The facebook post that finally got me.

Today was a horrible rotten no-good day.  It was one of those days that I felt everything was unfair and no matter how hard I tried to be the BEST support to the office, they kept sending me in circles.   While one co-worker pulled me in one direction, three others pulled me in the opposite direction.  Then everyone would change thier minds and tell me to do something else.  I was doing the best I could, and juggling 5 tasks at a time, but I just couldn't win.  I found myself snapping at my bosses and blurting out comments that were COMPLETELY unlike me, especially in the office.  I even texted one of my bosses after work to apologize.  I was so caught up in the movement and the hurry and the bustle and the visitors and the general stress, I just couldn't relax.  But there was one facebook post that reminded me to look beyond myself.  I don't think it is THAT much better the rest of the statuses, but it hit me at the right time:

$34,000 a year puts you in the top 1% of wealthiest people in the world. $16,000 makes you middle class. The poorest Americans, are better off than 2/3rds of the world's population.

I am so lucky for everything that I have and have been given.  There's nothing that I need or have ever needed.  I have no reason to be unhappy or think things are unfair.  While sometimes it is necessary to be in the here and now, sometimes you need to step outside of it and think beyond yourself and your life.  The key is to know when to be here and when to step outside.?  

YAY! A New Year!

Happy New Years!

I decided to ring in the new year a little differently this year...more like an old person would.  I spent the evening eating half a pint of butter pecan custard from Kopps and reading.  The butter pecan custard was the only readily available indulgence on a whim that would really make me feel like I was "living it up!"  I didn't even last until midnight and when I happened to wake up before 7 am, I figured I would greet the new year by watching a beautiful sunrise over lake Michigan.  I got dressed and headed out to get an early start on the new year.

....And 2012 welcomed me with coldness, snow, clouds, and awful, crappy weather.  Plan B: Caramel Creme Brulee from Starbucks.  At least I tried!

 Starbucks in hand, I headed down to Bradford Beach and my disappointment quickly wore off. I stood in the cold and wind and watched the waves.  There's something about the sound of the waves and lake that is always beautiful and calming no matter what.....

These are the first of the Polar Bears gathering to take the sub-freezing New Years day Plunge into Lake Michigan.  It was about 8 am when I took this picture.  The plunge is normally closer to 11/Noon.  They had a bonfire going and beers in hand.......

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A surfer was already out there and surfing when I arrived.

That being said, I am excited for a New Year.....new adventures, more things to learn and see and do.  What will this year bring????  Hopefully more happiness love and growth.  I have tons of wishes and goals, hopefully you will read about them in my blog during the year as they unfold.

I wish a Happy New Year to everyone.  Good Luck throughout 2012... may you find fullfillment in all that you do.  I am blessed with a great family and so many wonderful friends.