Reflections on '06 - H
7 is one of my favorite numbers. I don't know exactly how I chose 7, but I was born in '77, on the 21st which is a multiple of 7, and now in '07 I'm going to experience a couple of momentous events, namely turning 30 and having a baby. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around that one.
So, I set out to make the most of my last year as a twenty-something, and I feel pretty satisfied with it. I did a lot of things I wanted to do, like take more photo classes, travel a bit (my favorite trip EVER being to Banff & Jasper National Forests), and generally to take some risks, but I think what made the year was that I made what, to me, was a tough decision - to work part-time. In reality, my work load didn't really decrease very much, but it was in the making of the decision and the process of making that decision that made the biggest impact. It freed me in practical ways giving me more time throughout the week to live a life apart from my job, but in so many other ways too, which are going to have long term repercussions on my life. In that sense it was a turning point in my life and an appropriate segue to begin a new, eventful year.
I'm looking forward to this year, albeit with some amount of trepidation at the thought of being handed a little one to raise. I've mulled over parenting for most of my life hoping to improve on the job my parents did, dreaming about, worrying about, strategizing about how I'll be able to raise upright, Godly children who are full of character and who are going to leave their mark in this world. Lofty, eh?...but this is my hope. I don't think there's anything more in the world that I've wanted besides this, not even to be a photographer. =P It's a bit overwhelming to think that it's already time to start that chapter of my life. Time passes quickly.
So, I set out to make the most of my last year as a twenty-something, and I feel pretty satisfied with it. I did a lot of things I wanted to do, like take more photo classes, travel a bit (my favorite trip EVER being to Banff & Jasper National Forests), and generally to take some risks, but I think what made the year was that I made what, to me, was a tough decision - to work part-time. In reality, my work load didn't really decrease very much, but it was in the making of the decision and the process of making that decision that made the biggest impact. It freed me in practical ways giving me more time throughout the week to live a life apart from my job, but in so many other ways too, which are going to have long term repercussions on my life. In that sense it was a turning point in my life and an appropriate segue to begin a new, eventful year.
I'm looking forward to this year, albeit with some amount of trepidation at the thought of being handed a little one to raise. I've mulled over parenting for most of my life hoping to improve on the job my parents did, dreaming about, worrying about, strategizing about how I'll be able to raise upright, Godly children who are full of character and who are going to leave their mark in this world. Lofty, eh?...but this is my hope. I don't think there's anything more in the world that I've wanted besides this, not even to be a photographer. =P It's a bit overwhelming to think that it's already time to start that chapter of my life. Time passes quickly.
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