Thirty-five has been crazy. I'm trying to think of what I've done.
- Home schooled a nine-year-old with autism
- Stayed married
- Read 70 books
- Wrote a novella
- Finished writing two books of poetry
- Finished writing two chapbooks of poetry
- Published seven poems and one piece of non-fiction
- Finished my 201st journal
- Took a class and a seminar with my favorite writer
- Started taking a class in something for which I don't have talent (drawing)
- Stayed in a B&B for the first time in ten years
- Recovered and maintained mental stability
It hasn't been my most impressive year, but I've done a lot. I'm okay with saying goodbye to thirty-five. Now, I just have to summon the energy to say hello to thirty-six.
