Tuesday, January 8, 2013
A Matter of Life and Death
Because it hasn't been far from my mind lately:
"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome."
--Isaac Asimov
Monday, January 7, 2013
TwentyThirteen
I mean, it's 2013... how did that happen so quickly! Well, it's been eons since I've posted, and a few people have been asking me when I'll be taking up the old blog again, so here I am. I've tried posting a few times since I left my office job in October, but it just never 'felt right'. The words were all twisted and tangled up.
Office Job. Yep. Left the office gig on the day Lilli turned one year--October 12th. A much needed transition into a healthier environment--I am now a Work-At-Home Mom. I'm watching two other kiddos during the week, and it is the most rewarding 'work', I have ever done. Everyday I feel beyond lucky for the opportunity I have. And each morning that I wake up and make my cup of coffee and sip from my 'Workday' mug (the new HR system we had just finished installing at the office), it is the BEST reminder of why I am doing what I'm doing.
Reflecting back over 2012, I was looking through photos last night, deciding on pics to put into a couple of frame sets we have not yet filled. I am in awe of the changes over the last 15 months. A daughter who went from 7 lbs 8oz, a wrinkled and puffy face--to a 22 lb toddler who is walking... or running, and repeating words faster than I can keep count. Walking began just a couple of weeks before her 1st birthday. Now she is blowing and giving kisses and "huggles", as she calls them. She is communicating her wants and needs in more specific ways, and watching her grow is just simply incredible.
As trite as it sometimes feels, with a new year comes new hopes and goals, and this year those thoughts reflect the same ideas I had last year; just hopefully with a bit more focus. Getting back to my health goals; becoming a runner again; focusing on finances; and working at letting things go--whether it's the laundry, or frustrations over things, big or small, that are beyond my control. We are all constant works-in-progress... something I need to continue to remind myself of.
Whatever the new year brings to you, may we all continue to learn and grow... oh, and drink!
Office Job. Yep. Left the office gig on the day Lilli turned one year--October 12th. A much needed transition into a healthier environment--I am now a Work-At-Home Mom. I'm watching two other kiddos during the week, and it is the most rewarding 'work', I have ever done. Everyday I feel beyond lucky for the opportunity I have. And each morning that I wake up and make my cup of coffee and sip from my 'Workday' mug (the new HR system we had just finished installing at the office), it is the BEST reminder of why I am doing what I'm doing.
Reflecting back over 2012, I was looking through photos last night, deciding on pics to put into a couple of frame sets we have not yet filled. I am in awe of the changes over the last 15 months. A daughter who went from 7 lbs 8oz, a wrinkled and puffy face--to a 22 lb toddler who is walking... or running, and repeating words faster than I can keep count. Walking began just a couple of weeks before her 1st birthday. Now she is blowing and giving kisses and "huggles", as she calls them. She is communicating her wants and needs in more specific ways, and watching her grow is just simply incredible.
As trite as it sometimes feels, with a new year comes new hopes and goals, and this year those thoughts reflect the same ideas I had last year; just hopefully with a bit more focus. Getting back to my health goals; becoming a runner again; focusing on finances; and working at letting things go--whether it's the laundry, or frustrations over things, big or small, that are beyond my control. We are all constant works-in-progress... something I need to continue to remind myself of.
Whatever the new year brings to you, may we all continue to learn and grow... oh, and drink!
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