So, it’s happened again.  Another year (and more!) has passed without a post.  And, as usual, I’m hoping to not let it happen again.  For me, blog writing seems to be like a lot of New Year’s resolutions. You intend to stick to it…you WANT to do it…but life just gets in the way.

I’m not usually a person of many words, which I think is part of my problem.  I don’t feel that I have anything important to say and, when I do, I try to keep it short and sweet.  Get the point across without using too many words. My zodiac traits and my inherited traits definitely clash with each other.

This year, I’m determined to actually work on improving myself — mainly working on getting better at the things I love to do.  The two big things are photography and writing.  I may not be the best at either of them, but I thoroughly enjoy them.  And, I figure that the more time I spend working on them, the better I’ll get.

So, one of the first things I’ve decided to do is participate in a modified 365 Project.  I don’t know if I have it in me to do 1 photograph a day for an entire year but I do think I can do 1 photo a week. One of my new favorite sites -Digital Photography School – has a list of themes for each week in 2011.  I’m already behind but, that’s ok.

The themes for the year can be found here: 53 Weekly Themes For Your 2011 Project 365.  I’ll most likely post my picture for the week on Sundays.  If you’re following my journey and don’t see my post by the following Monday, bug me.  I promise I won’t hate you!

I saw a friend last week-end that I hadn’t seen in probably a year and, when I was telling her all the stuff I’ve done (or stopped doing), she folded her arms and blinked her eyes (a la ‘I Dream of Jeanie’) as if to say “What happened to you?”. So, for those who I don’t know or maybe haven’t talked to in a long time, I’ve made a few BIG life changes over last 7 months or so.

For the quick and dirty and for those who don’t care about the details, here’s a list of the changes so far:

• Quit smoking 07/07/07
• Became a vegetarian 10/15/07
• Becoming more “green”

I’ll do separate posts with the stories around each for those who are interested in the details.