Life Lesson #2,209,309:
"Never hold your ATM deposit in the same hand as the letters you are about to mail"
Good-bye Christmas Cash .... it was nice knowin' ya. I have great faith that Canada Post will do their best to rescue my ATM deposit. On Tuesday. When they are back from their New Year Holiday Long Weekend.
But even I found it (slightly) amusing that moments after I jumped back into my car after this important Life Lesson, this song was telling me exactly what I needed to do:
Friday, December 31, 2010
The Year of Great Friendships
I sat in front of this empty screen this morning and pondered what to write about this Morning of the Last Day of 2010.
I let my fingers do the walking and I eventually ended up watching a 'Friendship Video' montage from 2008. The memories were two years old, but they were as fresh as the moment we captured them on video when I watched it this morning. I started reflecting on my friendships and thus, this blog post was born.
2010 has been a banner year. I don't know where to begin ...
First and foremost, was the Great Dance Adventure. The entire experience was unforgettable. But what stands out more than anything after all is said and done?? The connections that I made with the group that travelled the same path. I visited at length with so many people that I normally don't have the chance to know, in our fleeting contact at the dance studio. I got to know another side to our Dance Instructors. I stepped into the entire Dance Adventure a novice and stranger to all of this. I walked away with fantastic memories and a sense of 'knowing' the people that I joined on the adventure.
The world of dance offered many new and fun activities throughout 2010 ... from attending and hosting the potluck supper for our Dance Camp to Dancing With the Stars to simply Dancing! Walking through the doors to the dance studio has changed my life. Each year gets better than the one prior. Each and every time I walk through that door, I forget everything else in my life and 'regain my sense of happy'. The music, the dance, my instructor and the entire ambience within. I have made many friends within those four walls ...
It was a year where Dreams Made Wishes Come True . I dared to dream. I lived a lot of those dreams. 2011 is full of opportunities to continue to make those dreams come true. On March 10, 2010 ... I wrote that I would go on an Alaskan Cruise within two years. I am a year ahead of schedule. I will be going in May, 2011 instead. And that is just the beginning ...
Then there are all of my Field of Dreams experiences. They happen all of the time ... I have extended my hand on numerous occasions. The lesson learned seems to be "If I ask ... it will happen".
All of the above were magical and precious. But what lies deep beneath the surface in each and every memory I have this year? Friends.
I have extended my hand in friendship and made new friends. I have continued to strengthen the bond with old friends. I reconnected with friends of the past. I have a friend in each and every family member. My adult children are starting to connect with me on a 'friendship level'.
My family are my friends. I believe that my family taught me all that I needed to know about being a friend. Where my family left off, my friends took over. It is cyclical. The more you give (in friendship), the more you receive. It has snowballed over the years.
The year of 2010 has been a culmination of all the seeds sown in the years prior. The year has been a gift. It has been The Year of Great Friendships.
Friendships that will last "To infinity and beyond ..."
I let my fingers do the walking and I eventually ended up watching a 'Friendship Video' montage from 2008. The memories were two years old, but they were as fresh as the moment we captured them on video when I watched it this morning. I started reflecting on my friendships and thus, this blog post was born.
2010 has been a banner year. I don't know where to begin ...
First and foremost, was the Great Dance Adventure. The entire experience was unforgettable. But what stands out more than anything after all is said and done?? The connections that I made with the group that travelled the same path. I visited at length with so many people that I normally don't have the chance to know, in our fleeting contact at the dance studio. I got to know another side to our Dance Instructors. I stepped into the entire Dance Adventure a novice and stranger to all of this. I walked away with fantastic memories and a sense of 'knowing' the people that I joined on the adventure.
The world of dance offered many new and fun activities throughout 2010 ... from attending and hosting the potluck supper for our Dance Camp to Dancing With the Stars to simply Dancing! Walking through the doors to the dance studio has changed my life. Each year gets better than the one prior. Each and every time I walk through that door, I forget everything else in my life and 'regain my sense of happy'. The music, the dance, my instructor and the entire ambience within. I have made many friends within those four walls ...
It was a year where Dreams Made Wishes Come True . I dared to dream. I lived a lot of those dreams. 2011 is full of opportunities to continue to make those dreams come true. On March 10, 2010 ... I wrote that I would go on an Alaskan Cruise within two years. I am a year ahead of schedule. I will be going in May, 2011 instead. And that is just the beginning ...
Then there are all of my Field of Dreams experiences. They happen all of the time ... I have extended my hand on numerous occasions. The lesson learned seems to be "If I ask ... it will happen".
All of the above were magical and precious. But what lies deep beneath the surface in each and every memory I have this year? Friends.
I have extended my hand in friendship and made new friends. I have continued to strengthen the bond with old friends. I reconnected with friends of the past. I have a friend in each and every family member. My adult children are starting to connect with me on a 'friendship level'.
