New Year Thoughts & Resolutions

In the midst of millions of New Year Resolutions made, I found myself resisting. 

I wanted to commit to the thousands of projects, travels, and goals my heart dared 

to dream of, but I did not want my pen to touch paper.

I puttered a few days after New Years, feeling a bit guilty about not making 

resolutions. I was feeling that by not having a resolution I was giving up on 

those plans in the first place. Even with those thoughts in place, I persisted in 

not making a resolution. It somehow it did not feel right, making a that list this 

year. A vague list that was aloof felt wrong for me, and a detailed list that spanned 

pages made me cringe.

Later as I was scrolling through Pinterest, I found these gems. It sums up 

what 2013 was like for me and what I dream that 2014 should be.

My resolution for this year and every year is work hard to be where I want to 

be tomorrow.

Images sourced from http://hqlines.me/.  

Sweeter Words Saturday:

Children literature and prose is my favorite section in every library and bookstore. I am drawn in by the colours, the typography, book design, and the quirky stories that lie within each book. I have the refined taste of a twelve year old and I am not a ashamed. 

I read a bit of children poetry and prose a while ago and copied the poems I liked into a small journal. This was one of them. The age is evident in the old choices and how people are described, but the sass is undeniable there.

I will share a bit more information about the author later. I also think that a poodle can substitute for a lamb.

"If No One Ever Marries Me" by Laurence Alma-Tadema

If no one ever marries me-

        And I don't see why they should,

For nurse says I'm not pretty

        And I'm seldom very good-

If no one ever marries me

        I shan't mind very much;

I shall buy a squirrel in a cage,

       And a little lamb, quite clean and tame,

That I can take to town.

And when I'm getting really old,

        At twenty eight or nine,

I shall buy a little orphan girl

        And bring her up as mine.