home is where...?

Back in Maine and wishing i was in windy, snowy, northern New York instead. There may not be a lot to do there, but it'll always be home. My family is back home. My friends, my job, my life is here. Why is that? Why do we feel like we need to always be somewhere else? Are there people that are just never happy because they always want to be where they aren't? The only way to survive this parallel is to immerse yourself in life here until it is time to face the reality of there again. And where is a good compromise?

I'm still on vacation with too much time to think apparently.

me time

Hello from Vacationland. It's been a extremely nice treat to be on annual leave from work for 11 days straight. It's s plurge I was willing to cash in on. Hopefully I will return to work refreshed and renewed with a glimmer in my eye and a song in my step.

Sometimes the best part of having time off is not doing anything! Relaxing and catching up with people and ordinary things. A break from the hectic lives we've made for ourselves. I hope to take something away from this vacation and learn to slow down a little, say no a little more and make some time for me in my busy schedule. I'd like to schedule 1 or 2 nights a week that I make a date with myself to sew, read, scrapbook, watch a movie or just do something I want to do. When we lose time for the things we most enjoy, everything else takes more of a toll on us and the things we do not enjoy seem even more unbearable.

This year I vow to make some me time, how bout you?

Merry Christmas; Screw Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas is now not considered PC. Since when does wishing someone well need to be PC? If they don't appreciate the greeting screw 'em! We wrote Merry Christmas on our Christmas cards this year and although I thought it might offend our Jewish friends, I thought "hey, this is our holiday and when they want to start sending me Happy Hanukkah cards, I'll thank them, but until then, it's Merry Christmas, or you won't be getting a card."

I love Christmas. I love the food, the drinks, the presents, the fire in the fireplace, the family and friends, the everything. I think Christmas lights should be up all year, they are so festive and evoke happiness. They always mesmorize me.

So Merry Christmas until next post...(and don't be spreading that Happy Holidays crap behind my back)!

thanks a lot mother nature

just when you think you've got a little money in the bank, it snows and you realize a Toyota doesn't handle like a Buick and you need 4 new snow tires. awesome. and here i think i'd have some money for next semester's class or Christmas. right.... so i guess this proves the whole global warming idea wrong...it's pretty darn cold here on the coast...feels like January or late February, rather than December. we got dumped on. at least i'll be home for Christmas. homemade presents it is haha.