The Year of Living Dangerously – weeks 51 and 52
December 31, 2011
As I write this, it is New Year’s eve. I was out having dinner at Docks restaurant with some very nice friends, but have come home quite a bit before midnight because I’m tired and kind of wanted to sit alone and reflect on the year. I generally don’t make any new year’s resolutions because I don’t follow through with them. What is that saying? ‘The road to hell is paved with good intentions.’ I kind of feel this way about making resolutions. You have every good intention of following through but you don’t. Then you feel guilty about not doing that…so I save myself the aggravation. I will say that I do hope that during this year (as I hope every year) that I live life to the fullest, but that is as far as I’ll go.
I had a really great holiday season with my family. I went to my hometown for a few days and it was a very nice time. Lots of my relatives were home and out and about. My cousin Clare cooked a great Christmas dinner for about 20 people and it was delicious. The only downside was that there was way too much food. I felt like I might explode out of the suit I was wearing after finishing dinner. This whole season has been one big meal after another. I’ve been on the ‘carb, sugar and alcohol diet’ for 3 weeks now and it isn’t pretty. This week it is back to the gym before I have to buy a new wardrobe because I’m 3 sizes bigger!
I had a nice couple of weeks at work. I actually went out to lunch with another member of the management team. She was the first person I’ve eaten lunch with at work and it was nice. I also went out for drinks at the Soho Grand hotel with the management team which was actually kind of fun. Doing these things made me feel more a part of the company and team which I hadn’t really felt before. This past week was really quiet because a lot of people were off. Next week it is back to reality.
Normally in these posts I tell you places I’ve been and things I’ve seen, but I’m not going to do that this time. I said at the beginning of 2011 that I would write a post every week and, for the most part, I’ve done it. The year is over and I’m debating what I’m going to do as far as writing for my website now. I hope that some of my posts have been interesting to people. I’m sure that some weeks have been better than others but since life is like that, so is what I’ve had to talk about. I’m looking forward to 2012 because, even though I did a lot of things, 2011 was a year of uncertainty for me. I’m a little more settled and less worried now. Funny how finding a job helps with that.
I’m going to sign off by wishing everyone a very happy and healthy (most important) new year. I want to thank you for following along on my adventures. I really appreciate anyone who has told me that they read my posts and enjoyed them.