Happy Birthday to me...
Yesterday was my birthday. Birthdays were once so important to me, but now it's really just another day...a day where I get to be the center of attention and I have to recognize that I am continuing to get older. I mean, at this point it's really not that bad because I am only 27. But 27! I mean, I was just getting used to 25, and now I'm 27. Well on my way to 30.
It was a good day. My coworkers decorated my cubicle and we had cake and brownies. We all went out for happy hour after work, then I came home to phone messages and cards from friends and family. My in-laws came over for a bit for coffee and a birthday visit. When John came home, he brought me flowers and they are so pretty. I asked him to put them in a vase for me, but apparently he doesn't know what a vase is because he put them in a water pitcher. :) That's my husband!
Invariably, at milestones I always look back and ask if I have accomplished all that I thought that I would by this age. Yes and no. I have a great husband, a wonderful family, good friends, a good secure job (no matter how much it bugs me sometimes, but that's why it's a "job" and not "happy fun time"), and hobbies that I find very fulfilling. But then other things I look at and I wonder when will I ever get there. I thought that I would be farther ahead in the corporate world, and not just acting like some highly trained monkey typing things in a computer (okay, it's really not that bad, but some days...GAH!). I thought that I might have started my master's degree by now, as that is something that I would really like to do. I thought that John and I would be settled here in the area that we live in now, but there may be upheaval ahead of us due to his company's situation. I am one of those people who wishes I could plan everything, but I am learning that the nature of life is that it is spontaneous, and cannot be planned or anticipated. As much as I don't like that.
I am thankful for all that I have and all I have accomplished, and I hope that the next year will be as good as my years so far.
So now for some knitting content. On Thursday night I finished my orange and pink felted bag. I got most of the handle part done at Knit Knite, then I came home and finished up the last few rows, bound off, wove in my ends, and then felted it. Twice, because the first time the bag wasn't tight enough for my liking. And now it's Saturday and it is still drying! BOOO! I just want to use it! So now I have to decide what I want to work on next....start a new project? or work on one of the ones I already have going? Hmmm decisions....
It was a good day. My coworkers decorated my cubicle and we had cake and brownies. We all went out for happy hour after work, then I came home to phone messages and cards from friends and family. My in-laws came over for a bit for coffee and a birthday visit. When John came home, he brought me flowers and they are so pretty. I asked him to put them in a vase for me, but apparently he doesn't know what a vase is because he put them in a water pitcher. :) That's my husband!
Invariably, at milestones I always look back and ask if I have accomplished all that I thought that I would by this age. Yes and no. I have a great husband, a wonderful family, good friends, a good secure job (no matter how much it bugs me sometimes, but that's why it's a "job" and not "happy fun time"), and hobbies that I find very fulfilling. But then other things I look at and I wonder when will I ever get there. I thought that I would be farther ahead in the corporate world, and not just acting like some highly trained monkey typing things in a computer (okay, it's really not that bad, but some days...GAH!). I thought that I might have started my master's degree by now, as that is something that I would really like to do. I thought that John and I would be settled here in the area that we live in now, but there may be upheaval ahead of us due to his company's situation. I am one of those people who wishes I could plan everything, but I am learning that the nature of life is that it is spontaneous, and cannot be planned or anticipated. As much as I don't like that.
I am thankful for all that I have and all I have accomplished, and I hope that the next year will be as good as my years so far.
So now for some knitting content. On Thursday night I finished my orange and pink felted bag. I got most of the handle part done at Knit Knite, then I came home and finished up the last few rows, bound off, wove in my ends, and then felted it. Twice, because the first time the bag wasn't tight enough for my liking. And now it's Saturday and it is still drying! BOOO! I just want to use it! So now I have to decide what I want to work on next....start a new project? or work on one of the ones I already have going? Hmmm decisions....
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