January
I quit the church. I quit the church lady bible study. I wanted to quit my job. Tried to get back into an exercise routine. Started taking Tamoxifen and started blogging with the purpose of seeing my thoughts in black and white and seeing what I could do to become a happier girl.
February
I became introspective about my responsibility for my own happiness. I decided to change negative thoughts into positive thoughts. I had a confrontation with my boss about his responsibility to back me up in some of the decision making I needed to do to do my job, properly. I struggled to adjust to the lousy side-effects of Tamoxifen.
March
I began a 40-day yoga exercise. I discovered I'm not a huge fan of yoga at this point in my life. I decided to forgive the church ladies. I forgave them for me, not for them. I later discovered, they weren't quite done with me. Maybe I'll tell you about it some time. My mother-in-law passed away. I think this is when the year started getting super tough for our little family.
April
Silver prices soared to a long-time high price and I started selling silver. I sold silver for my husband and for my father. I made a few shekels and maxed myself out of my favorite hobby, eBay. I got a handle on my job and became much more content at work, even though there were no raises for us again this year. (5 years without a raise. yuk)
May
Osama Bin Laden was eliminated. I continued my struggle with the side-effects of Tamoxifen. I struggled with the testing for possible uterine cancer. I went on vacation to Daytona Beach. I learned a lot about myself this month. The biggest thing I learned was that I treat myself cheaply. I decided to make a change in this regard. I am important and deserve to be considered in all decisions I make.
June
I continued selling silver on eBay. I became more accepting of myself and my body. I accepted the hot flashes and night sweats. This is my new normal.
July
I went to San Diego, CA for the 4th of July. It was a great vacation. I decided I want to move to San Diego when we retire. It was HOT in the mid-Atlantic. REALLY HOT. I continued on my self-acceptance journey. I, kinda, love this.
August
I froze peaches and made pickles. Our family traveled to Indiana to lay my mother-in-law to rest. Things didn't go smoothly with the siblings, but in the end, we came together and did the thing just right. I finished the long ordeal of testing for uterine cancer and learned I was cancer-free. :) We suffered a tree through our roof and my son's car was crushed by a tree as a result of Hurricane Irene. :(
September
I went to Reno, NV for the Tailhook convention. We struggled with the insurance company and contractors to get our home and car repaired. This took up most of the month. Sorry.
October
We continued the house repair. My job became extra challenging. Mold caused two residence halls to be shut down and the college hired a cruise ship to house the students. I learned more about maritime law and mold than I ever wanted to know. My son totaled his car by hitting a telephone pole a mere two weeks after getting it back from being repaired from having a tree land on it. But, grandma had left him a green mustang convertible and he wasn't injured too bad. Lucky.
November
I started going to church again. I got involved in a small group bible study. I reconnected to my faith and I'm starting to trust church people again. I've always trusted God, but his people make me nervous. Most of the house repairs are complete. Just one window replacement to go. We went to Williamsburg, VA for Thanksgiving. All three of us.
December
I prepared for and celebrated CHRISTMAS. I mean, if you are the mom of the house, what else do you have time to do?
It's good to see the highlights of the year on one page. I see it's been almost a year since I've been with my parents, so I better schedule a trip to Illinois. Yes, 2011, you were a challenging year. I learned a lot about myself and my family. I learned when the going gets tough, our family can handle it. I'm very proud of us. I think 2012 is going to be great.
I quit the church. I quit the church lady bible study. I wanted to quit my job. Tried to get back into an exercise routine. Started taking Tamoxifen and started blogging with the purpose of seeing my thoughts in black and white and seeing what I could do to become a happier girl.
February
I became introspective about my responsibility for my own happiness. I decided to change negative thoughts into positive thoughts. I had a confrontation with my boss about his responsibility to back me up in some of the decision making I needed to do to do my job, properly. I struggled to adjust to the lousy side-effects of Tamoxifen.
March
I began a 40-day yoga exercise. I discovered I'm not a huge fan of yoga at this point in my life. I decided to forgive the church ladies. I forgave them for me, not for them. I later discovered, they weren't quite done with me. Maybe I'll tell you about it some time. My mother-in-law passed away. I think this is when the year started getting super tough for our little family.
April
Silver prices soared to a long-time high price and I started selling silver. I sold silver for my husband and for my father. I made a few shekels and maxed myself out of my favorite hobby, eBay. I got a handle on my job and became much more content at work, even though there were no raises for us again this year. (5 years without a raise. yuk)
May
Osama Bin Laden was eliminated. I continued my struggle with the side-effects of Tamoxifen. I struggled with the testing for possible uterine cancer. I went on vacation to Daytona Beach. I learned a lot about myself this month. The biggest thing I learned was that I treat myself cheaply. I decided to make a change in this regard. I am important and deserve to be considered in all decisions I make.
June
I continued selling silver on eBay. I became more accepting of myself and my body. I accepted the hot flashes and night sweats. This is my new normal.
July
I went to San Diego, CA for the 4th of July. It was a great vacation. I decided I want to move to San Diego when we retire. It was HOT in the mid-Atlantic. REALLY HOT. I continued on my self-acceptance journey. I, kinda, love this.
August
I froze peaches and made pickles. Our family traveled to Indiana to lay my mother-in-law to rest. Things didn't go smoothly with the siblings, but in the end, we came together and did the thing just right. I finished the long ordeal of testing for uterine cancer and learned I was cancer-free. :) We suffered a tree through our roof and my son's car was crushed by a tree as a result of Hurricane Irene. :(
September
I went to Reno, NV for the Tailhook convention. We struggled with the insurance company and contractors to get our home and car repaired. This took up most of the month. Sorry.
October
We continued the house repair. My job became extra challenging. Mold caused two residence halls to be shut down and the college hired a cruise ship to house the students. I learned more about maritime law and mold than I ever wanted to know. My son totaled his car by hitting a telephone pole a mere two weeks after getting it back from being repaired from having a tree land on it. But, grandma had left him a green mustang convertible and he wasn't injured too bad. Lucky.
November
I started going to church again. I got involved in a small group bible study. I reconnected to my faith and I'm starting to trust church people again. I've always trusted God, but his people make me nervous. Most of the house repairs are complete. Just one window replacement to go. We went to Williamsburg, VA for Thanksgiving. All three of us.
December
I prepared for and celebrated CHRISTMAS. I mean, if you are the mom of the house, what else do you have time to do?
It's good to see the highlights of the year on one page. I see it's been almost a year since I've been with my parents, so I better schedule a trip to Illinois. Yes, 2011, you were a challenging year. I learned a lot about myself and my family. I learned when the going gets tough, our family can handle it. I'm very proud of us. I think 2012 is going to be great.
you have had quite the journey this year...in and out then in church...the house...lots of highs as well...now you get a clean page to start it all over again...smiles.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a year - I hope 2012 is better.
ReplyDelete"I've always trusted God, but his people make me nervous. "
ReplyDeleteI've never seen that expressed better.
I'm glad to have followed you for that long! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great summary you have here! I want to write one of my year. What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteNice, thanks for sharing those moments. I remember most of them. What did you think of Williamsburg? It is near my home town of Gloucester, VA.
ReplyDeleteI like Williamsburg very much. I've not been to Glousester. I used to live in VA Beach when my husband was in the Navy. My son was born in Chesapeake, VA. :)
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