Jiggity-jig

Home from San Diego. Best and most peaceful visit ever, but that doesn't mean I'm not utterly thrilled to be home, especially after driving all day to get here. I drove probably 1200 miles this week. I'm so over it.

Mom is well. Dad is well. Out-laws and outlaw niblings are well. San Diego is a great place to be from. Ate all the shellfish. Shopped all the discount stores. Brought home all the things.

When I got home, the kid had cleaned the whole house (I mean really clean, including my terrible desk area), and bought food and birthday ice cream for me. I ordered dim sum for the family and we hung out companionably.

Today, I turn 45. Tomorrow, I go back to work. The next day, I start school (squee!). Things I want to do in this coming year include:

1) Kick butt at school
2) Increase my fitness and flexibility
3) Start a container garden
4) Get out of debt

I feel really optimistic about my ability to do these things, but I'm also feeling pretty philosophical about it all. I'll do what I can, and the rest will be as it is.

Ten years of journaling

It occurred to me just now that I made my first LiveJournal post ten years ago today, on my 35th birthday. I will put all my September 20th posts (or the posts nearest that date) under the cuts (skipping birthday wishes and that sort of stuff, and unlocking anything that was locked but that I don't mind unlocking after the fact):

( 9/20/2001 )

( 9/27/2002 )

( 9/19/2003 )

( 9/20/2004 )

( 9/20/2005 )

( 9/20/2006 )

( 9/20/2007 )

( 9/20/2008 )

( 9/21/2009 )

( 9/17/2010 )