Now It’s 2023
Happy New Year
Goals, Resolutions, Intentions and Aspirations
I enjoyed reflecting over 2022 and didn’t want to set big goals and resolutions for 2023. I feel the New Year’s Resolution industry has grown exponentially. Probably because I am on social media too much and I see all these ads about how I should behave.
For Food Safety Mid Atlantic, my food safety consulting business, and for my writing, I have big goals and little goals; short-term intentions and long-term aspirations. Like a birthday wish, I want to keep them secret.
Goals shared mean accountability will happen. Sigh.
By the end of the year:
I shall submit my book to my publisher.
I shall support my clients, both current and new. I will stay up to date on food safety regulations and issues.
I shall follow the farm bill discussions and other food systems discussions with interest and share my thoughts here.
I shall take care of myself. This for me means eating well, walking, yoga, resting, knitting, and spinning.
I shall balance my need for social activities with my concern for ill health.
I shall have fun and play.
Like everyone with more than one job and/or hobby, I struggle with balance. My book and my business are both my major priority.
The advantage with this Food Crumbs newsletter is here is where Food Safety Mid Atlantic and my book, “Food Science & Food Systems” overlap. In August 2020 I started Food Crumbs to share daily snippets of food news and in January 2022 Food Crumbs changed into a weekly column. I find the longer articles suit me better.
I wrote about food safety issues and food systems issues. I include personal essays with essays about food science. This space allows me to play and have fun with writing, even when writing about government regulations.
I hope you have a great 2023 on any measure of greatness. Let me know in the comments if you have any plans for 2023.
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Who Writes Food Crumbs?
Cathy Davies runs a food safety consultancy, Food Safety Mid Atlantic, supporting specialty food businesses with their food safety plans and programs. If you are interested in learning more about my consulting services, please schedule a free call.
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<sigh>, indeed! Explore. Cook. Write. Microgoals.