What changes have you made over the past year?
I like to think that I have grown as a person this year. I moved out of my parent’s house for the first time this year. Got married. That’s a big step.

What would you change if you knew you would succeed?
I am constantly changing. I am currently trying to move overseas and I know I’ll succeed with the support of my family, friends, and most importantly my husband.

What change in your life are you the most proud of?
I can’t pick just one. If I had to, I’d cheat and generalize, saying that I am the most proud that I have developed into the self sufficient and dependable young woman that I am.

What do you want differently for 2010?
I want to complete my goal of moving overseas and getting my first “real” teaching job over there.
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I totally didn’t know I had a choice of where to live — I’d hop right on over to be your next–door neighbor, Tess, my dear dear Bold Tess.

You do. Lot of traveling??? When you stopping by Austin??

Me, as in my Jannie self, I am thinking about changing my socks from white to ecru. And keeping on doing what I’ve been doing lately, which is taking on less to get more done. In the past year since starting to read blogs like yours, Liara Covert’s and Happy Lotus Nadia’s (just to name a few,) I have cast off my heavy load and now am down to a nice manageable back- pack

THANK YOU!!
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Hillary,
You been so committed to your family I believe you’ll be celebrating your loss in a happy way. I hope and pray this is YOUR year as well. You’re an example for all on how to take care of our loved ones in their final years. Your love and dedication is what life is for. You’ll have blessings raining down on you!

Jeff,
It’s sounds like you found what works best for yourself. I wish three words for you…Peace, Joy and Happiness in 2010! Thanks for stopping by.

Dani,
You’re welcome to stop by for inspiration anytime! You do the same for me.

Julie,
Thanks for the long note! I love the analogy about dressing up our lives moment to moment in more ways than one. Oh dear I’m feeling more responsible than ever! I’ll just proceed gently and head towards the light with fun, joy and laughter. Yes I agree you do very well for yourself;)

Karl,
I like that you are a man on a positive mission that is so needed today. I’m on your side. Let me know how I can help!

Lori,
I’m laughing too and not at you…but your nails…biting…it seems so small in the huge scheme of things but if that’s what you want I support you 100%!
That is so cool about your husband. It’s so great to walk through life hand in hand with someone you love.

I think your MS stuff we become a hundred times more bearable now that you shared it with your readers and you have so much support. Just ask anytime and I’ll be there to listen, understand or whatever ya need.

As for peace it will come with acceptance and again your closer than ever from what I can see. All the best to you now and in the new year. Your strength inspires me.

Suzen,
I hope you had fun while you were in all these clubs. If you did it’s what mattered at the time. Also happy to hear how you’ve found yourself and like yourself. Yeah! It’s the same I find myself doing. However I think I’ve become to big of a hermit. Balance my friend. Balance. Yeah to you and your journey.

Andrea,
I find your creativity so exciting. I can’t imagine the world without it and all those paper dolls are just fantastic. Yes yeah for us and 2010.

Vared,
Yes we do!

Peggy,
Yeah for 2010 and doing more with less. I’ve replaced shopping with hiking and am lovin’ it. It’s so peaceful, healing, exhilirating and fun!
See you at the library!

Wilma,
Hugs and love back at you. It’s funny I’ve got my bracelet on and have had it on since Peggy’s blog. I’m going to take a photo and put it on my blog. What a great idea. That ought to motivate you to get one! Congrats on all the growth and changes you’ve made. I know your success will continue in the new year.

And yes it’s hard work so be gentle on yourself and go in joy!

Joy,
I’ve enjoyed watching your blog for dream journal posts. It’s so exciting to see you change and grow with honest and raw emotions. We all learn to be better people through your story.

Peggy,
I decided 6 months ago to turn off the news and paper. Who needs it? Not me. It was getting me no where fast. So start today and that’s an order;) You have control over that you know!LOL

Sandy,
Good for you and traveling. Those are all big things to change so I would encourage baby steps in all and progress slowly but steady. I believe all real change is slow. It’s one reason why people who lose weight fast don’t keep it off. You go!

Evita,
I’m glad you like my clear, concise and quick method. That’s just how my brain works. I even try to get wordy in my comments and I’m not good at it. I’ll just continue to be myself;) See you at the gym!

Keith,
Yes that’s a good way to put it…our attitude isn’t about what happens to us but what we perceive that happens to us. That’s deep Keith!

Megan,
Oh believe me I’m very human. Ask my daughters! LOL As for singledom yes I say celebrate every moment of it while remaining open to another way. Can we change what we agree to before we incarnate and be happy? Not sure but either way I enjoy learning about your journey and it’s a joy to know you.

Janice,
“All of those decisions to control the things that lead to well-being are drops that fill the ocean, not a huge quick fix – although deciding to be grateful is the biggest quick fix I know!”

This is fantastic…it better be in the book you are writing or going to write! I think we could all go through our blogs and find these gems, expand on them and magically have a book in hand within months. Wanna give it a try with me?

I’ve had to start choosing to drink less coffee, too. (It could be contributing to my mineral malabsorption problem and bouts of anaemia and the blues.) It’s only one factor, but it’s one I can attempt to control. I’ve managed to get down to one full caff coffee a day, one half caff and the rest decaff, but I’m so addicted to going to cafés (I write and people watch as well as drinking coffee) that I started drinking weak watery tea and mugs of hot chocolate just to get my café fix.

Someone took issue with me recently when I said that we can choose happiness and decide to be happy, but this post is an example of what I meant. All of those decisions to control the things that lead to well-being are drops that fill the ocean, not a huge quick fix – although deciding to be grateful is the biggest quick fix I know! I’ve had three loved ones spend decades in a wheelchair so I can vouch for the fact that gratitude makes you glow serenely.

Thanks, Tess!
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I also love how honest you were about where you stood strong, and where you faltered a little bit this year. It shows how wonderfully human you are, and lets me relate to you in a deeper way (thank you).

For me, going into 2010, I’d like to find a FUN way of earning money and a place to do so that (as Jodi at Joy Discovered said), “…is loads of fun and in need of a zany, book publishing, blog writing, intuitive, minimalist, 2-hour a day exercise junky…” !!! Surely there’s a place like that, right?!! I’m keeping an eye out, and have already turned down one offer that did NOT sound like fun (seemed more like a prison sentence).

I’ve also been thinking that maybe I’m one of those people that contracted (before incarnating) to be single for the rest of my life. Maybe, just maybe, I need to accept that my life as it is – living alone, writing, spending time with friends who are like family since family is so far away – is exactly how I intended it from the start. And if that’s the case, I need to begin celebrating singledom.

Happy Friday, Tess!
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