Be a better friend. Keep in touch with my closest friends at least once a week, and take initiative to meet at least once a month.

Partly, I think I didn`t make enough of an effort. And partly it was just dificult due to the general situation of all sorts of crisis, crappy flat that I didn`t enjoy inviting people to, canine separation anxiety, and me generally being exhausted. It`s coming back in 2008 though, just rewriting things a little.

I try to respond to phone calls as soon as I can, even if I’m tired and spacey, if they’re my friend – they’ll deal. Or to call/email as soon as I think of a friend I haven’t been in touch with in a while. But still try to be kind to myself and my friends when we really are just too tired to reach out – like lately.

Still have some birthday thank you cards to send out, and Harvest Moon thank you cards. Packages to send.

But am better about making time to hang out with friends, just for me, not just for my kids.

I realized I do OK at this. It’s being open to people outside my immediate circle that I need to work on.

First, I need to figure out who this applies to. And of course, the “meet at least once a month” part only applies to locals.

Let’s start with:
(Local) KR, VK, JT
(Away) JH, AH, KS, Mom

and later add:
(Local) JG/NN, RB/SC, NA, ES, CS
(Away) LL, JW, CB, CP, extended relatives

Once a week is pretty ambitious though. We’ll see.

for this goal. I have a dog-free week, the curly gang is at my parents` house. My apartment is strangely silent and I miss them already! But it`s a good opportunity to get lots of stuff done that is hard to do with separation anxiety dogs. Like going to a movie with friends, or to cafe`s and restaurants. So I have plans with friends tomorrow, monday, wednesday and thursday, very much looking forward to it!

Mostly re-initiating contact with old friends. Now I just need to do the upkeep. But I’m still bad about the phone, but improving.