“Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.”

Going through some cards today at Send Out Cards, and this sentiment struck me as a good way of looking at the end of the year. Time flies, and we inevitably find ourselves saying “Where did the year go?”. When I look back at what I had set out to do with my biz in 2007 – and then look at what I accomplished this past year – the quote above sums it up.

I’m not going to cry because I didn’t get the Retreat Directory up at Mom’s Online Retreat. I have built up a list and can still keep that as a future plan for the site. There will be no tears shed over the marketing and web page building I did for TLC’s LifeTimez scrapbooking software, all to have that particular product discontinued. Such is the life of direct sales company products – and besides I’ve been able to turn those web pages into marketing pages for LifeTimez Online. Same content, just another venue. No regrets over the domain names I’ve purchased, but not done anything like I thought I would with them.

Instead I can smile because what was to be my online note card store has turned into a full fledged online greeting card business, and I’m able to use my SOC biz to grow my SOC biz – as well as keep in touch with my scrapbooking customers, team members – not to mention send some unexpected cards to family and friends, in turn hopefully making them smile. I’ll be proud that I’ve advanced to Advisor with TLC, and look forward to making it to Director – and qualifying for a Carribean Cruise! I’ll be thankful for the blessings that have been bestowed (such a formal sounding word) on me – through unexpected partnerships (though I now know there was a reason we 3 were brought together). First Val asking me to hook up with her on MomChats, and then the whirlwind conception of My WAHM Space and the brainstorming between me, Anita and Val – but, that story is for another post.

No crying, just smiling as I visualize my Reflections of 2008 post here this time next year!