Welcome to 2009--especially since most of us had such a miserable 2008! Like most everyone else, I have spent the past few days reviewing the old and reflecting on what's ahead, resulting in the following few resolutions:

Stay the Course

This blog has been rather badly neglected for some time now, and I intend to keep it more current in the coming year. I need to take more to heart the rubric I've been sharing with all of the local business owners and managers I advise: "Stay the course!" 2008 has been a shake-up in all our lives, but especially in mine, and I intend to develop more consistency in good habits--from using the WaterPik to charting our finances to praying--in 2009

For Auld Lang Syne, My Friends

We have quite a few good friends we've made over the years, many of whom (especially now) live in other parts of the country. I'm making it a commitment this year to get back in touch and/or keep in touch throughout 2009. I've already been using LinkedIn partially to this purpose, and I have recently opened a Facebook account to that end, as well.