Thoughts of LoWriter

Happy New Year and All That Jazz

Well, as you can see, the blog has been restored to its former glory. (Thank you Jeremy for hooking me up with a cookie to block traffic from my work.) (If you work with me, no offense, but perhaps this is not the blog for you.)

As I approach the new year, I always like to take stock.

One of the first things I'm going to say is that, while I have a long-standing hatred toward resolutions, I am going to make one. (OMG! LoWriter is making a resolution. Will it be to end world hunger? Will it be to lose 40 pounds?) This is the only resolution I may ever make on here, so listen up.

I resolve to be more blunt/direct/honest on this blog and to care less about who might be reading it. This may mean that, gasp, you might be offended by me. You know what? Suck it.

I have been sorting through my emails, and what I have discovered is that I used to have a lot more fun. I intend to start again. If you don't like it, you can lick it. Preferably elsewhere.

For those of you who are still left to read my blog, here are my top ten: Five pros and cons of the past year. (If I left you out, remind me. I've had a couple of alcoholic beverages this evening.)

Pros:
1.) Got engaged to the love of my life. (Sometimes, me being honest means you might gag. Deal with it.)
2.) Saw a lot of friends who have moved far, far away. (I miss you, girls!)
3.) Took a road trip with the sisters.
4.) Saw Niagara Falls at night and took amazing pics.
5.) Spent another Christmas with my grandmas and the rest of my family.

Cons:
1.) Don't know what I want to be when I grow up yet.
2.) Had an organ removed.
3.) Consequently, had less time to spend with friends and/or party.
4.) Found out my love has diabetes.
5.) Still have my same job that I've had since I got out of college. (Which is nice in the way of job security, but I'd like to move up.)

Bonus pros because pros are good:
6.) Learned how to cook and lost some weight as a result of being healthier, so diabetes was a mixed blessing.
7.) Feel better since having an organ removed.
8.) Did get to spend at least some time with some (not all) of my amazing friends.
9.) Saw history happen and didn't have to lose my faith in democracy since we elected Obama! (Yes we did!)

On the whole, this year was full of ups and downs. I'm hoping 2009 will be a little less rocky and a little more fun. I would like to lose more weight, and I would like the wedding to go smoothly. I would like to have some money left when it is all over. I would like it if Ben and I could both be healthy for three months in a row. (I am realizing that I had been sick for much longer than I thought.) I would like to mail out my Christmas cards before next Christmas, too. Sometimes, it's good to want.

The ups were high, the downs were deep, 2008 was a good year, but I'm glad it's over. Let's get on with the good stuff! :)

Posted by LoWriter at January 7, 2009 12:21 AM