Welcome to '06

Can you believe it? It's another year. Every year it goes by that much faster. This year was especially quick considering I spent 4 months of it in another state (in another life, it felt) finally finishing my bachelor's degree. What do I have to show for it? What have I accomplished in this past calendar year?

Honestly, who cares? Ha! I did a lot of things, experienced a lot of things, met some people, got to know some others, and lost touch with more still... I finished my bachelor's, moved twice, volunteered, did a bunch of things I'd done a million times before, and tried some things for the first time. It was good, it was bad, it was everything in between.

And now it's over. Well, it was over right after it happened, but for some reason we all look back at the turn of the new year and examine those things we went through over the past year. I can't say I have anything to complain about, but clearly there are things I want to continue to accomplish. What is life if it is not moving forward? Transition... that's my theme, that's my life. Everything is always changing - might as well jump on board.

Ironically, I am back working at the exact same hospital, doing the exact same job (for the exact same money, dammit) I was doing before I left to finish school. But, it's a jumping off point. I want to go to grad school - someday... I find myself feeling frustrated a lot because I always feel like I'm at the beginning, and never at an end. But what's so bad about that? That means I have infinite possibilities in front of me. That means it's not over, and things can continue to change and grow and get better. Sometimes I just have to remember to enjoy the ride :-)

On that note, a few goals for '06:
* Do a 360. I'm always to afraid to try snowboard tricks, but I know I can do this if I can just get my confidence up.
* Get out to San Francisco. I keep promising her I'll go, I need to make it happen.
* Take the GRE's. Even if I don't go this year, I'm going to grad school eventually.
* Decide between PT and PA and run with it. It's my career, get going on it.
* Have one night of pure, worry-free, unadulterated fun. No worrying about getting enough sleep, what I have to do tomorrow, or anything else. Time to act your own age!
* Try at least one thing that I've never tried before. I don't care if it means cooking something new, it just has to be previously unattempted by me.

Happy New Year everyone :-)