Mary's Pad

2009 is well on its way to being a year full of challenges and changes. Instead of making specific resolutions this year I’m going more with the idea of themes, and then attempting to do the actions that are congruent with those themes.

Because my employer has more or less broken faith with me (AKA they dragged their feet on doing what they needed to do), I will in all likelihood be resuming the role of student soon. I have to say, because I want to give all parties involved the benefit of the doubt, that the whole situation is a lot more complicated than any explanation could ever cover, and anything could happen at any time. But I am still a tad pissed off.

Back to my themes… the first and primary one is my health, to consciously and intentionally take care of myself. This obviously involves eating well, being active, and all that other good stuff. Case in point, last night I brought a bottle of water to work instead of an energy drink! I’m also working out more and eating better. Mary and I are making this a huge priority for both of us this year.

My second and just as important theme this year is to continue to grow as a person, in relation to myself and to those close to me, nurturing and deepening my relationships. Again a goal that my sweetheart and I share.

And third, of course, is my education, focusing on school and aiming not just to pass, but to learn and master my craft.

The fourth and final theme for this year for me is rather vague, the only word I can think of is “integration”. I have so many varied interests and always have my hand in one project or another. I feel like my life is in fragments, and have often had people ask me, “you also do what???” Sometimes I don’t blog on here for months because I’m off blogging on another website about one of my many interests, and I don’t talk about it here. So this year I want to start on the road to integrating, if I can, the many fragments that make up my world and interests. I don’t know how successful I’ll be at this, or if it’s even a good idea, but you may be seeing some interesting and weird posts on this blog.

They say you shouldn’t tell your resolutions because then you jinx yourself. I want to think I’m keeping myself accountable, at the very least, to myself.