I can't believe the year is almost over. What a great year it has been, in both the personal and professional aspects of my life. And like most of the world, I'll be resolving to eat better and exercise more in the new year. Boring.

But I'll also be working on some professional resolutions that I'm making for myself:

1. I'd like to use the phone more and email less. Email is a great way to keep a record of a discussion, but picking up the phone is so much more personal.
2. I hope to enhance my writing skills. I've always thought of myself as an editor, not a writer, but 2008 afforded me the opportunity for much more writing. And I actually enjoyed it! I hope for even more with the new year.
3. I need to read more, particularly about things specific to our industry.
4. I want to become a better photographer. I was like a proud schoolgirl bringing home my first valentine this year when my first two photographs ever were published in client magazines. I'd like to improve to the point of being considered the in-house photographer.
5. I need to be more flexible. I'm a structured, scheduled, punctual kinda girl. Not everyone else in the world is, and I need to learn to let changes and shifts happen around me. I need to go with the flow.

Oh, and I'd like to win the lottery.