my im list/ my new year's resolutions
I finally went through my list of friends on im and deleted a bunch of people.. ex boyfriends, college friends I haven't spoken to in 4 years, people who are never ever on-line and probably don't know who I am, people I hate... hell there was even one person on there who I didn't even know who in the hell they are. I guess sometimes it's a good thing to widdle down the people you allow in your life.
I went home to PGh for Thanksgiving/my bithday. Without going into to many details.. I learned a lot about myself, and others. I hung out with my friend Ed... it was nice to see an old "true" friend again. I found a friend I lost for a while, and finally realized I had made a friend for life out of someone I never suspected to have any relationship with other than a roomie.
I made some new year's resolutions (for me, new years start with my birthday... not a calendar year.) I've decided to really focus on being a better person. I am collecting money for one of the best people I know, who incidentally is also one of the most unfortunate people I know for the holidays. I want to get her something really special, but I want my part to be anonymous... someone told me I was crazy for it, but it's not my name being attached, but rather just knowing I made her happy. My office is also doing secret santa, and the girl I selected had to pull out after we picked the names, because of financial troubles... I got a new person to shop for, but I still got the girl something small... so she wasn't left out on the day of the exchange... and so no one would have to know that she was the one who couldn't afford the $20 gift exchange. No one deserves to be made to feel bad because they're poor. I'm also trying to get the knitting community to volunteer knitwares to my sister's school (she's a guidance counsler)... the district is filled with poor families, and many of these kids come to school in nothing more than a t-shirt. The kids can't help that they are poor... I guess age is doing all of this to me... I just don't want to one day be gone (whether I have physically left the earth, or just left my job, my city, my whatever) and not leave a legacy... maybe I am finally starting to really believe in karma. Whatever the case, if I don't speak to all of you before the holidays... have a wonderful holiday (whatever you may celebrate)... but remember most of all, it's not the gifts that you buy, or the meals that you eat that really make the season... try to take a moment this holiday season and really try to do something... no matter how big or small for someone else... trust me, the feeling in your heart is 1000 times better than any of the more traditional holiday methods of exchange.
I went home to PGh for Thanksgiving/my bithday. Without going into to many details.. I learned a lot about myself, and others. I hung out with my friend Ed... it was nice to see an old "true" friend again. I found a friend I lost for a while, and finally realized I had made a friend for life out of someone I never suspected to have any relationship with other than a roomie.
I made some new year's resolutions (for me, new years start with my birthday... not a calendar year.) I've decided to really focus on being a better person. I am collecting money for one of the best people I know, who incidentally is also one of the most unfortunate people I know for the holidays. I want to get her something really special, but I want my part to be anonymous... someone told me I was crazy for it, but it's not my name being attached, but rather just knowing I made her happy. My office is also doing secret santa, and the girl I selected had to pull out after we picked the names, because of financial troubles... I got a new person to shop for, but I still got the girl something small... so she wasn't left out on the day of the exchange... and so no one would have to know that she was the one who couldn't afford the $20 gift exchange. No one deserves to be made to feel bad because they're poor. I'm also trying to get the knitting community to volunteer knitwares to my sister's school (she's a guidance counsler)... the district is filled with poor families, and many of these kids come to school in nothing more than a t-shirt. The kids can't help that they are poor... I guess age is doing all of this to me... I just don't want to one day be gone (whether I have physically left the earth, or just left my job, my city, my whatever) and not leave a legacy... maybe I am finally starting to really believe in karma. Whatever the case, if I don't speak to all of you before the holidays... have a wonderful holiday (whatever you may celebrate)... but remember most of all, it's not the gifts that you buy, or the meals that you eat that really make the season... try to take a moment this holiday season and really try to do something... no matter how big or small for someone else... trust me, the feeling in your heart is 1000 times better than any of the more traditional holiday methods of exchange.