The New Year

Still working on that menu plan.  Planning to put it up for next week if I can decide what the meals will be.  I've already been trying to eat more healthfully and will definitely try some of the recipes that my sister has presented.  Already we have been eating less meat and more vegetables.  I am also trying to increase my water intake, but for some reason I find it hard to drink so much water.  I have been walking the dogs everyday and physical therapy on my ankle is making improvements. 

After making numerous calls to firms only to hear that there are no openings for the past 2 months, I've received a call and been offered a job with a firm I respect.  I have worked with the firm in the past and was sad to have to leave when the firm broke up at the time.  As soon as the position opened, they called me to see if I was interested.  Having someone seek you out feels good and helps to renew faith in myself.  I think by having had to cinch my belt a few notches financially will help me manage finances a bit differently this time round. Now that I have a better picture of my long-term goals, I think it will be easier to make things happen without so many distractions, ie, spending money on unnecessary things. 

Independent of finding gainful employment, I've started "spring" cleaning and working toward that simplification of my life I spoke of earlier in my blog.  My plan for that is to work on the house one room at a time until I get the whole house done.   It is somewhat liberating getting rid of things you no longer need or use. 

Speaking of spring, I've started receiving seed catalogs and am gearing up to working in the garden more.   I have some peat pellets to start vegetable plants by the 15th to be ready by March 15th to plant in the garden.  Here's hoping that this gardening year will be a productive one. 

I'm also hoping this year will be much better all around than the year past.  I can say that so far it is already much better.  If you are reading my blogs and are in a similar situation, just keep a positive outlook and hang in there!