As 2013 begins to close out, I dreamed of a burning overstuffed kitchen trashcan this morning. The flames licked the papers and trash, dangerously close to spilling onto our wood floors. I desperately looked around for water to put out the smoke-less fire, but could not find any thing to douse the flames. In frustration and fear, I attempted to close the plastic trash bag around the flames, but ended up irritating the fire further…
I then woke up poking my husband in the arm to please tell me that he put out the fire in the kitchen? Only answer I received was a string of chuckles. Apparently, I have been sleep talking this week.
(Time away from work-work does that to me.)
This wasn’t my first burning dream, but it’s been at least a decade since the last one. Long time ago I had repeat dreams that an errant cigarette smoldered under the sheets in my bed…
During a time when I was experiencing massive change in my life on many levels.
I am, of course, curious to find out what this means to/for me now, a decade later, when life has been relatively stable. (Er., outside of MS joining the party along with too many family losses.) Or is this simply the result of leaning into Stephen King’s masterpiece, On Writing?
But, I have a hunch there is change yet again on the near horizon…Year of the Horse will soon be upon us and my first book (draft) complete by end Q1. Oooh, I just got goosebumps typing that. Can’t help it. Do I dare share my draft title?! Uh. Not yet. ;-) Let’s just say it’s chick-lit, laced with some self-help woo-woo and maybe a unicorn or two. Er, writing a book within a book is d*mn hard!
Huh. Change.
Book? Changes with work? Back to school? A Master’s degree?! New friends? Turning 40. (No ? required for that last one.) Travel? New home? All appear to be waiting up ahead, but oddly…things feel closer than they have in the past. Whooo hoo! Bring it!
What fires you up ahead in 2014?! Do share!!
Wishing you the most happy, healthy, and abundant year ahead! I am so grateful that you take the time from your day to read my nonsensical keystrokes! I still giggle any time someone finds my blog when searching for INFJ Death Stare…which happens almost every other day…
Have a safe New Year’s out there people!!
xox
