What Are My Resolutions for the New Year?

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I am beginning this year doing the NaBloPoMo January writing challenge.  In an effort to become more disciplined as well as to give my blog the attention this deserves, I am going to jump in with both feet.  Here is my first post for this blog challenge.

I gave up making resolutions years ago.  Maybe it was because by the 5th of the year I had probably fell off and by the 10th of the month I had forgot most of them.  Finding the paper where they were written became a lesson in futility.  So as I matured I realized that making resolutions was not for me.  No with that being said, what I do try to do each year is to make improvements of myself, my life and work to take my ideas and professions to the next and best level.

As I move through 2015, I like most other people want to lose weight, exercise, make more money, find more time to do the things I love, spend more time with the people I love and ultimately leave the world a little bit better because I was here on this earth.  So the answer to the question what is my resolution is answered by saying that there is no resolution.  Simply a commitment to be better, do better and live better,

Until Tomorrow

Winding Down

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As 2014 comes to an end, I think that it is important to reflect on all that has happened and what’s to come.  First of all I would like to thank all of my readers for taking this journey with me.  Blogging was a lot more work than I originally thought.  To all of those who started the year with me and attended the launch party you help and support are invaluable to me.  Words cannot express my gratitude for your support of my vision.

These past few months I have been MIA, which is not a good look for the blog.  However most of it was time well spent working on my dissertation and researching and reading and working my regular gig.  I have successfully defended my dissertation proposal and now it is time to move forward conducting research completing the project and graduating!  I see light at the end of the tunnel finally.  This will be a huge chunk off of my plate.

I had such grand and great ideas for the This Single Sole community.  See for me the purpose of this blog was not just to build a blog but to build a community and place where women could discuss and share life’s events and ordeals one week at a time.  And while I did not accomplish this task 2015 provides me with 365 more days to do it and do it big.  I have already started planning and the future looks bright.

I look forward to the next chapter of This Single Sole.  I look forward to the events and the blogs and the sharing.  I look forward to coming back with a bang.  The first event will be a re-launch party scheduled for the end of February.  Since the first one occurred on a super snowy day, prayerfully February will be gracious to me next year and the weather will be mild and accommodating,  So I hope everyone has a happy and safe New Year and I look forward to growing with you all next year.