post-holiday musings

Well, I'm back. After being sick most of December and not getting the full mileage out of Advent that I'm used to, I finally started feeling better around the turn of the year. I had a rockin' birthday party on New Year's Eve, complete with scary-movie and alien conspiracy theory talk around the firepit and a drumming circle (ok, it was more like a clot; we were posing for the video camera for the video I will edit out of the footage for my creative contribution to the event) to ring (or beat) in 2006.

I have my writing goals for 2006; I want to focus on writing Bright Livelihood and career/workplace articles for magazines and newspapers, seek out editing/co-writing projects with clients and create some workshops/instructional seminars on various topics. I almost have my website set up, thanks to my friend Melissa. Scooter and I may revive our personal history service once again and roll it out.

So that's all positive. Some not so happy news: two dear friends from way, way back are getting a divorce. (Sigh.) One of Scooter and I's good friends that we have made this year, Matt the Wonderful (who helped us move our valuables back down to Phoenix last fall), is moving to California (double sigh). So life, as usual, is a mixed bag...but a full one nonetheless.

Oh, I do have a couple of choice sites I found during my blog hiatus...one for squirrel haters and one for traffic cone lovers. Enjoy!