before diving in to the crazies, i'll have to do that obligatory new-year reflection.  now the dust has slowly settled and the new year optimism lingers.  i am that cliche: more goals, more money, more ambition, more travelling, more creating, and...wait for it: better health.  my 2-year old is dwindling farther away from baby-hood and breastfeeding (yes i am still trying to stop!) is becoming less of a crutch on ways to stay thin.  i've started up with the bar method and hope i stick to it. i am not ready to make any outright revelations or proclaim any testimonials...just glad to follow through. some other projects are coming up and i expect to make more progress with where and how i'd like to develop my creative juices and identity into something that will be entrepreneurial and respectful to my roots. but things have also changed up in the work place - my firm that i've been working for the last 4 years has been acquired by new ownership. no longer am i part of a 30-person firm but now a 630+ firm. and that firm happens to be based in the tundra that is the upper mid-west.  i am hopeful that the climate will not be an indication of a culture clash.  so far the new optimism is also trying to linger at work, too.

• i really wanted to launch my business.  i  have a myriad of ideas and have yet to hone in on the best business plan.  i certain wish i had the wherewithal to start all of my ventures but that would mean i'd have to entertain my craziest not-so-crazy idea: clone me.
• another project of mine for many years has been to get published.  i have several book proposals in the works and for now, going back to blogging will have to stave off my writer's itch.  i recognize that self-publishing a series of shorter books are viable but i'd really like it done right by finding a book agent, editor, and publisher.
• my other fantasy which definitely seems the craziest (especially to my hubs) is that i signed up to be a surrogate.  even though i've got a house filled with 6 kids, i've only birthed twice! how fulfilling would  it be to help another couple have one of their own.
• last but not least is my architect's license - it has been in the works much longer that i hoped. 2015 definitely has to be the year for this to come to fruition.

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