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Archive for January, 2010
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Jan
10
I’m rarely bored…
One of my old roommates never understood how I was never bored. She wasn’t a reader and on a rainy or really cold day would watch TV til that got old and then be left with nothing to do. Plus her main hobby was shopping.
I have a younger brother as you know but we were raised pretty much like only children because of the gap in ages and I learned early on how to amuse myself. As long as I have books to read, I am fine. I also don’t need to connect with people all of the time.
I’m an introvert (I know I have friends reading this now saying STOP LYING!, but it’s the truth). I have to work at being social and friendly. I am terrible in big groups. All of that is tiresome and draining for me. I prefer more one-on-one interaction or smaller groups.
It’s hard to get close to me. It amazes me sometimes the people who consider me a friend and refer to me as friend that I consider an acquaintance.
As is often the case here lately, this blog post is pretty much about nothing. Sorry. Lost my blogjo.
12
Jan
10
Missing my cat babies
Last fall we took my cats down to stay with my mom. Our space got tight with the addition of my things and they had begun to need more attention than we could provide.
My family loves my cats and my mom wanted company so it was a win-win because I could still be connected to them. They are now my mother’s cats. She spoils them with daily treats and my aunt visits and brings them treats and rubs bellies for hours on end and my uncle visits and scratches ears for hours on end — cat heaven! that’s where they are now. My mama is happier. I did the right thing.
But I still miss them bouncing all over the bed in the morning trying to get me to wake up and feed them and following me around and walking on my head and purring in my ear. I’ve been watching these videos for the past couple of days and laughing laughing laughing.
This one reminds me of my orange tabby:
09
Jan
10
I’m staying RIGHT HERE BABY!
So the career opportunity that was great and not so great at the same time didn’t happen. I don’t feel badly about that either because I gotta say I was not feeling pulling up roots and moving to a new city and state at this stage of my life.
And, to tell the truth, I didn’t want to do the job. It’s more of the stuff I’ve been doing over the past few years and I’m trying to shift to some different content. At my current place of employment I’ve been working on doing more of the things I want to do and in recent months have found I’m being called on to do more of it.
BUT it was the kind of gig I could do for a year and then use its juice to bounce to something else I *wanted* to do. And for that reason alone, I was willing to seriously consider it.
05
Jan
10
Your goals for 2010?
Did you set some goals for 2010? Financial goals, relationship goals, career goals, family goals?
I always start off the year with a list of goals, usually focused on finances, because I like money. LOL! But they also often involve personal enrichment goals — taking a class, learning a new skill, experiencing something NEW, expanding my horizons.
As a couple we set some financial goals last year that we didn’t quite achieve but we didn’t completely blow off either. I also had the goal of getting my house situated one way or the other by Dec. 31. That goal was accomplished. I wanted to lose some weight, and I did that, too.
We set some new financial goals this year and began putting our plans into action immediately. I intend to lose more weight this year and become more active. I’m thinking about taking some pole dancing lessons. Why? I dunno. Cause. Mr. SLS said that was a limited “goal” as we are not putting a pole up in our house. LOL!
Anyway, this is rambling but there is a point in there somewhere: What are your goals?
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