Friday, January 23, 2009

It's been awhile...

Haven't posted in a long-ass time, that's for sure!!! It's been a pretty slow winter thus far...work has been one ridiculous merry go round of management and responsibility changes. I've just about had it with the place to be honest and I'm rather dissappointed in how all of the changes had me feeling about myself. So I've decided to simplify myself a bit and get back to finding fun and joy in the little things: who I am, what makes me happy, and remember how lucky I am. When I strip away all of the bullshit associated with the job and the Jones', life isn't quite as complex as I often make it out to be. My two New Year's resolutions for the year are to be happier and cheerful in who I am and what I am and to try and focus only on the things that I can control, namely attitude, effort, and activity. While those things sound pretty simple, it takes perseverence. Quite frankly, I am surrounded by so many people at work who create and lend no value whatsoever, but their "info-mercials" tend to keep them safe. I guess it's just workplace politics, and I suck at that game. But I can't control it, so out of my mind it goes!!!

This weekend is my oldest daughter Meghan's 8th birthday. WHOAAAA! "Getting old" check here....I took the opportunity to cruise through some of her baby pictures and it's pretty amazing. I'm sure all parents go through this sort of thing, but man the time has just flown by!!! In my little reminiscing sesh I created another resolution that's so cliche but so on point: seize the day, because these amazing little ankle biters will be in college before I know it. Case in point....I was in the office until 6 tonight; the office is in Boston. I live not so close to Boston, so by the time I got home, my little dude was about ready for bed. So in effect I got to spend all of 10 minute today with him. That's just plain wrong in so many ways, and it's going to change. Work doesn't define me. My family and my fun define me. So in the spirit of controlling what I can, I need to figure out how to be more efficient at work so that it doesn't interfere as much with what defines me.

Almost sounds like the beginning of a mission statement....