A New Year

Now that I'm back home in Boston, I think I have finally decided to accept that it is 2011.

I was expecting a sadder homecoming. But I got a nice "welcome back" message that I thought was a kind gesture.  Also, I nearly had a heart attack when the flight attendants announced, "the current temperature in Boston is 50 degrees with partially cloudy skies." 50... that's about 40 degrees warmer than I was expecting.  Plus a Bachelor season premier viewing party is in order.  So thank you, Boston, for bringing me back on a good note. 

Since my new year has finally arrived, I've been thinking about making a new years resolution. However, I don't like the word 'resolution.' Mostly because it makes me think of some kind of rigid statute that will inevitably be broken. (Sometimes I tend to do a bad job of following the rules.)  Nor do I like the idea of declaring a formal new years resolution. (Same problem.) 

Anyway.

Does it ever seem like the person you know you are on the inside is sometimes not the same person that others think you are?  In my case, the answer is, yes.  It seems all too easy to become distracted from your true intentions, or for your words to get lost in translation, or to just do a crummy job of behaving in a way that reflects who you are and what you're about.

So, in light of 2011, I think my 'goal' will be to do a better job of being the same person from inside out.

Here's to a year ahead filled with new days, new adventures, new people... and to finally leaving 2010 behind.