My new plan is to compose a list of ways I would like either to improve myself (reading the Bible more) or to change myself (taking my shower in the morning instead of at night). When I’m done, I’ll make a page and post them here to remind myself. Some may be more long-term and may not be fully achieved in 2009, but a start is better than just standing there. Right? It will rpobably be my biggest plan thus far—or at least one of them.

Wish me luck! And good luck to all of you with your own resolutions! Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Joyous Kwanzaa! Happy New Year!

I participated in NaNoWriMo, about which you can read in my other blog here. The only other plan I have is with Christmas, and I cannot say what is happening with my gifts for fear that someone will stumble across this. However! I will post what my idea is after the gifts are given, and I may even have pictures.

While I don’t really have a “plan” for anything else yet, my creative juices have been stirred by a tea party my church’s women’s group had for our Christmas shindig this year. I cannot wait for warmer weather now, and in a few days, I may reveal more on this. I dearly would like to have a “tea” party (but modified as I don’t like tea), but I will save the gushing for later.

Another thing is that my friend Cassi is now engaged! So congratulations to her and her fiancé. Perhaps I will have weddings plans to blog?

I read an article today about having a frugal Christmas, which included a list of 8 gifts under $15. I was unimpressed with it, and I did not feel the ideas were “breaking the mold.” The first item on the list was a coupon book! How is that something new? Every child in America has made at least one of those in grade school for some holiday (Christmas, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day are probably the ones most often done for it). Anyway, I am thinking of making my own list (maybe with a different dollar amount). There are probably a million articles out there like this, especially now, but I don’t care.

All the Christmas cards are written and in envelopes, just need to be sealed and stamped. Most of my friends’ gifts are bought. I just have family left to do really, so I’m off to ponder what would be great gifts for them.

However! It turns out I have more friends willing to discuss it with me than I had previously thought. I used to talk to LA about it before she became an adult and had to work to pay bills. ^_~ I recently found out on our trip to Helen that Cassi likes Victorian(-esque) Christmas, too! Just a couple days ago, I discovered ederyn and cozzybob were not only willing to listen to my fantasies, but they joined in!

My ideal Christmas would take place up North—maybe not even on this continent. Somewhere that has a White Christmas. I’ve never had a White Christmas. We’re lucky if we get snow at all, and if we get any, the flurries generally show in February or March. Everyone would be invited: lots of family and friends. We’d all stay in this big mansion/castle.

There’d be a big dance hall with a live orchestra/band, and everyone would know the dances (waltzes, etc). There’d be part of a hallway overlooking the dancing, so little kids (or people sitting down and pretending to be little kids) could sit on the floor and watch the party through balusters. There’d be eggnog, mostly at ederyn‘s request. ^^ No rabbit! Sorry, cozzybob.

There’d be this gorgeous, huge, full tree (live, of course). Perhaps the guys would even go out and chop it down. It’d be awesomely decorated, as would the whole house. Each room might have its own theme, but overall, it’d all be the same. There wouldn’t be a tropical room and then a snowy room and the two look like they came from different houses. Under the tree would have plenty of gifts to fill up under the big tree. There’d also be beautiful fireplaces with nice stockings hung.

There’d be horsies pulling sleighs, and of course there’d be sleigh bells. There’d be snowmen, snow angels, and snowball fights.

Now you can see just what all crazy ideas pop into my little head.