Lucky Thirteen

2013. A new year. A new beginning. A fresh start at old goals. A time to make new goals. 2012 was the year of "operation baby prep" as I focused on getting my body 'baby-ready' by cutting out the caffeine and junk food and cutting back on alcohol. I started meal planning and tried to check things off the 'bucket list' that will be easier done prior to having a child. I've read books on pregnancy and sought advice from mothers. 2013 is go-time. Next month, I will embark on what may be my final Global Village trip. Sometime this year Mike and I will take what may be our last vacation as a family of two. I have races planned the first half of the year, and even hope to sneak in my first marathon before 'pregnancy belly' prevents running. If things go as planned, I will spend at least part of this calendar year with a child growing inside me. It is complete craziness. I spent most of my life appalled at the idea of growing a child: the entire process freaked me out. And now here I am, aged 30, anxiously awaiting to embark on this journey: a journey no man can ever take, a journey that separates the women from the girls, a journey that transforms women into mothers, a journey that creates a new identity. I don't know if I'm ready for the reality of it all, but ready or not, here it comes... Twenty-thirteen...hoping you're a year of change...