ok, i am ready to get my life back on track. the last few weeks have been just nuts. we went from having company straight into a ski trip and then straight into a weekend hockey tournament. my weird need to hermit at least a few times a week has been totally knocked off kilter. i'm dying for a day alone to totally get organized and caught up and worked out and.... really, i just need to exhale.

i've been reading a lot of resolutions. i don't really have any. there are plenty of things i need to work on--the same things i vow to work on every year. i really think my big thing this year is to try to be a better karen. if you know my karen at all, you know what i mean. i need to keep in better touch with people, think about others more, do things for others, listen better, talk less, call more. i'm so blessed to have such awesome friends, i just need to not let those friendships be on cruise control all the time. having chris here for thanksgiving was a big reminder of that.

at any rate, i guess many of YOU are my resolution. if you haven't heard from me in awhile (rani, it's ridiculous that we live in the same town and i see you so little) feel free to kick me in the butt. thanks.