My family are my friends. I believe that my family taught me all that I needed to know about being a friend. Where my family left off, my friends took over. It is cyclical. The more you give (in friendship), the more you receive. It has snowballed over the years.
The year of 2010 has been a culmination of all the seeds sown in the years prior. The year has been a gift. It has been The Year of Great Friendships.
Friendships that will last "To infinity and beyond ..."
Thursday, December 30, 2010
A Change of Pace
I'm on an unofficially declared holiday.
In my new found world of working-from-home and a casual job on the side, I wasn't entirely certain what this week-between-Christmas-and-New-Year's would bring. But I'm enjoying what is unfolding. I have been able to simply go with the flow.
Our holiday away from home wasn't dictated by my work. What a wonderful gift.
Since we returned home, my work-from-home was able to take a back seat while I tended to my own life and responsibilities.
I have enjoyed the perfect mix of good company and enough work-around-the-house so that I appreciated the down-time.
I have tackled a few of the bigger jobs that I never get around to, with my regularly scheduled weeks. The sense of accomplishment is great when you put some of those tasks behind you.
I love the pace of these days. I love that I am not racing around running errands. I love that the panic part of Christmas is behind me and now I can just coast and enjoy ...
The only downfall is that it almost 10:30 and I have not accomplished a thing today. I guess it's just a part of going-with-the-flow.
Even on slow paced days, it is nice to have an agenda. A day without that sense of accomplishment just isn't the same.
It is time to turn this day around. I wonder what I can accomplish with the day that is yet to unfold ...
In my new found world of working-from-home and a casual job on the side, I wasn't entirely certain what this week-between-Christmas-and-New-Year's would bring. But I'm enjoying what is unfolding. I have been able to simply go with the flow.
Our holiday away from home wasn't dictated by my work. What a wonderful gift.
Since we returned home, my work-from-home was able to take a back seat while I tended to my own life and responsibilities.
I have enjoyed the perfect mix of good company and enough work-around-the-house so that I appreciated the down-time.
I have tackled a few of the bigger jobs that I never get around to, with my regularly scheduled weeks. The sense of accomplishment is great when you put some of those tasks behind you.
I love the pace of these days. I love that I am not racing around running errands. I love that the panic part of Christmas is behind me and now I can just coast and enjoy ...
The only downfall is that it almost 10:30 and I have not accomplished a thing today. I guess it's just a part of going-with-the-flow.
Even on slow paced days, it is nice to have an agenda. A day without that sense of accomplishment just isn't the same.
It is time to turn this day around. I wonder what I can accomplish with the day that is yet to unfold ...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
'Happy' Floats
Fifty-three days later, this helium balloon just keeps on wafting upwards:
The remainder of its 'less optimistic' friends have been deflated:
It just goes to show ... "Happy Floats"
Laughter
I spent a delightful evening with friends last night.
Laughter was sprinkled generously throughout the evening and our parting gift was that of one more gust of hearty laughter.
After a day spent trying to 'regain my happy', the timing was impeccable.
Laughter soothes my soul. The company of good friends is CPR for my state of well being.
And now ... I can forge on.
Laughter was sprinkled generously throughout the evening and our parting gift was that of one more gust of hearty laughter.
After a day spent trying to 'regain my happy', the timing was impeccable.
Laughter soothes my soul. The company of good friends is CPR for my state of well being.
And now ... I can forge on.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Holiday Mode
I woke up this morning and was pleased to wake up back in my own home after five days absence. It is good to be back.
I had hoped to jump back into my life and responsibilities with a vengeance this morning. Didn't happen. The thought "I guess I must be on holidays ..." crossed my mind.
I am the master of my domain. I can work today. Or not. So far "or not" is winning.
I have made a promise to work on my Second Son's books and organize his expenses/income for the year (to the best of my ability) by the end of this month. I am running out of days.
I am quite certain there is work to be done for my bookkeeping job. But I must make my son's books my priority for now.
My goal was to complete the home study course that I started (by the end of this month). Apparently that isn't going to happen.
I have an agenda and I must not stray too far from the time line. I have things to do, deadlines to meet and missions to accomplish.
But today? I think I'll do laundry ...
I had hoped to jump back into my life and responsibilities with a vengeance this morning. Didn't happen. The thought "I guess I must be on holidays ..." crossed my mind.
I am the master of my domain. I can work today. Or not. So far "or not" is winning.
I have made a promise to work on my Second Son's books and organize his expenses/income for the year (to the best of my ability) by the end of this month. I am running out of days.
I am quite certain there is work to be done for my bookkeeping job. But I must make my son's books my priority for now.
My goal was to complete the home study course that I started (by the end of this month). Apparently that isn't going to happen.
I have an agenda and I must not stray too far from the time line. I have things to do, deadlines to meet and missions to accomplish.
But today? I think I'll do laundry ...
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