A Contemplative Mood

it is new year's eve eve. i can't believe it. one more day and 2008 is behind us.

time goes so quickly these days, sometimes i wonder if i haven't fallen into a time machine without knowing it.

i typically get really contemplative, introspective, sometimes a little melancholy, hopeful, anxious, motivated, inspired, etc this time of year. truthfully, this year i've been so busy at work i haven't had much time to entertain those feelings (sad, but true). but now that i take a break from emails and documents and the like, i am starting to feel them.

2008 was a great year overall. i enjoyed year 2 of a marriage that, simply put, fills me up every day in myriad ways. i enjoyed many opportunities at work (and of course weathered frustrations and complications as is only natural) and have certainly advanced my career to the next level. i got better with this blog thing and have enjoyed the doors that an active social media footprint open (and i will continue to do more of that in 2009). i've enjoyed infinite delicious moments with my friends, family and fur babies and have recognized my blessings as often as possible.

i welcome 2009. early into the year, i will usher in a new decade (wow, scary) and my hope is that it just gets bigger and better from here. more blogging, more adventure, more travel, more life experience, more time with family, more time for me. i want to explore uncharted territory and relish in familiar territory. i want to make a difference and feel inspired. i hope to find motivation in new places as well as old. 

hubby and i are going to start our tradition of new year's eve goals (his, mine and family) so i'll hopefully capture all of this in more concrete detail, but for tonight, i'm contemplating and these are the topics on my mind.

what do you think about as one year gives way to another? what's on your list? i'm continuously amazed by the concept of time as each year passes. the older i get, the more i'm aware of it. the more i want to own it, enjoy it, squeeze every drop out of every moment. i know it is only natural, but i'm not a huge fan of that "where did the time go" feeling. so next year (hello 2 days from now!) i will focus on living in the moment so i don't lose time. conscious of the moments so when i arrive at a new year, it is earned, won, lived.

oh, and also, i'll document those moments much more with my fancy new camera.