Doing the Math

A friend and fellow writer asked me to read some of his work this week, and I was so glad to get back into that groove. I've missed reading and writing and editing more than I can say, and I am really hoping that 2009 will see me doing more of each.

With the New Year and my birthday and our wedding anniversary coming up, it's a natural time to look back and gaze ahead, to see what's missing and what's extraneous in my life.

When I arrived in LA in June, I thought that we might be well settled by Labor Day. By August I had recalibrated my expectations and set my sights on New Year's. Now I'm thinking spring or early summer.

In the meantime, I'm hoping to get some more structure into my life, beyond that afforded by my job. A book group, a writing group, some kind of exercise routine: all of these would be welcome additions.

What's trickier is the subtractions. . . .