10 Months In

Ten months into the year and it went by fast. I can honestly say that I have checked off plenty of things from my 2008 to do list as well as some thing that weren't list makers. So to get up to speed because my consistency in blogging hasn't been what it should let's take a look at my ten months.

January - dating and getting through the 5th grade with Cydni. The dating bit was rocky and on its last leg of a second tried. The 5th grade gig was good. Good teacher, friends, events, homework and grades etc. Work was stressful with alot of reorgs going on and alot of work to be done in not alot of time.

February - got a dog, gave a dog back dating showing signs of breaking up and Cydni is still delightful. I adopted a dog that had medical problems that I was sure I was good to go in overcoming. Then he started to have separation anxiety and commenced to pissing and shitting in my house. This is with the neighbor coming over two a day to let him out to potty. Cydni is enjoying school but is getting the feeling that girls are catty, whoa brother is she in for a surprise in high school. Work is getting worse and so are the headaches and the depression and the problems I had last that warranted a colonoscopy well they still don't know what's wrong.

March - Cydni and I celebrate another year on the planet and I break it off with the guy. Cydni's birthday ok until I backed into a brick wall with my brand new 2008 Mazda 3 I bought last year. I needed a drink but I remained calm because it was my pumpkins special day. I had my b-day and it was ok I guess and I got some cool stuff but it wasn't what I wanted to do so I was a little bummed. Not even a day later or maybe a day, I had a disturbing conversation that led to ending the relationship. Another one bites the dust....so sad for all involved.

April - I have to say this was a clean up month nothing really happened to speak of...work trips, lots of work and Cydni with a mound of quality TV and movie time for me. Took a much needed long trip to Asheville with friends and decided that for all the progress I have made with people I still have a long way to go in social settings . That almost caused a major set back in depression development. The good news of the trip was a really cute boy of 27 hit on me! He thought I was younger and when I told him how old I am he didn't be leave me but was completely chagrined when I told him I live in Raleigh. Nice!

May - Epiphany month, well not really. I decided that I needed a goal for fitness to be something I achieve. It was really tough but me and a girlfriend decided that we wanted to finish a triathlon. I found one that was really small and doable and went to work. I was walking, joined a gym to ride a bike and signed up for a swim class. I was pumped about eating right and meeting my goal.

June - Still working on being fit but found out the event I wanted to do was full and I would have to aim for next year. No worries more time to get a program. I did more research, bought books and looked into a bike. Completed swim class with the definitive sense much needed private lessons. I swim fine I just suck at lap swimming. But still I am doing this thing! Travel for work meant a week in England :p food is stinky!! and I had a phone interview for a new job woo hoo!

July - Still traveling for work, still getting headaches still depressed and its been since my b-day that i was last serviced (if you know what I mean). Work though is taking a look toward something better. I had an in-person interview and got the job! It means traveling to work 37 miles one way but hey it also meant a 17k raise, who's bad!!! Old company not so happy new company thrilled and so am I.

August- Hot, dry, droughty miserable no depression less headache and the munchkin starts a new school. Cydni is a middle schooler now and loving every minute of it. It's public school and that means she can be the fashion diva she was born to be and I can spend my raise on clothes. New work drama afoot I am now officially the small fish in a big pond who has just come toe to toe with a great white shark. I thought I knew some thing but I now know I don't know NADA!

September - Its dawned on me that I haven't been working out and the conveniences that I built in to make that easy have been erased because of the new job location. DANG! Fat and getting Fatter. I am still the village idiot but Cydni is still happy about school and life in general! Mmmmm 50/50 on the happiness meter for the household. Had some ladies over to the house for a knitting session, one of my resolutions coming to fruition a little late in the year. But done nonetheless.

Which brings us to October! I am getting around to the rest of my resolutions. created a meetup profile and joined two groups. one to fit the single parent support need and another to fulfill the need to get better at having and maintaining girlfriend relationships since i am a girl and all...well sometimes despite my tomboyish ways! Cydni got blog kudos for her strength. I made a new friend (not a girl) and Cydni's father actually thanked me for being a good mother after seeing Cydni's progress report. And I am actually solving issues at work with little to no help now, the queen is on the rise.

I am know I am forgetting some things in there seems like there was more to my world but I guess when you are in the middle of life it all seems larger and more full than it really is....especially when you are looking back on it. The weeks are flying by so it will be interesting to see how I fair with the holidays coming. Here's hoping Santa brings us a Wii and I don't have to pay for it.