2015
So, 2015 wrap up... Same job, same house, same friends, same family. A couple short relationships, Rachel and Debbie. A few short trips; New Orleans, Tampa (twice), Montana, New York City (twice), and Nags Head.
The positives. I'm credit card debt free. Other than my auto loan and mortgage I have no debt. Sweet. I've kept at the online dating even though it can be amazingly discouraging. Dating in my thirties was fantastic but in my forties I've definitely had trouble meeting women I connect with in a meaningful way but I haven't given up. I've gotten back to doing more reading which was much needed. Audible audio books have been a great way of improving my daily commuting time. The same goes for podcasts but I started with those last year but really upped my game on those this year. Either way, all the additional media has been a lot of added value and input into my life. Empty time or wasted time now has become somewhat productive. Jen and I finally put our lingering ill feelings behind us and since she's married to one of my best friends, she's a good person and we're going to be in the same social circle forever that's a very good thing. My sister Jennifer had TWINS! Kieran and Ava. So awesome. Some of my friends had great years; Chris got married, Penny got engaged, a few started new jobs and a couple had kids go off to college.
The negatives. Rachel. Not the woman I dated but my long time friend of 35+ years who died in April. She's the first of our tight group of high school friends to pass and it's hit us all pretty hard. She was also one of those people who connected everybody together. I'm sad because it's eight months later and I'm just now getting to the point where I don't think of something and start to text Rachel about it. I'm sad because I don't do that much anymore. We put together a 50th birthday party for her in November even though she was gone and it was, of course, bittersweet. It was also necessary in a lot of ways. Okay, moving on. The only other thing that comes to mind right away is that I'm still in a bit of a rut. I'm not sure it's a negative though. I like my friends. I like my job. I like my family. I don't see the need to change those things. I guess I just need to find more NEW things to add to what I already have in my life. Take a class. Volunteer downtown. Get a hobby. *shrug*
Well, that's what I have for now. Off to work.
The positives. I'm credit card debt free. Other than my auto loan and mortgage I have no debt. Sweet. I've kept at the online dating even though it can be amazingly discouraging. Dating in my thirties was fantastic but in my forties I've definitely had trouble meeting women I connect with in a meaningful way but I haven't given up. I've gotten back to doing more reading which was much needed. Audible audio books have been a great way of improving my daily commuting time. The same goes for podcasts but I started with those last year but really upped my game on those this year. Either way, all the additional media has been a lot of added value and input into my life. Empty time or wasted time now has become somewhat productive. Jen and I finally put our lingering ill feelings behind us and since she's married to one of my best friends, she's a good person and we're going to be in the same social circle forever that's a very good thing. My sister Jennifer had TWINS! Kieran and Ava. So awesome. Some of my friends had great years; Chris got married, Penny got engaged, a few started new jobs and a couple had kids go off to college.
The negatives. Rachel. Not the woman I dated but my long time friend of 35+ years who died in April. She's the first of our tight group of high school friends to pass and it's hit us all pretty hard. She was also one of those people who connected everybody together. I'm sad because it's eight months later and I'm just now getting to the point where I don't think of something and start to text Rachel about it. I'm sad because I don't do that much anymore. We put together a 50th birthday party for her in November even though she was gone and it was, of course, bittersweet. It was also necessary in a lot of ways. Okay, moving on. The only other thing that comes to mind right away is that I'm still in a bit of a rut. I'm not sure it's a negative though. I like my friends. I like my job. I like my family. I don't see the need to change those things. I guess I just need to find more NEW things to add to what I already have in my life. Take a class. Volunteer downtown. Get a hobby. *shrug*
Well, that's what I have for now. Off to work.