I know I’m a day late but hopefully not a dollar short. I wanted to put together some thoughts about the year that was and what I’m hoping for in the upcoming year yesterday but family, friends and football conspired against me. Of course, I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way. If it becomes to important to post to a blog than being with the people you love, well, there’s a real problem there.

For the past few years, people have posted their theme words for the year instead of just resolutions. I think this is a great idea as it can give better focus to the things you want to accomplish and help you gauge where you are at throughout the year. Tara’s word is ACHIEVE while Erica has chosen ADVENTURE. There are plenty more out there.

My word for 2010 is (RE)BUILD.

2009 was a tough year for me on a personal level. I had some things I had to face up to and because of that, people and things had to be allowed to fade away.

Well, 2010 is going to be about building those relationships back to where they were and beyond. I’m especially talking about my two best friends that have been extremely patient with me and last year I didn’t pull my weight with the friendships.

But I’m not only talking about interpersonal communication with my word, I also want to recapture the building of code, apps and ideas and sharing them with the world. I want to explore new technologies and thoughts, putting things up for people to see.

There is plenty more I look forward to doing in 2010 but I want everything to flow out of my word: (RE)BUILD.