January 1st

I have always greeted this day with such excitement and optimism. A clean slate, a fresh start, new beginnings, an annual 'do-over', if you will... On this day, more so than any other, anything seems possible! For example:

• one year ago, I was a smoker
• one year ago, I was newly divorced
• one year ago, I was a slave to my job
• one year ago, I was still in Arizona, frantically planning my move to Iowa

My, what a difference a year makes! Yes, anything is possible on January 1st.