But it was a wonderful day. While it has been a stressful school year, the biggest perk of my new job is the increased income, plus things are going insanely well at Dave's business, so we were able to go a little (or a lot) over board this Christmas. I really love being able to provide for them, and I had a lot of fun the last few days helping them assemble and play with their new acquisitions. Dave & I got presents, too, this year! Dave got a giant Lego crane and I got a guitar. I have wanted to learn how to play the guitar for years, so it is a nice thing to have for my bucket list.
What's interesting about learning the guitar is the muscles! I never realized the latent muscles I have in my arms that are required for the most basic guitar skills (and I mean BASIC- I am just learning how to fret things right now). My fingers are a bit sore from the strings, and my forearms are getting a little annoyed at my 30-45 minutes per day. But it's worth it, because I am doing something for me! I have not done a whole lot that I truly wanted to do for a while because of time (and insurance- because what I REALLY want to do is gymnastics, but that's not practical right now). Taking 30 minutes a day to go through some lessons is a bit freeing. Once school starts back up, it might not be as frequent, but I am going to take this last week of break to really relax and work on me for a bit.
New Years resolutions?
Actually follow through with some sort of daily exercise (or even weekly would be a vast improvement). While I am actually back at my high school weight (Freshman year too!), I don't stretch enough, and I am losing my gymnastic flexibility. I need to do some yoga far more regularly than I do.
Keep on plucking! I want to get this guitar thing down!
Figure out the kindergarten thing! We still haven't decided if we are keeping C at his Montessori school or moving him to the local public school for kindergarten. There are many pros and cons to each of these moves. Who knew this whole "raising a human" thing could be so complex?
Keep working on me! I feel I have grown and changed a lot in the last year, and I am a lot more comfortable in my skin than I used to be, but there is still room for growth, and figuring myself out.
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