What were some of the highlights from this past year?

i'd have to say the visit from the WO and the visit from my children. the ten days that momma was here were a blast and a half, and i am so fucking glad in so many ways that i was able to make that happen. i will be eternally grateful to J for her role. in view of subsequent events, it is probably THE one thing that mattered most this year.

tied for first would be the visit of my children. no matter how things worked out, those ten days were some of the happiest i've had. my kids are amazing -- not only do i love their little monkey butts, i LIKE them. i like them, i'm proud of them, and i am among the most blessed of women.

christmas was also a highlight.

What accomplishments are you most proud from this past year?

i'm proud of picking up the copy job. i'm proud of being strong enough to handle this current job. i'm proud of trusting myself more and for traveling all over the countryside like i knew what i was doing.

i actually drove to a strange state and a strange place to sit with strange people to learn about a strange subject. that is really very huge, for me.

What do you look forward to in the coming year?

"Man proposes, God disposes."

i want to quit this job, move, and set up my own copy business. i want to write more fiction. i want to travel more. i want another tattoo. i want to continue to grow and push myself into new directions.

i also want people to stop fucking with me and the people i hold most dear. i want my momma to be well and young again. i want the pressure to ease for everyone, and i want the winds of change to be kind.

i also want world peace.

srsly.

Good year or bad year? What have you learned from the past year?

i refuse to think about it in good/bad terms. it was a productive year, in many ways. it was my first full year without children living under the same roof, and it was amazingly difficult, eye-opening, liberating, depressing, and thought-provoking.

there were some spectacularly shitty moments, and breathtaking peaks. it has been consistently interesting. to say the least.

i've learned i'm stronger than i think; the breadth of cruelty from one person to another still surprises me; my children have a bond to be envied and i'm so proud of that; an old dog CAN learn new tricks if she's properly motivated; there's so much more to learn; no one on this planet has better friends, a better boyfriend, better children, a better momma, or a better kitty than i do.

it's all good -- my fucking life rocks, and i wouldn't trade it for anyone else's, for all the whining i do.

What one thing are you most grateful for this past year?

if i got through this year with any part of my sanity intact, it's because of my friends (and i count my children among my friends.)

may the Universe shower blessings of great magnitude upon you, oh Sweetlings of My Heart, because you so deserve all manner of Good and Magnificent Things.

i couldn't possibly count the times a blog post, comment, snail mail, email, IM, or phone conversation gave me the strength to pull my fat ass up to get through one more day. i know i didn't make it though this year alone, and i am so grateful to the wonderful, beautiful, shining people in my life. thank you all, from the very core of the strange planet.

i love you.

:)




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