Trapper Keeper dreamin'

This just in!  I have a new binder for the blog!

Last night, just before we started our shared viewing of Star Wars: episode 1, Amy ran upstairs to get something.  She came back in holding two black binders, each with the same calendar cover and the title:  2011 - Good Luck with That!  Not only was I super excited because I always get excited when Amy shows interest in the blog, but I totally felt like I was back in middle school or high school when you get your new binder for the year.  I remember that so fondly, and the hope and comfort it would bring.  I hugged my new binder right up close to my heart...and I knew this was for real.

Today I have spent hours working on various aspects for the blog.  And I love every minute of it.  I could spend hours on it; researching ways to get it more visible on the web, finding resources for whatever it is we are working on...like the business plan, meeting with Amy.  Today at our meeting she had this whole power point template filled in with graphs and examples of the blog pages.  It looked awesome.  and here's is where I will share our business plan...turns our it is going to be the blog!  We had thought we were going to start a soup delivery service, all on bicycles and with pretzels too.  And while I love to cook and I also love pretzels, there was no mayonnaise involved...no just kidding, it turned out all at the same time that both Amy and I were feeling weighted down by the idea.  We were excited about writing a business plan, but if we were going to spend hours a day and work super hard for something, well, turns out soup just didn't get us jazzed enough to keep us going.  But the blog...now that keeps us going.  So, we are making a business plan, a living document that tracks our progress and defines our goals as we discover what they are.

Even little things, when it comes to internet progress, feel like getting to the top of a mountain pass.  I often feel like I have no idea where I am heading, but like a mountain goat...just keep my feet sure and steady, and take it one step at a time.  Very capricorn.  Here is what I accomplished: