January 9th

Okay, well, it's actually Thursday and I am woefully behind; however, I take comfort that no one is actually checking in and this is for my own edification :) But...

Monday was my first day back from a restful 3-week break and I made it through.

January 7-8

Two days filled with friends! Thank you Britty for the hours long walking in beautiful places (interrupted only be an awesome In-N-Out pit stop); thank you Kristen for making time in your busy schedule - it was so good to see my dear, dear friend (next time let us not wait so long between visits); thank you Lauren for a Sunday of Charles Dickens fun and, as always, nourishing-to-the-soul company.

I am so very blessed - my cup runneth over (which is good because I head back to the grindstone tomorrow).

January 6

In an otherwise uneventful day, I had a lovely conversation with a stranger sparked by a book I was reading (The Lonely Polygamist). He even threw in some shameless flattery (yes, it's a cheap positive for the day, but I am totally okay with it).

January 5

Today was completely filled with Mom memories: good lunch, great conversation, bought cute necklaces (thanks to Dainty Hooligan), stroll down memory lane via a mountain of photo albums, and rounded it off with a nice dinner.  A very good day.

January 4

Today I had a wonderful day with the bestie at Disneyland which included Christmased-out It's a Small World, corn dogs, laughs (lots of those), and Tower of Terror...Can I get a woot?

2011...So far

Sunday: I had the best New Year's celebration with friends: so much laughter, so much fun. I drove home in London-style fog and was perfectly safe, slept wonderfully, and even exercised.

Monday: Read a book that one of my super sweet students lent me and even had an unexpected dinner with Dad and Brenda. (Oh yes, I also bought new books).

Today (Tuesday): I restarted this blog. So, even if it is only a sentence or two a day, I will be writing for me and that is a good thing.

Preventative Pathology

After taking a full year off from being "Pathologically Optimistic," I have decided that I am once again at a point that I need this.

It's funny how life changes, sometimes noticeable to the outside world, sometimes only in the recesses of one's own mind, but either way, changes are a guarantee...a necessity really. I am fortunate enough to not be in the place I was when I first began this venture. I am thankful for my life, and though there have been some disappointments in the last year, I am not on that slippery slope of negativity that I found myself on before.

However, there are those days that require a good hard look at what makes life amazing. I am truly blessed and I don't want to wait until I am precariously perched on that slope. So, this new endeavor will be more preventative than it previously was.

Besides, it never hurts to look at the sunny side of life :)