of my weight. I lost 50 lbs in 08 and it’s starting to come back.
- Do better to stay in touch with friends and family.
- Mostly, just try to stay positive and work to make life better for others.
So, stay tuned to my blog. You’ll not only see my progress, but you will also help me stay focused on my goals. I’ve learned that doing things completely alone isn’t the best way to succeed. Your support and well wishes do much to keep me motivated.
Peace!
