The Holiday Season

The name of this blog changed to a much more appropriate reflection of where I am at now on this journey.
I made it past Christmas and then New Years Yeah!!!  I have not written in awhile.  This has been a really weird period for me.  Christmas is not my favorite time of the year anyway, it was just a lot less enjoyable.
My thoughts on the Christmas season is it is way to commercialized and the things everyone thinks about are not what the season is supposed to be about.  For the most part I just stayed by myself.  I was excited for the woman I work with because she has a toddler and he was really into Santa.  She would come in and tell stories which made me think back to those years with a warm heart.  I know it was uncomfortable to those around me trying not to be excited because they thought it would upset me. It did not, I was sad because they thought they had to watch what they said so not to make me feel bad.  I actually had a Christmas, finally, which I enjoyed.  It was just  another day for me.  I did not put out any decorations which I did not have to pack up and put away after the holidays. See there is something to not decorating.
I went to my sisters for about two hours, we just exchanged presents and sat and talked. That was fun.  Really!!!  Then I was back home.  I made bracelets and watched TV.
Not what anyone thinks Christmas should be but I am not like the usual person, it was great for me.  Just what I wanted to do..... One year I will be in Las Vegas for the holidays, that is one of the things on my bucket list.  Spend the holiday season in Las Vegas, warm and toasty, not freezing and shivering. 
I did think about going to Atlantic City on Christmas day, but did not.  I also thought about going to Parx, but, again did not.  In the end I am glad I stayed home.  I have a really enjoyable time all by myself....
New Years Eve!  For the first time in my life I spent it alone on the couch with my two cats.  We were all happy and actually slept through the bong of the new year.  We, my cats and I fell asleep at eleven forty-five and woke up at twelve fifteen and went to bed.  So many years in the past I was up until the wee hours of the morning and then tired all the next day.  In the past I would work on new years eve and not be finished until three or four am.  Then my mom and I would wait for the new year and then go to bed, not this year.  Another thing I really enjoyed this year.  Laying on the couch with my two cats under the quilt sleeping. 
So for anyone who thinks I had a bad holiday season I did not.  I had one I very much enjoyed.  I counted all my blessings and thanked God for all I have accomplished this past year.  I am grateful for all I have learned and all the firsts I have accomplished.
Sounds corney to most but it has been a journey from last year to now.  And I know 2013 will be a banner year for my going forward. I do not know what it will bring. I do know it will be filled with  many, many things and people to be grateful for. 
I have started my 'Gratitude Journal' if only in my head.  I could list all I have to be grateful for, however it would be for another blog.  Aha maybe I should start another blog about the simple things to be grateful for.  That is a thought.  Maybe I would make money there. I enjoy writing, but do wish I could make a living at it so I could work on my own and not be dependent on anyone else.  I could work for myself again. which I really enjoyed. 
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