Um, hi. I'm Lori. This blog is mine. Or at least is was mine before I pretty much abandoned it. Maybe "abandoned" is too strong a word. I really just lost sight of it. The summer hit a fever pitch with all sorts of situations and I lost sight of a lot of things. The fall I spent gaining perspective and really pulling back from a lot of things and people. Finally the semester ended and I had time to reflect. I identified some problem areas and developed solutions. I actually made myself a resolutions chart, which really resembles the chore chart my mom made for me when I was like four. But I find that lists to check off work for me. I need that visual "I did this" or "Oh, I didn't do that."
Anyway, one of the problem areas I've identified, but haven't worked out a solution for, has been this--my blog. Which I really do love working on, but simply haven't made a priority. This past year negativity became a priority and really sapped a lot of my energy for more pleasant pursuits. I didn't read much. I didn't work out. I didn't cook as much as I would have liked, although I discovered some really good recipes. I didn't produce the quality of work I would have liked either at my job or in school. No, all too often, I spent my time on the couch watching TV mindlessly for hours or talking to my boyfriend (or various other people, but mostly my boyfriend) just commiserating about how miserable and untenable things were.
While I wasn't the only one dwelling in negativity, I can only change myself. For some reason I think this blog might help with that.
Despite how much I complain about technology, it really can be a beautiful thing. Technology has linked me with people who share one of my greatest passions--reading. Different people have given me inspiration on books to read. As anyone who knows me knows, I love reading the classics. I definitely do not want this blog to become a book blog because goodness know plenty of other people (and I can give you blog names) have devoted their blogs to reading and writing about the classics. And they do it far better than I could. Another little-developed passion of mine is writing. I don't do as much of either (for pleasure) as I'd like. But I'm going to make them priorities this year.
This month I'm going to be thinking about my blog. I'd really like to get it sorted out before school starts back up because, if I plan on finishing my thesis by the beginning of April, I'll have to hit the ground bloody running faster than Flo Jo. But I also have a lot going on in the upcoming week--a couple of movie marathons with my boyfriend, a New Year's Eve party, a readathon, making a quilt for my boyfriend so I don't have to share mine, cleaning out my apartment, and cooking lunch for my boyfriend's mom and aunt.
Somewhere in there, I'll find time to think about my blog. I already have an idea, based on what a blogging friend (well, someone I'd like to become a blogging friend) is doing. Allie at A Literary Odyssey has her goals for the year broken down. In many ways, her goals mirror mine, so I'll probably more or less adapt her goals to fit me and also add my own goals so that I get some originality points.
Stay tuned.
I promise I'll be back. Soon. Like sometime this weekend.
Don't leave me.
Glad to have you back! You've had a lot going on and a lot of change in your life - don't beat yourself up for anything that has or has not happened. You can only move forward!
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