Joining in on the “Cheers…

… to wish all a Happy New Year!”  

 

Ready to contemplate this New Year's Eve

 

 

As this is the last day of 2008, it is always typical to reflect back at the enhancements from lessons learned in the past year, and look forward to new adventures that will, hopefully, make us stronger and happier with who we are.  

I, personally, don’t do the New Year’s Resolutions list, but I do take a look at what new goals and challenges I wish to take on for the coming months.  I set these up so that on Dec 31 of NEXT year, I can look back, and feel good about the answer to the “what did I accomplish this last year?”

I have always looked at my “day to day” life experiences as little adventures. Some are more challenging than others, of course, but they are nonetheless helpful in guiding me towards a goal that will take me closer to that feeling of accomplishment and pride of “a job well done”.  I think, perhaps, this is helpful in keeping a positive and happy outlook on my day, as well as challenging me to learn new things, meet new people, and pushing myself to new experiences.

So, I shall work on my Goals for 2009 list over the next few days, and try to work up a reasonable plan to continue moving forward towards them.  

Happy New Year! May it be safe, prosperous, challenging, and, most of all, FUN for you!

-cya

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I think I must like to talk to myself…

…. because that is what this feels like writing in this blog right now. I am on the silent learning curve, trying to see what I can do with this, while learning just how the WordPress blog site will work out.  I am not even sure what I have to say on this blog, but I thought, perhaps, I would share my journey of learning how to do the blogging routine from the viewpoint of a semi-geeky gal who really doesn’t know if blogging and wordpress is “her thing”. 

I have a few other blogs, but they are more photo and podcast related, so maybe this one can be about my adventures with new Web 2.0 technology. Well, it is sort of new to me, that is. I dabble in much of it, now I just need to learn more so I can become proficient with it.

I am also learning more about my MacBook Pro, having been a PC geek for the last 20 years or so!  I have actually had my MacBook Pro for just over a year. A few months ago, an Apple store opened up at my favorite mall, and I discovered they do classes, right there, in the store!  So, I signed up for the weekly hour “One on One” tutoring sessions they have designed so I can learn everything there is to learn about my little MacBook Pro! I’ve been to maybe 4 classes already, and I have learned so much in each class, I can’t wait to get right home and try out more of what I’ve learned. This is well worth the $99 bucks a year this tutoring service costs! That’s $99 a year, for an hour a week with a trained instructor!  A very sweet deal, indeed!

… and I’m still talking to myself… ha!  I guess I’ll go back to looking at WordPress themes and layouts now….

… cya!

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thought I’d learn how to do my very own blog!

So, here I am, trying to set up my very own blog.  I may have funny things to share, or even thought-provoking comments might fall off the tip of my fingers. And, until then, I’ll play around with this set-up, to learn all I can about this WordPress Blog!

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