Now that the excitement of the holidays is over, we have arguably the two bl
eakest months of the year to look forward to. I, like countless others, have been taking stock of the past year and making some resolutions for the new one. Last year, the year of the “Great Recession”, was challenging for many of us. It was a year when I joined the North Shore Business Forum and the Beverly Chamber of Commerce and discovered that we have many talented businesspeople right in our own community. It was a year when I tried not to let the little things bother me too much. Spending all day planting Fall bulbs – only to watch the squirrels dig them up and carry them off the next morning. Seeing all of our big, fat tomatoes succumb to blight. Losing the never-ending battle with collie hair. I’m thinking more carefully about what I need versus what I want. So, I’ll hunker down and make the best of the rest of winter. I’ll get outside and look for Bufflehead ducks in the harbor, take short walks with the dog, do a little skiing and snowshoeing with my husband, and wrap myself in a throw and curl up with a good book. Happy New Year!
Here’s to a New North Shore Year
January 4, 2010 by Tina McManus
