I don’t know where the time has gone. Another year, another Thanksgiving and before we know it, another Hanukkah, another birthday (I can’t really bear to think about that) and another Christmas.

And in just a few short weeks, I’ll be turning the page on 2012 and greeting 2013 with a mix of happy anticipation and nervous anxiety about whether the new year will bring more of the same or something different.

I am hopeful for the latter because I can’t fathom the former. And the scary part is that it’s all within my control. How great it would be to welcome Thanksgiving next year after having lived the year I’ve been dreaming of for so long.

I really don’t want anything for my birthday or for the holidays, other than the fortitude to stop equivocating and to finally make a decision about my future.

The time has come, I think. It’s so close I can practically feel it. In the meantime, however, my favorite holiday is almost upon us and I can’t wait to be with my family. Cheers to Turkey Day!