Perspective

My new word for the year 2011 is perspective. I am vowing to keep everything in it's proper perspective to have a positive and happy 2011. I tend to get caught up in the everyday part of everyday. I get to the end and wonder did I even do anything that was helpful, thankful, or selfish for the day? I often do so much that I forget what I have done. I suppose simplify could be a good word for the new year as well. So many words so, so many ways to better myself. I will try to maintain perspective in every situationn in the coming year. I will try to remember that my perspective is just that mine, and remember that others have their own perspective of the same situations. I will try to keep my work in the proper perspective and make time for all really important things in my life, family, friends, self etc.
I will try to keep perspective in our move to Mississippi, all the paper work that comes with a move, all the times spent at the DMV, moving of banking, insurance, I could go on for hours. I will keep perspective of all the boxes that have been opened and resealed for later, all the items that should have been trashed long ago. Perspective of my life as a whole. I vow to watch my favorite television shows that equal about one per evening with a new perspective, totally engaged in just that show. Not doing four things at once. I vow to do one load of laundry a night to keep the piles down to a reasonable level to let my perspective on housework keep in check. I vow to maintain perspective on fixing dinner every night. Most of my friends that do not work do not fix a complete meal every evening so why beat myself up if we end up having waffles one night a week. Or dare I suggest eating at Chick-fil-a.
I will keep the lawn care in perspective, the previous owners were retired and had a passion for gardening. I have a passion for having a gardener.
I will keep perspective with my blog, in that I do not have to blog only when I am in a good mood. I can let others see that I am not thrilled with something, i.e. the DMV five trips and still pissed at them.
I will keep perspective when no one comments on my blog..... This does not mean that others do not read it....Right......
Happy 2011 to everyone and here's to a new perspective....

Places

I have been very lucky in my lifetime to have traveled and lived in many places. I think I figured out that I have been to all but 7 of the states. The kids in my class were amazed by this as some of them haven't even been to the chick fil a that is up the street. Speaking of Chick fil a do not go to this one on the Saturday before Christmas if you do not want to park in the lot two stores over and have no way to get out of the parking spot.
I digress, Anyhow, having been to all these amazing and sometimes boring places, I have figured out one thing and only one thing. The place does not matter as much as the people that are in that place with you.
I am home in our new home alone with our dog and babysitting another dog today. I had to finish up the week at school and make sure that the tests were finished and the children were off to a good Christmas vacation. Jeff and Robyn drove to Arizona to see Allison graduate. They made the trip safe and sound and I will be headed that direction in two days via an airplane.
I am here and they are there and it is not much fun. A mall, a small town, a big city not any of it matters if you have no one to share it with. Those people that always say to me, Wow you move alot, always ask how I do it. I do it with my best friend and that is all that matters. We do it together and have for what will be 25 years this next week. It does not matter where we live, or what our house looks like what matters is that we are there together.
My grandparents were like two peas in a pod. They were so good at being together that not until we had to seperate them did we realize that they did things for each other and never let anyone else know, like grandpa covered up that he helped dress grandma and vice versa. That is true love and committment. They became like one. My parents are the same way. They almost function as one person. This is not a bad thing, it is a compliment to them both. They have found the strengths and weaknesses of each other and make it work like a well oiled machine.
Jeff and I do this and when one of us is absent the other is not all there. I am not talking half timers disease here I mean our heart is only partially there. We make it work but do not enjoy it as much as when we are together.
The dog and I miss our family. We miss Robyn, Jeff and Ally and Brody, and I can't wait to meet the newest member, Bella who sure does like to bite Jeff's toes I am told. Only two more days ........ Merry Christmas to all and remember the place does not matter it is the ones you love .....