Feb

2009: 30 Years in 30 Days

2009 was a year. A good year? No. A bad year? No… Just a year. The good canceled out the bad so all in all it was a decent year. Definitely a year of change! For example, my car’s warranty ran out. So that was a change, not driving a car with a warranty. Also about two weeks before my big 3-day fundraiser at work I kicked out my roommate, gave away my dog, broke up with my boyfriend, and tore out the tile in my kitchen & carpet in my living room and hallway.

I had decided in order to save money I would to the demo myself and then have someone come in and lay the new wood flooring down. Well I go and rent a tile hammer and told the nice fellow that I will have it back tomorrow. I thought it would be a one night event. Boy was I wrong! After one night I had one quadrant of my breakfast room done… This was going to take forever! My boyfriend was flying in from Houston in two days for a visit, so I had to get it done in time. I didn’t want him to have to worry about helping. Well I get the house cleared… He flies in for the weekend. I acted like a child and I ended the relationship, Monday came around and the floors were being laid. I gave a lady at my vet’s office my Labradoodle Layla… She was the driving factor of removing the carpets. She didn’t like to go to the bathroom outside when she could go in the house. And I asked Micah to find a new home. I was CLEANING HOUSE! I can say that all but one of those decisions was a wise decision. Regardless, I had a light load. A house with new floors… new carpets… a new bedroom suit… A dog that loved me and loved to go to the bathroom outside… And best of all my house, ALL to myself!

So the fundraiser came and went without issue… Now I finally got to enjoy my new clean life. It was charming.

This summer I got to really enjoy myself in Alaska with my family. It was a wonderful week that brought such peace and much needed serenity. I think I read about 5 different books, I hung out on the balcony most of the time, watching the gorgeous scenery go by as I read fabulous books. It was wonderful, it might have been the most I’ve ever enjoyed Alaska. Great time!

So 2009 was an eventful year. At least I had an eventful 2 weeks of the year.