Is it 2012 yet?
It's almost the end of January (2011) and I am just now getting around to blogging about last year. (See last year's end of year post).
I'm in bed on a cold night. I have the heating pad under my sheets turned up and I'm quite warm. I did some chores before ending up here... there are many more chores to be done, but blogging feels like the right thing to do... or am I just procrastinating?
I re-read last year's end of the year post and found it to be rather blase. I was in a blah sort of mood, I guess. In 2009, I didn't accomplish a lot... things ended... life goes on...
2010 was really sort of the same... there wasn't anything super exciting that stands out... except for right at the end when I found out that my baby niece, Liliana was born!
2010 was mostly filled with little moments. The road trip to DC and back was pretty fun. I played a LOT on the streets of Saratoga (and in the cities between here and DC). I made a LOT of new friends. I went out a lot. I stayed busier than I have in past years. However, I only wrote a couple decent songs... I recorded them at home and put together a new demo disc... I sold twenty-five or so. I played at RailFest in Gloversville. I learned a bunch of new cover songs and made them my own. I saw a lot of great bands this past year in clubs and whatnot, but I didn't buy any tickets to see any more mainstream acts. I drank more alcohol in the past year than I have in my whole life previous. I've been sick a few times. I had to pay in on my taxes (again), which means I still can't afford to go into a studio with an engineer and make a CD.
A few positives are that I was able to save some money. I ditched cable and spend my time doing better things than watching TV (although, it's been really cold lately and I've been hibernating for most of 2011). I painted quite a bit of my house.
A few negatives: I didn't get to see the ocean at all in 2010. A good friend of mine lost her marbles and "deleted me." Relationships started and seemed to be going well then ended abruptly.
2011 has started out pretty well. Of course, I visited my new niece! My car finally got to that point where it wanted to retire... so I bought a new one (hatchback for easy loading and unloading of musical gear and four-door for multiple people to ride comfortably).
I'm looking forward to spring time... I'm hoping to be able to take a vacation somewhere. I have loads of time saved up at work and could easily road-trip it somewhere. I'd really like to take a cruise or visit an exotic beach locale. I am really in need of time off. Work is stressing me out and it's been way to long since I took some time for myself. Weekends are great, but they aren't long enough -- and if you try to cram everything you want to do into a weekend, then you probably aren't relaxing.
Speaking of relaxing, I'm giving up on the thought of doing any more chores tonight. I'm thinking movie and bed.
I'm in bed on a cold night. I have the heating pad under my sheets turned up and I'm quite warm. I did some chores before ending up here... there are many more chores to be done, but blogging feels like the right thing to do... or am I just procrastinating?
I re-read last year's end of the year post and found it to be rather blase. I was in a blah sort of mood, I guess. In 2009, I didn't accomplish a lot... things ended... life goes on...
2010 was really sort of the same... there wasn't anything super exciting that stands out... except for right at the end when I found out that my baby niece, Liliana was born!
2010 was mostly filled with little moments. The road trip to DC and back was pretty fun. I played a LOT on the streets of Saratoga (and in the cities between here and DC). I made a LOT of new friends. I went out a lot. I stayed busier than I have in past years. However, I only wrote a couple decent songs... I recorded them at home and put together a new demo disc... I sold twenty-five or so. I played at RailFest in Gloversville. I learned a bunch of new cover songs and made them my own. I saw a lot of great bands this past year in clubs and whatnot, but I didn't buy any tickets to see any more mainstream acts. I drank more alcohol in the past year than I have in my whole life previous. I've been sick a few times. I had to pay in on my taxes (again), which means I still can't afford to go into a studio with an engineer and make a CD.
A few positives are that I was able to save some money. I ditched cable and spend my time doing better things than watching TV (although, it's been really cold lately and I've been hibernating for most of 2011). I painted quite a bit of my house.
A few negatives: I didn't get to see the ocean at all in 2010. A good friend of mine lost her marbles and "deleted me." Relationships started and seemed to be going well then ended abruptly.
2011 has started out pretty well. Of course, I visited my new niece! My car finally got to that point where it wanted to retire... so I bought a new one (hatchback for easy loading and unloading of musical gear and four-door for multiple people to ride comfortably).
I'm looking forward to spring time... I'm hoping to be able to take a vacation somewhere. I have loads of time saved up at work and could easily road-trip it somewhere. I'd really like to take a cruise or visit an exotic beach locale. I am really in need of time off. Work is stressing me out and it's been way to long since I took some time for myself. Weekends are great, but they aren't long enough -- and if you try to cram everything you want to do into a weekend, then you probably aren't relaxing.
Speaking of relaxing, I'm giving up on the thought of doing any more chores tonight. I'm thinking movie and bed.