​2023 is off to a hot start. New jobs, new challenges. Reasonable weather, fun adventures. Time with loved ones, a reminder why we moved back to the Midwest.


As the new year begins and with the previous one behind us, many of us had thought about, and hopefully continue to think about, our New Year’s Resolutions. Now, I know resolutions are a hot topic. Some people make them every year and have great success. Others, such as Equinox gym, demand that they’re silly and only fail.


I believe in resolutions. To give yourself something to work toward. A goal. A pivotal change. This is common in human behavior. Change comes at distinct times in our lives. Sometimes due to trauma or necessity. Other times because if just feels like the right time. I believe it is always the right time, especially if its something good for you and those around you.
I’ll never get down on resolutions as long as their healthy and reasonable. In fact, I kind of like them at the New Year too. Why not try to make change when the majority of others are too? Why not use the group mentality. Know that others are also motivated and interested in bettering themselves. We all better ourselves together and lift each other up. I’ll never keep anyone from that shared experience.


This year I did not make any New Year Resolutions. I made some back in September and November, but I wouldn’t call them a New Year’s Resolution.


I have however, joined some loved ones in another popularized New Year “challenge”.


That is Dry January.

Just like that 2022 has come to and end and we welcome 2023 with open arms. 2022 was a year of challenges and change. Challenges and change are good. Elisabeth and I seem to seek them out.