The Year That Flew By
It doesn't feel like end of the year. It doesn't feel like a year has gone by. But it has. And so much has changed:
My kids are in high school.
My mom is in a nursing home.
I grew a bunch of food.
Okay, that's not SO MUCH. That's a kind of short list. But it's all I can come up with.
Lots has stayed the same:
I worry about my mom (though this year is dramatically different from last year - she's safe now).
My dishwasher still doesn't work.
I'm still in the same field that I should have left years ago.
I'm still living in this house.
There's more but that list depresses me. I asked my girls yesterday what personal goals they had for the upcoming year (response: silence) and what accomplishments they had for 2015 (made it to high school, had their first job). It got me to thinking about my own stuff.
Personal goals:
1. Keep walking. It's good for me.
2. Maintain life on the healthy track. I miss some stuff but I feel better.
3. Find out what I want to do for the next few years.
4. Fix my house (youtube videos, here I come).
5. Get my life in order.
Accomplishments:
1. I didn't kill anyone. Yay me!
2. I started walking/paying attention to what I eat. I no longer feel "allergic" to vegetables.
3. I maintained a successful business.
4. I stopped drinking soda (except for the rare occasion).
5. I saw a HUGE amount of fireworks.
We'll see what 2016 has to bring. I hope it's a quiet year.
Happy New Year to you all.
My kids are in high school.
My mom is in a nursing home.
I grew a bunch of food.
Okay, that's not SO MUCH. That's a kind of short list. But it's all I can come up with.
Lots has stayed the same:
I worry about my mom (though this year is dramatically different from last year - she's safe now).
My dishwasher still doesn't work.
I'm still in the same field that I should have left years ago.
I'm still living in this house.
There's more but that list depresses me. I asked my girls yesterday what personal goals they had for the upcoming year (response: silence) and what accomplishments they had for 2015 (made it to high school, had their first job). It got me to thinking about my own stuff.
Personal goals:
1. Keep walking. It's good for me.
2. Maintain life on the healthy track. I miss some stuff but I feel better.
3. Find out what I want to do for the next few years.
4. Fix my house (youtube videos, here I come).
5. Get my life in order.
Accomplishments:
1. I didn't kill anyone. Yay me!
2. I started walking/paying attention to what I eat. I no longer feel "allergic" to vegetables.
3. I maintained a successful business.
4. I stopped drinking soda (except for the rare occasion).
5. I saw a HUGE amount of fireworks.
We'll see what 2016 has to bring. I hope it's a quiet year.
Happy New Year to you all.
You should go see fireworks: it's been established that the more Fourth of Julys you watch fireworks, the longer you live.
ReplyDeleteThere's also a correlation between going out to see fireworks live (as opposed to on TV, say) and health.
Well, lucky me. I did get to see fireworks! I hope this means I'll have a healthy year.
Delete"I'm still in the same field that I should have left years ago." <-- You and me both! I love that you have started your metal working classes though. :)
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