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Lake Forest Parks and Recreation posted this
photo on Jan. 4. Lake Forest Parks and Recreation
posted this photo of a safe sitter class
to alert residents of an upcoming class.
Check out Lake Bluff Public Library “As a
thank you to all of our patrons, stop by on the
19th of each month to receive a one dollar
fine or print/fax voucher (while supplies last)
in celebration of 100 years of readers. Thank
you to all of our patrons for your timeless support.”
@Lakeblufflib.
On Jan. 4 Lake Bluff Public Library tweeted
about a new incentive for its 100th anniversary.
100
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The Lake Bluff
Library is celebrating
100 years, Page 4
From the Editor
Key to resolution: Choose
something achievable
Alyssa Groh
alyssa@lakeforestleader.com
We have all heard
the saying a
million times,
“New year, new me.”
How many years have
you made a new year’s
resolution and you didn’t
meet it, or after a month
you gave up on it?
I bet the answer is more
times than not.
This year when I was
setting my resolutions I decided
not to make it about
big life-changing things,
rather things I want to do
to make myself happy and
to remember the year.
One of my resolutions is
to take more pictures. This
may seem so simple, but
I have noticed while I am
out doing exciting things
or am with people I love, I
neglect taking pictures to
capture memories. While
being in the moment and
enjoying it, I forget to take
photos. I think it is important
to stop for a moment
and capture it to remember
it for years to come.
There are so many
people and relationships
that I cherish, but I don’t
have many pictures with
them. When I think back
to some of my favorite
memories such as traveling
the world, I realize
while I have pictures from
my trips, I don’t have as
many as I would like.
So, this year is about
doing things that make me
happy and capturing those
things to remember them
years down the road.
Don’t you think it is
easier to achieve goals that
make you happy and will
make a difference in your
life? I believe focusing on
doing more things that I
enjoy and capturing those
things will make me happy
years down the road and
it is something easy to
achieve, and something I
will want to achieve.
This past week, I visited
Lake Bluff Library to look
at the display case of photos
and artifacts detailing
the past 100 years of the
library.
And as I was taking
photos of the display case,
looking at the photos
in the display case and
reading about the different
milestones on the time
line in the display case it
reminded me how important
it is to take photos
to document your life,
your milestones and your
favorite memories.
Imagine how many
things we would not know
about the library had
people not taken photos
and documented these
milestones?
What if all we have
is our memory and our
memory fails us of the
small, but meaningful
memories?
So, while many people
may be against making
new year’s resolutions I
To start the year off and as part of her New Year’s resolution,
Editor Alyssa Groh (center) attended the Winter
Classic hockey game at Notre Dame in South Bend,
Ind., Jan. 1 with her boyfriend’s sister Lauren Barry
(right) and her boyfriend, Brian Barry (left).
encourage you to be more
present in the moment,
reflect on what makes you
happy and document accomplishments
and some
of your favorite memories
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with your favorite people.
You will thank yourself
years down the line.
Here is to a great 2019!
How will you make this
year one to remember?