Some cheese with that whine?

Alright so i am double posting today cause i feel that i might have been a bit negative for a while...so here are some good things that came out of the past year

1. started own business - this one is pretty big. though i do not work on this as much as i should it is nonetheless something i am proud of myself for. Also starting Random Notions has led me to meet many people both in reality and virtually whom i would not have met otherwise.

2. started making jewelry and crafting - once again, i am proud of this because a) i did not think i had it in me before and b) i gave me an outlet and form of expression that i did not have before

3. started knitting - though it has eaten a large chunk of my wallet this is perhaps my biggest achievement of the year. Though i don't knit as often now as when i first started i am nonetheless proud of the items i have made, the stash i have collected and thoroughly enjoy this hobby i have become passionate about. Also it introduced me to Lime N Violet and the associated community of warm funny and wonderful people in that world.

4. Graduated from MBA program - though so far all this has done is to make me over qualified for most jobs that are available, i am sure at some point this will pay off....

5. Moved out of cramped living quarters - for the first time in many many years i am living in an actual house that actually has enough space for all my crap

6. proved to myself that i am stronger than i thought i was. - there were many things in this past year that followers of my blogs and plurks will know i have gone through. these were some of the hardest things i have ever had to deal with in my life. and in the end though, despite the lickin' i took and the fact that i am still trying to recover i have to admit that i did come through it better than i thought i would. I might not be happy right now, and i am definitely still wounded and hurting but the fact that i SURVIVED is something i should pat myself on the back for....

alright enough of this sicky sweet stuff....bed calls