2008 is quickly coming to a close. overall it has been a very good year. i didn't reach all my goals for the year but i did make a lot of progress. i did complete the 5k. i didn't run it all (ran about 1/3 to 1/2 of it). i did manage to land a very good job that i am quite happy in. my bf and i will have been living together almost a year. i stage managed several great shows and had an awesome part in another show. i completed an acting class that was very productive. the best part of my year? the bf. together for over two years now. he's the best part of my life.

disappointments:

news/national
the stupidity of the american people in electing a socialist president and disguising it under the umbrella of racism/civil rights. elections are not about the color of skin or the importance of the first this or that. instead they should be about the best choice for the american people.

the stupidity of the sitting president in encouraging the nationalization of the banking, mortgage and auto industries. up to this point i've not had an issue with dubya but these choices were incredibly stupid for a so-called republican.

the ever-growing national debt that is financed by china.


personal
not reaching my weight goal
not getting op's crap out of my house
a certain relationship in my family - can someone really be that blind? shouldn't the "i'm married but i only want to date you if you want to marry me" be a clue that something is not quite right with a person
not reaching my savings goal

sadness
losing my grandfather. i miss you terribly pappaw. things aren't the same without you.



delights!!!!
the new job
watching my niece and my bf's niece grow older
watching my nephews grow into responsible young men
my theatre family
new friendships
the bf (of course)


so, with the exception of the idiot relationship and the loss of my pappaw it has been a good year overall. the other disappointments (while annoying) really do not matter so much in the long run.

i will have new goals for next year soon.

Time for an Update

Life has a funny way of interrupting our best laid plans. Sometimes this is for the best, sometimes it is for the worst. Then other times, it just is.

We had planned on my bf moving in this June. Everything was laid out and going according to plan until we realized his lease ended in February instead. So everything was moved up four months and our plans were crunched up four months. Add to that one car needing multiple repairs, one car going completely out, one bout of flu and one bout of pneumonia and you could say that life (at least financially) has been very stressful.

Along with this comes the normal adjustments of having someone living in what was once your own space. For two people in their 30s who have never shared a living space this is definately an adjustment that takes conscious effort. In some areas (cooking, cleaning) we are having fewer problems than I had envisioned. In others (computer time) we are having more trouble than I could have imagined. The upside is we are talking our way through these things.

Bottom line...in spite of some stressful days I wouldn't change his being here for anything.

To update on the training for the 5k...the flu gave me a couple of weeks of set back due to recovery time. I'm now running almost four minutues of my walk and I'm walking four miles instead of one. Not bad but not where I'd like to be.

Career-wise, I think I may have found what I was looking for. I'm hoping things will be finalized on this front within the next few weeks.

I'm still not certain about the direction I want this blog to take so for now it will continue with my ramblings. Sometimes being a Jane-of-all-trades makes these decisions harder.

Three Months Until the Next 5k

Last October I participated in my first 5k walk/run. It was the Koman Race for the Cure. I ran only 1/2 mile and walked the rest of the way. Spring is coming and now it is time to start preparing for my next 5k in April. My goal this time is to run the whole race, however, I would be happy to be able to run 2 miles of the circuit.

Training has begun again. I'm using the Couch Potato to 5k Plan (modified). I will be walking only for the next two weeks. After that I will begin to run in 30 second increments. This will give my body time to adjust and help prevent my poor knees from protesting so much.

It's another step to one of my goals for 2008.

Goals Update

it is the second week of the new year. at this point i have found another job (temp to perm) and have a third interview on a job i have been working on for a couple of months. it is as if the negative energy of the former job was just that...negative energy. i feel both blessed and honored to be in the position i am in at the moment. i am also confused. i am faced with the very real possibility of chosing between two wonderful new positions that both offer exactly what i am looking for.

as part of respecting myself i have increased the amount of exercise from irregular to at least stretching daily. it is also about time to begin the couch to 5k program again. i half-attempted it last year and was able to achieve half of the program. the goal is to be able to run a full 5k this spring.

as part of growing my relationship i have agreed to work on quelling my road rage.

2008 Goals, Dreams, and Whimsey

my goals for 2008:

*keep growing the love with the bf. we have a huge adjustment ahead of us at the end of feb when he moves in. two people in their mid-30s who've never had a live-in relationship before. it's a good thing we are compatible.

*find that elusive job that i know is waiting for me. all i want is a job that pays decent, has benefits and allows me to do theatre. oh wait, i do want something else, a job that pays on time and without the payroll check bouncing.

*buy the house. yeppers, teh bf and i have decided to make an offer on our home. keep your fingers crossed

*for my car to need no more than regular tune-ups and fluid changes for the next 12 months

*to respect myself. that means losing weight, exercising, learning to tell others no instead of yes, taking care of myself

*to win a major lottery or else the pch $5k/week for life sweepstakes (well somebody has to win)