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Welcome, 2014!

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I hope we are best friends, like this baby monkey and this pigeon.

I can’t believe how lucky I got in 2013. I got a new job, I landed a fantastic apartment in a cool town, I made amazing new friends, and I found a hairdresser who did not give me the soccer mom bob of doom. I’ve been on this track where each year is the best one I’ve had so far for the last couple years, and I’m trying to stay on that train as long as I can. Here’s to an awesome year! I’m glad you’re here and reading Chronderlust, and I hope you feel as excited about the coming 365 day as I do.

In the meantime, there’s always room for improvement, so I’ve started by making some resolutions. I’m going to clean my house every day to stay in front of it. I’m going to take control of my finances. I’m going to get back into the shape I was in before I got hit by the car. I’m going to hang out with y’all more often, and I’m going to take more time to be grateful, aware, and kind.

What are your big plans for 2014? Any resolutions you’re trying to keep? What would you like to see more of on Chronderlust? Happy New Year, friends! This will be our year!

Skill of the Month: Taking Better Pictures

A quick diversion from the Derbycentric postings: It’s 1 May! I am still utterly committed to self-improvement. April went pretty well! I can now top off the fluids, add air to my tires, and understand the basic mechanics of changing a tire.

This month, I want to learn to take better photos. I have a copy of Food Styling, which should help, but do any of you have pointers? I need a heap of help. This is probably the only good photo I’ve ever taken:

Mr. Cook, a 4th-generation sweet potato farmer, and the subject of a little chapbook I wrote.

Mr. Cook, a 4th-generation sweet potato farmer, and the subject of a little chapbook I wrote.

I took this for a documentary photography class I took in graduate school, but I otherwise have zero training. Who wants to help?