I’m having the hardest time kicking in the new year.
I wish I could say that everything is peachy keen and I got great things lined up for 2010, which I do, but I can’t say it with any kind of enthusiasm. I think I recall feeling this way about 2009 around this time last year. I complained that there was nothing to be excited about, even though I was buying a house. Still, the outlook for 2009 seemed bland and boring.
One of the things I’d tell myself was that life always throws you curve balls, and I couldn’t possibly anticipate with any sort of certainty what 2009 was REALLY going to be like.
Well, what things happened in 2009 that were not obvious enough to predict?
- My uncle passed away unexpectedly, and my other uncle (his brother) had a severe stroke, which he’s still recovering from 🙁
- My sister (Monica Geller) moved her family to Texas (a long ways away from Massachusetts), taking my parents with her 🙁
Mmmm… So far not so good. Any good things?
- I got to take a relaxing and memorable trip to Florida with my sisters-in-law
- I got to take a girls weekend to Las Vegas with one of my girlfriends
- I got a new boss who day by day proves himself to be a great one
- I became personally closer to my leaders at work
- I am working under the wing of a local entrepreneur whom I admire
- I discovered my passion for personal finance
- I started a weekly meeting club with my girlfriends
- I made 3 new friends at work
- I did some substitute teaching
- I got Friday mornings off in a flexible work arrangement
So there are still more surprises to come that I will never be able to even guess about.
Some things I know WILL happen this year:
- I will graduate from MBA school
- My sister (Tina Fey) will graduate as well and go back to our home country 🙁
- I will take my husband out to DC for a romantic get-away
- I will be going to my home country for a week-long visit
- I will get a raise
- I will get at least 1 teaching license
- I will change jobs (within my company)
- I will go see Taylor Swift in concert
- I will be throwing a super Karaoke party for my birthday (got a party gift certificate to the Lime Light!)
Ok, the year won’t be an awful one 😉 I just hope to get psyched about it sooner rather than later.
Happy New Year to you,
ina