Catching up...birthdays and a new start.

(Yes, I realize that was a million posts in one evening. My birthday was yesterday, and I'm rather happy that my birthday and New Year's just happen to be 9 months apart because I get to reassess my life during those two times. I couldn't start off my new birthday year with a million drafts waiting to be posted. There's one more simmering, but it's not ready.)

I had a great birthday! My birthday being near labor day, there's always a holiday feel to it. This year it fell on a Sunday, so I didn't get to participate in all the free-ness that normally accompanies birthdays in the town where I live. But, I had a splendid day regardless.
I got to talk to all my lovely family. I had an exquisite ice cream cake that was amazingly yummy and had a mouth-watering BBQ rib dinner. Sometimes I think that I could drink BBQ sauce. Or swim in it. Either sounds delightful. I went to a lighthouse and walked along the rocky shore of Lake Huron. I received many wonderful gifts and some very special cards.

Being a new year - it's time for new things. From Sept 2011 to Sept 2012 the following things will occur:

I will graduate with my Ph.D.
I will have the title Dr. attached to my name.
I will begin my post-doctoral fellowship.
I will move at least once.
I will buy a new car.
I will learn French.
I will run a 10k.

There are, of course, many more goals and I need to compare my new years goals with where I'm at now and bring them up to speed figuring out which were useful and which were not. I heard a talk from TED about trying something new for 30 days, and need to pick something and then set a 30 day timer of this "something new" to be tried. There are so many things that I need to do better on, and lots of things that I need to stop doing altogether. I'm really excited for this new year. With so much change, I'm sure it'll be a bit taxing, but I'm up for the challenge. At least, that's the front I'm taking.

Bring it 28. Let's see what you can do.

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Anonymous said…
Yeah for 28!!!
Love you much and I am glad your birthday was so good!!
Xoxo
9:18 AM
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