2010 - What Matters

Wow...what a crazy end to 2009. My sister and nephew arrived on the 17th (12 hours late) and it has been crazy busy non stop fun ever since. We managed to shop for and hold the bake-a-thon, visit relatives, have numerous family gatherings, get a pedicure, go to the beach, shop, visit Chuck E Cheese for the first (and maybe last time), stop by the 133 for a few drinks and just catch up. In between all of the fun I also took care of 2 sick reds. Of course they couldn't be sick at the same time because that would be too easy on a mommy. I tried sooo hard to keep myself healthy but I too game down with a sick bug and am hoping to be 100% in a day or two.

2009 was filled with many great memroies of family fun that I hope the reds will always remember. Our summer at the beach house in Anchor Bay is still something that Lucas brings up every so often. Samuel's first day of kinder was another wonderful moment for Mr. G and I.

2009 also brought sadness to our family with the loss of Granny Franny. We love her dearly and miss her everyday. The reds were so fortunate to have had her in their lives, even for a short period of time. The holidays weren't the same without her but we keep her in our hearts and our thoughts.

The end of 2009 was a career bummer for me. For the first time in 10 years I was unemployed and didn't know what to do with myself. I've done lots of soul searching and thinking about how it has impacted me. Honestly, it was probably the best thing that could have happened to me at that moment in my career. It cleared out the fog and gave me some much needed sun.

2010 will be a time of change and growth for me professionally and personally. I have to let go of the toxic things in my life and make room for what really matters most. What matters most to me might be number 5 on someone elses list and that's ok. Like a snowflake, no two "what matters" lists should be alike. Coming up with your list should be so easy and a little like the Would you rather game. Would you rather work 60 hours per week so you can walk around in $300 designer jeans OR work 40 hours per week and be happy in your Target jeans. To me the answer is very easy, but I've also never been a person that has to have the designer labels for all to see. At the end of the day the material items do not matter. What matters is how you lived each day and if you really cared about the important things in life. So my challenge to myself and to everyone else is to purge the bad in 2010. You have to start with yourself and decide what matters to you.

xo

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