The forgotten blog

A couple of weeks ago I suddenly got the urge to blog.  I considered what I'd say, and was sure it'd be relevant and witty and worthwhile.  Then I realized that I already had a blog, long forgotten after we moved into this house.....51/2 years ago.  Not much has happened since then.

Or has it?

My son is now 18, has a valid driver's license and has been accepted to college.  Hubby just turned 50.  I've changed jobs 3 times - moved from a medical floor to a rehab floor to a stroke unit, and recently took a job as Team Lead of stroke and rehab units.  I'm half way through a Diabetes Educator program in hopes of getting a job in that area before retiring, both to save my back and my sanity.  Hospital nursing ain't what it used to be.

I've progressed immensely in my knitting since the last post.  I've finally learned dpn's, which means I'm knitting socks.  My stash grew and grew after moving here, especially after Jr moved to the basement bedroom and I took his loft as my office.   Now I'm realizing the stash isn't motivating me, but that's for another post.

Work is taking up far too much time and it's stopping all creativity, so that's a focus of this year.  How do you balance a job that's black/grey/white, full of rules and responsibility, overwhelmed with change and demands and intrusion - if I'm not booked they call daily - with the creativity you know you're capable of, if only the rest of the world would leave you alone long enough to let it out?   2013 was a terrible year for us, professionally and personally, so initially I thought it was enough that 2014 couldn't possibly be worse.  I've decided it'll only get better if I make it better.

So...

Goals for 2014.  Maybe that should be the name of the post.

Number 1, and the only one I'm going to focus on for now - remove all reminders of work from the office and rename the office..... the Studio.

I know.  Profound.  But I can't even make goals when I can't think, and I can't think when I'm so overwhelmed.

So 2014 is going to be a personal journey for me.  It's going to be full of change and self-exploration, all with the goal of being happier.   You're all welcome to join in.