Aiming for after

Many people, including my boyfriend, argue that setting New Year's resolutions is setting yourself up to fail. Despite this warning, I'm setting some anyway.
My main resolution is to be healthier. I've vowed to lose weight year after year, but I've only pulled it off once or twice. I'm not that concerned with my body's shape anymore because I'm not getting any taller and I kind of like being curvy.
My new aim is to start taking better care of myself. These past holidays, I've binged on food, booze and whatever. This year, I'm practicing severe restraint. Those "guess what you did last night" conversations are starting to weigh more heavily on my mind, plus I'm cutting my caloric intake so there go the martinis...
Aside from that, I want to keep improving my writing and photography. Be less negative. Love more people, places, books. See more sights.
And, finally, grab Chris, and move out of Jonesboro!!!

Firebugging — these are some photos I took a while back

Now that you've unlocked the door

Now that you've unlocked the door,
Take a moment to appreciate the pose.
Those before,
whether the lock was picked,
or the key found,
didn't soak in,
the turn of the hinges,
the slant of the wood,
when one portal was open
to more doors to open.