An NPR commentator today was discussing the current decade and described it as "The Big Zero." He spoke of all the terrible things that happened in the past 10 years- 9/11, the war, Katrina, the recession, foreclosures, and on and on. It hadn't dawned on me what a crap decade this was. And then I realized why. Because it really wasn't, at least not from my perspective.

In the last ten years, I had a lot of great things happened. I earned a fine arts degree, something I never imagined having the talent or nerve to do. I moved to Florida so that I could live on the coast, a dream of mine for years. I met and married my husband, a man I knew right away was the one for me. We had a child, and I became a mom, an experience that has changed me in ways that both thrill and terrify me. I started my own business, and while it's slow going with a toddler taking priority, I keep moving forward and watching it grow little by little.

As this year and this decade comes to a close, I hope all of you can look back at the past decade with fondness and look to future with excitement and wonder what it holds for you.

Take care,
Nicole

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