Blank it Out in 2011

I’m not a huge fan of New Year’s resolutions. It just seems contrite to say on January 1st you’re going to change a behavior that makes you who you are. Nevertheless, I do believe in doing things for yourself that make you happy, and incorporating it into your daily life.  That thing whatever is for you, can come on January 1st, July 4th or September 15th…it really doesn’t matter as you start it and do it. This year, I’m focused on “xxx it out.” You fill in the xxx blank. Do whatever your blank is and do it out, do it right. For me, I’m doing three things: 1) Dance it out. This means that for 3-5 minutes whether it’s in my condo, my car or on metro, I’m gonna dance it out to whatever song compels...

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2010 Theme Song Selected

Last year’s theme song was about “Searchin’ My Soul.” I was lost. I didn’t know who I was or what I wanted. I was in conflict over what I thought I wanted in life and what life had dealt me. This year, I turned a corner. I discovered and accepted who I was, and learned that life is not about following societal norms and traditions, but about finding your own way. It was about “Defying Gravity.” “Defying Gravity” Something has changed within me Something is not the same I’m through with playing by the rules of someone else’s game Too late for second guessing Too late to go back to sleep It’s time to trust my instincts Close my eyes and leap It’s time to try defying gravity I think...

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2010 Stats

The year in numbers. Countries visited = 2 Books read = 11 Seasons of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer watched = 5.75 Writing classes attended = 1 Wineries visited = 5 Bottles of wine consumed = countless Illnesses survived = 1 Blog posts written = 80 Home improvement projects completed = 2 Facebook/Twitter Updates = Seriously, folks do you really think I count this? Camels ridden = 1 Locked out = 1 Snow storms endured = 3 Inches of snow shoveled = 0 Jobs contracted for: 4 Photos of the day = 365

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2009 Theme Song Selected

It was a tough call, but finally on this last day of 2009, I selected 1997′s “Searchin’ My Soul” by Vonda Shepard as the winner for my 2009 theme song.  Among the contenders, “Show Me What I’m  Looking For” by Carolina Liar and “Suddenly I See” by K.T. Kunstall were seriously considered. However, “Searchin’ My Soul” managed to wrap up my year in just 3 minutes and 54 seconds. A year which started in the quest for a new job, I discovered along the way,  I wasn’t searching just for a job, I was searching my soul.  For years, I had known there was much more to life, but instead of searching for it, I  had sold my soul to the corporate America drone.  I had sold out for money, for...

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