REFLECTING AND MOVING ON

By Lois M. Valentin

31 Dec. 2013

2014- the year of rekindling.  Since I am in need of a rekindling or as some put it- a major overhaul. So I thought I would start with my blog which unbeknownst to me has been idle since Nov. 2012.

Since I also have many new friends, perhaps it's time to let others the opportunity to get to know me as someone other than an item giver or an online game player. There are many reasons I play numerous online games. Perhaps one day I will discuss them.

If you read my previous blog  posts, then you'll know how life has been for me. Enough said, at least at this time.

Soon it will be 2014. Milestones of life occur. My mom would have been 90 yrs. old on Jan. 2nd. She died at the age of 80 yrs. on 30 Jan 2004- about 10 yrs. ago. I miss her so much but enough said about that as I will start to cry.

Plus this year will be a biggie for me . In a few months, I'll be reaching the 60 mark.  

This flower child is still trying to find out what she wants to be when she grows up.  LOL

I've had my stint at many things. My 1st place of employment in 1970 was at $1.70 an hour.A shoe stapler. Then I moved up to shoe stapler and shoe lacer. Bumped up to shoe inspector and piecework.  Bumped up to shoe and boot lacer and inspector on piecework.  A multi-tasker even then!

My 2nd place of employment allowed me to cruise the streets as a PT preschool bus monitor.Bumped up to FT preschool bus monitor and preschool classroom aide.

Bumped up to a preschool home visitor and preschool Lead Teacher qualified. Occasionally I substituted for other preschool teachers. I also drove a small school bus prior to CDL .

Bumped up to preschool family worker.

This single parent ( I hated being used as wallpaper.)  used to work, raise my children, go to school and volunteer in the community. I even drove a taxi for 3 days. ( Hats off to taxi drivers.) 

But then that stopped and life changed.

I write children's stories- none published in book form , but they are online. My 1st one I wrote when I was a tween.

I used to be a clown and a gorilla, even made my own costumes, but then that stopped and life changed.

I even ran for public office, though not elected I got more votes than many thought I would get.

Eclectic me  wanted to be a private pilot / private investigator, but regs. and health dictated otherwise.

Now it's almost 2014. It's time to come out of this depressing mode and flourish.

I now hang pink, purple and gold with leopard  butterflies in my office as a reminder of  metamorphism.

I am tired of saying ' used to' aka 'yousta'.

So 2014 is the year of change. The year of green - money I hope. The year when depression lessens and other issues are surgically repaired,. ( I hope.) I am tired of being told I am a high risk.  Bah! High risk is if I do it myself. Specialists shouldn't even have that word  in their vocab. After all, they are the specialists with the specialist income.

Now it's time to be more productive and progressive but at my own pace and time instead of someone elses   Now it's time to rekindle what I do best, creatively sewing, writing and genealogy research.

So Happy New Year everyone.  Have a designated driver if need be. I used to be one  for my friends and friends of same.

Since it is still  2013. Until next year 2014

Lois