The beyond overdue blog update

What can I say? My cup runneth over.  Things have been so great/crazy lately I don't know where to begin.  I guess I will start where I should; at the beggining. 

After 7.5 years at the foundation, I decided it was time to move on.  I had an amazing opportunity to continue to do events at a great local company that works for both non-profit as well as corporations and I couldn't pass it up.  It was the next logical step in my career and one that I feel, was long past its time. 

But everything has its obstacle and the main one for me was getting over my fear of driving because I would have to drive once I made the move.  So I finally, finally buckled down and after 29 long years, conquered my fear of drivig.  I honestly feel that without the Gerbil's patient understaing during the process I never would have been able to go from intense fear to licensed driver in 3 weeks. That's right 3 weeks.  From there I went on to buy my first car, an Espresso colored Fiat 500 Sport and enjoy my last week at the foundation.

Today marks the close to my second week at my new job and I have loved every second of it.  I'm busier, get a chance to use my creativity, get a long with my co-workers, have an office minus drama and don't resent the work or anything that comes with it.  After all these years it feels like a giant weight has been lifted off of me. 

Things at home couldn't be better, the Gerbil and I are making BIG plans and we couldn't be happier or more focused on our long term goals.  He is kicking massive ass at work and is fulfilled both musically with his compositions and in his day job.  My guy is one happy rodent :-)

I feel like after so much struggle, I have reached a good, happy median. 

Event though only one is getting crossed off this time, it's so major it deserves it's own update.

The Life To Do List

· Live in a different country

· Learn to drive - DONE!! Finally

· Open my own bookstore

· Spend more time on my photography

 

· Learn to play the piano

· Learn proper French, not the crap I know

· Spend a night under the stars

· Take my mother to Egypt

· Take a road trip across the US

 

· Visit Cuba with my family

· Volunteer at an animal habitat

· Marry a nerdy, funny and adorable boy

· Spend at least a month on my honeymoon

· Start a family

· Give said family (boys and girls) mini-hawks

· Start riding my bike around the neighborhood to run errands

· Love up a koala bear

· Learn to ski

· Read the complete works of William Shakespeare

· Memorize sonnets

· See Elton John in concert

 

· Finish college

· Practice random acts of kindness

· Ski in Switzerland

· Have a garden

· Skinny dip

 

· Live in the moment

· Go on safari in Africa

· Finally take a spin in my super awesome roller skates

 

· Volunteer at a retirement home

· Jump in puddles

 

· Have better posture

· Live one winter in a cold, snowy place

· Write a song

· Learn to ride a horse

· Go on a picnic at least once a month

· Paint for the sake of painting

· Watch every Audrey Hepburn movie made

· Spend a month in India

· Document my life in photos

· Give up cheese for one month, just to say that I can do it

· Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity

· Read every X-men comic ever written

· Volunteer at a food bank for Thanksgiving

· Don't over think everything

· Watch all 6 Star Wars movies in chronological order over 2 days

· Read the entire LOTR series

· Find that perfect house

· Become a librarian

· Take a trip with my sister to somewhere amazing

· Read one book a week for one year

· Adopt a dog

· Go camping in the backyard