As the year
winds down to its final hours, I keep thinking about what happened in my life
this past year. On the one hand, not much, but on the other, there were some
major changes.
The year
started out with high hopes for something we believe God is going to do, but
that didn’t happen.
What did
happen is that in September, my wonderful son announced that he was moving out.
I’d been expecting that at some point, so I wasn’t bothered. He told me that
someone he worked with needed to move and had asked him to be his roommate. They
found a nice apartment not more than a mile or so from me, so that was great.
A few days
later he comes to me and tells me that he’s got a chance to move to California.
A house across the street from his girlfriend has a room for rent and his job
will allow him to transfer.
My first
reaction was shock. Once I got over that, I started helping him figure out the
logistics for moving from one state to another. I’ve never moved more than
across town, so this was a bit like the blind leading the blind. Thankfully, it
wasn’t difficult.
Admittedly,
I’m not thrilled that he moved two states away, but as I told him, “even if I
could keep him here, I wouldn’t. He has to live his life.”
I miss him,
but we keep in touch through Facebook and the occasional phone call. From what
he says, things are going pretty well for him and that’s all that matters to
me.
The good
thing about him moving out is that I’m turning his bedroom into a sewing room.
I told him before he moved that I was going to do so. Which, of course, means
that if he needs to move back for any reason, he’ll probably end up sleeping on
the couch.
I’ve needed
a sewing room for quite a while, so it’s nice to finally have one. It’s not my “dream
sewing room,” but it’s functional. Although, so far, the only sewing I’ve done
is to shorten the cuffs on a zippered hoodie for my roommate. I need a cutting
table to do more. I just haven’t found what I need yet.
Another
change with him having moved out is that my menu planning has changed. I plan a
month’s worth of meals every month so as to take advantage of an extra discount
I receive at one store, but I quickly realized that I needed to plan smaller
meals as I am truly only cooking for two people now. Not two adults and a
growing boy/adult.
The house
is quieter, too. Not that my son was super noisy in the first place, but there’s
an emptiness that wasn’t here before. On the one hand it’s nice, on the other, I
miss his presence. I miss knowing when he’s free to talk to me.
So, the
year is ending and it’s time for the usual resolutions, if you make any. I don’t
usually because I know I probably won’t keep them, but this year I did make a
few. They are as follows:
1)
Be more consistent about blogging every week –
after all, I started this blog, so I really should be keeping it going.
2)
Practice piano at least 5 – 6 days a week – I’ve
been trying to do this, but some days it just doesn’t happen.
3)
Start studying Latin, again – I started several
months ago, then put it aside.
4)
Get back to looking up words on my massive
vocabulary list – I’m told I have a good vocabulary, but I think it has tons of
room for improvement.
5)
Start checking the library for books on my ever
growing list of books to read – If I don’t, then I shouldn’t keep a list in the
first place. Not to mention that it’ll keep getting longer and longer. . .
These are resolutions I’m fairly certain
I can keep as they’re all things I want to do and have a plan of
action to accomplish them. I do practice piano, most days,
but I really need to be more consistent. I’ve learned that making a list of
things to do each helps with this.
If you make
New Year’s resolutions, I’d love to read them in comments. If you don’t, that’s
okay too. Either way, I hope that 2018 is a wonderful year for you. I pray that
you have God’s wisdom and strength for whatever challenges may arise.
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