Lately I’ve been slightly obsessed with organizing photos. Maybe it’s spring… maybe it’s the new iPhoto… maybe I’ve just found a constructive new way to procrastinate. Whatever the case, grouping memories into nice tidy little “events” feels sort of like I’m organizing my life… or my past lives. It’s very satisfying.

Along with my digital closet-cleaning, I’m feeling a rebirth of possibility in the air. Like maybe I actually can do some of the things I’ve let apathy talk me out of in the last year. Like perhaps I can commit to some goals (two scary words) and more than that, I might actually be able to accomplish them:

Like this blog. In my past lives I used to post on Tuesdays — why not do that again? So henceforth on most if not every Tuesday, I am committing to take the time to pull at least one of my random thoughts on life/creativity/beauty and put it here in this space. For myself, more than anyone else.

Like painting. I don’t even know how many years it’s been, but the other day I finally picked up a paintbrush and tentatively knocked out a portrait… and it wasn’t half bad. This is a scarier place to commit, but if I don’t, I have the distinct feeling that I will be very sorry. So I’m committing to employ my paintbrushes at least once a month – preferably while painting in some lovely, peaceful setting and capturing something beautiful.

Like running. There’s two times in my life I’ve actually run consistently – once for a coach and once for coping. Nothing else has been enough motivation. But it’s currently the perfect running weather, and I’m finally going to set an actual goal I can’t get out of, and commit to running my first 5k in May.

I guess spring is as good a time as any to set goals… Well past overly optimistic January, with most of the year still left to meet your commitments. Kind of like a Tuesday.

Meanwhile, back to today. I have a very long list of loose ends of projects and an even longer list of potential new ones… I’m organizing my life on paper and breathing in spring and telling myself it is actually possible…

“The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.” – Mack R. Douglas