Don't Forget to Live

You know, Dumbledore is probably one of the wisest characters in literature.
Last year I wrote five books. I know to some people that's chump change. A blip on the radar or the writing life.
For me it was huge.
And I loved it.
And I love those books.
BUT
I have this problem when it comes to work. I sometimes get so engaged in work I love that I forget to live.
And when that happens, I suffer, my family suffers, my art suffers.
I'm going to work on that this year.
Writing is my fun job. It's what I do in addition to teaching. And I love it.
But I can't focus so much on creating new worlds that I forget to embrace the world I live in.
Yes, I have a dream. A dream to write great books others love that end in happily ever after.
But I also want to live out loud.
I want to have a blast traveling the world and playing. I want to go camping and hiking. I want to take pictures that make people wish they were with me. I want to remember how much I love DH every day and I want to have fun with him.
I want to have a blast preparing for my grandbaby (Seriously!!!). And then, once she's here, I want to see her as often as possible even though DD lives 1300 miles away now.
Dreams are wonderful, but I need to remember to live. <3