So I am about to crash. totally crash, I am exhausted. But happy new year to everyone. I hope 2009 is a year that exceeds 2008. I hope we all continue to grow and learn and become the people we are proud and hopeful for.
Here is to new beginnings and here is to bittersweet endings.
This has been a year that I never saw coming, but I will learn and put to use new lessons. Watch for my 50 for the new year... I'm working on them now and will post in the upcoming days.
Love you
me.
This is simply beautiful and heartbreaking. New York Times has posted their pictures from the year, if you have time check them out.
The shots are beautiful and nicely done but as you look its amazing to see us as a people mourn together, fight against one another and live on the same planet. A year can bring you so far and back again. But more on that later.
Thought I would share some images of Christmas with you... enjoy
The Cow that crossed our path on the way home after Christmas at Donita and Roberts... Love living in rural America
Donita ALWAYS plays santa's elf at Dad's. Others may think she is helpful... I think she likes to be in charge. haha. how cute is she?
Old School blurry Nativity at Dad's LOL notice to the left that we even us an old m&m tin as decoration.
Dad sharp and big pimpin wearing his new life is good hat.
Tonight I will go to Dads for the traditional Christmas Eve, This will be the first in a few where I am a solitary person instead of a couple. but that is okay, I have decided the holidays can be either hard or not. Instead I will enjoy the presence of my family and the warmth they bring to my life.
I will watch as my beautiful neice gets passed around and enjoys her first Christmas... although she is of the age where it doesn't really matter. I will watch as my little sister reminds me that Christmas is magical no matter what age you are. I will enjoy the fellowship of family as we eat too much of everything. I will continue to see the magic that is my older sister being an incredible mom and strong family unit.
I will do much. I will enjoy it and gosh darnit, I will like it. I hope.
So Friday a friend and I moved my final odds and ends out of the house that use to be home and put the same couch in my new space that I am creating with a dear family friend.
It was bittersweet to say goodbye to something else I use to call mine. I lived in this place for over 2 1/2 years, it was my first house (a small one but mine) and it was a home for me. A place to lay my keys at the end of the day and to create and dream about hopes for the future.
Things are different here, I know this place is temporary and that someday I will move from here as well. But for now it is becoming home. My roomie and I cooked dinner last night... okay cooked could be a relative term, we made dinner and watched tv and while I know it's not her job to keep me entertained, it sure was nice to share our space for a little bit.
So as a very different year winds down and we all start to focus on family events and hurdling past the next few days I am going to enjoy the time spent with family and recognize that while some doors may have closed for me, I think some better one's are going to start opening wide... I just need to learn which one is worth my knock.
There are only five shopping days left before Christmas... Who do you still need to buy presents for this year?
I am done! I finished the shopping part today and am now ready to wrap and finish the crafting portion.
I am also incredibly excited for folks to see what awaits them. I hope they like their thingamabobs and whatchamacallits. And if they don't? I hope they just pretend really well.
I really want to go to Green Hills tonight, I need to pick up a few gifts and there are movies over there I would like to see... but the curse of singledom is not fun. While I wish I was able to say screw it and go on my own, I know I'm not ready for that yet... Maybe soon, but not today.
On that same point, do you realize that Christmas is freakin next week? I am nowhere near ready for this event. I am finally ready to get a few gifts and wrap a few of MY presents.
What do you think would make your life better?
Submitted by Simon.Unlimited buckets of time. Time that I could control - slow and make faster as I choose to. Unlimited buckets of time...
What do you love most about your job?
I was just thinking about this one! It's scary to be a career counselor right now with so many employers cutting back on jobs. I love my job, every day is something different and every day I find things both hearlifting and heartbreaking. I have a job where I can see differences made. My office has helped over 152 people start working this year and I have seen over 140 of those still employed after 90 days. I think that is worth something. I think that is a good thing.
My job is changing though. I use to work with people who were in transistions, in halfway houses, fighting addictions and learning to cope in the world again, Now I am working with the same, but I am also seeing people with college degrees, long work history's and current job skills. The world is changing work wise and definetly job search wise, I just hope we can all hang on for the ride and land safely on the other side.
It's very rainy today and windy on top of that. And while that wouldn't bother me too much there are a few things that do bother me.
1. I have to drive in it with all the other crazy rain drivers - they are almost as bad as walmart drivers and worse than annual fair drivers.
2. I didn't wear socks and that isn't pleasant. ewww big puddles - not to be confused with big poodles - they are just kinda cute and odd.
3. I have to grab some groceries. As in if I don't my new apartment will disown me and never let me in the kitchen again, plus my little green heart is breaking each time I break down and get a Styrofoam cup from drive through. and I HATE grocery shopping in the rain.
On the good front, it will be nice to read while the rain gently falls later... maybe.
