Rather than go through the dreary list of things we feel guilty about, or the self-improving things we fantasize about, resorting to groaningly force ourselves to accomplish, I'm going to take this opportunity to wish every reader a Happy, Safe, Prosperous and Spiritually Satisfying New Year, whatever that entails...
I know for many of us that 2009 will be flushed down the commode of history as a not-so-great one, and I can empathize with everyone's frustrations...had a few of my own... =op
I'd rather send out a Like Letter to all of you, and wish you a better,
more contented year to come-like a newborn, full of promise and inevitable shit, but we are all happy to do our share to keep those smiles coming.
For those of you who are fellow Makers, I can only hope that you will continue to let the inspiration, and resultant creativity, grow.
For my 'political' friends, let's all hope that we get a new and improved government this year.
For those of you not from North America, I welcome your continued readership and hope that the world is a safer and kinder place.
And, for my OCD friend from Aldergrove, who obsessively stacks his/her locale continuously in my recent readers' widget, glad to continue to provide a safe and harmless outlet.
For all of us, a very Happy New Year..
Showing posts with label new years resolutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new years resolutions. Show all posts
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Time to Give my Crafty Head a Shake...
Oh yeaahhh...that's better...now know what I have to do, as opposed to what I want to do, or feel capable of doing...making plans for the New Year...
That's right, folks, party time is over and although I still have my BD (scary stuff!) and New Year's Eve to contend with, I have learned, the hard way, that if I don't make some kind of organizational chart, at least in my head, that I will wind up bouncing off walls (again, in my head) and being broke all the time...
What's that you say? Yes, even pensioners who do craft markets have problems with money...especially here, in the most expensive place in Canada, if not the earth! Vancouver thinks that it holds the record, but groceries cost more here, and housing is still ridiculously expensive too, so aside from the obvious advantages-(it's a beautiful Island!) costs can be magnified when you are suddenly on a fixed income.
Did I plan ahead of time, before arriving here? Yes, for the last three years, to have everything paid off and owe nothing, and have a few thou in the bank...well...
The few thou got eaten up, and then some, by a three-month-long very brutal strike with an intransigent Mayor and Council, who got turfed in the last election by an irate citizenry, but for us the damage was done..I absolutely had to be out of Vancouver before the Olympic hype machine had me foaming at the mouth, so, although I probably should have stayed another year to make up what had been lost, didn't think I could stand it, and here I am...broke, but convinced I did the right thing, for my physical and mental health, and who can judge which is more important?
Naturally, thought I could easily get a good-paying part-time job to supplement my pension...didn't take long to figure out that it wasn't going to happen easily, and running around all summer,all Autumn, trying to get something going with the myriad of craft fairs in the area, just left me broke and frustrated.
But my motto has always been to pick myself up, dust myself off, and then, like an idiot, try again...
New Year's Resolutions? Waste of time...Life keeps throwing those curve balls atcha, and best to have a well-broken-in psychological catcher's mitt handy to save yourself...feeling more optomistic about crafting; after all, already went into debt purchasing the infrastructure for my success in 2010...we are old, but we are crafty...
That's right, folks, party time is over and although I still have my BD (scary stuff!) and New Year's Eve to contend with, I have learned, the hard way, that if I don't make some kind of organizational chart, at least in my head, that I will wind up bouncing off walls (again, in my head) and being broke all the time...
What's that you say? Yes, even pensioners who do craft markets have problems with money...especially here, in the most expensive place in Canada, if not the earth! Vancouver thinks that it holds the record, but groceries cost more here, and housing is still ridiculously expensive too, so aside from the obvious advantages-(it's a beautiful Island!) costs can be magnified when you are suddenly on a fixed income.
Did I plan ahead of time, before arriving here? Yes, for the last three years, to have everything paid off and owe nothing, and have a few thou in the bank...well...
The few thou got eaten up, and then some, by a three-month-long very brutal strike with an intransigent Mayor and Council, who got turfed in the last election by an irate citizenry, but for us the damage was done..I absolutely had to be out of Vancouver before the Olympic hype machine had me foaming at the mouth, so, although I probably should have stayed another year to make up what had been lost, didn't think I could stand it, and here I am...broke, but convinced I did the right thing, for my physical and mental health, and who can judge which is more important?
Naturally, thought I could easily get a good-paying part-time job to supplement my pension...didn't take long to figure out that it wasn't going to happen easily, and running around all summer,all Autumn, trying to get something going with the myriad of craft fairs in the area, just left me broke and frustrated.
But my motto has always been to pick myself up, dust myself off, and then, like an idiot, try again...
New Year's Resolutions? Waste of time...Life keeps throwing those curve balls atcha, and best to have a well-broken-in psychological catcher's mitt handy to save yourself...feeling more optomistic about crafting; after all, already went into debt purchasing the infrastructure for my success in 2010...we are old, but we are crafty...
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