New Year 2011

A new dawn, a new day, a new year!

A new year is upon us and I am ever so glad.  2010 was the worst year ever, starting  last New Year’s eve in the hospital emergency room with Randy, Mom, Ruth Ann and Jeff.  Mom was taken by ambulance from the car dealership where she slipped and fell.  Randy drove her on that icy afternoon to win a car instead she won five dollars. When I walked in the ER, I noticed  Jeff had his arm wrapped in a sling. He had been in a car accident earlier that day.   As he explained some crazy woman ran into his car pretty much totaling it.   The impact popped his driver side air bag which exploded and  burnt his arm.  My day was not much better as I elucidated.  I had asked Kyle to move out after all his shenanigans with alcoholism.  The five of us just looked at each other in amazement and actually laughed in relief that we were all okay.  What a day!

Instead of New Years Resolutions, this is my year of “reverse process.”   This is how I am reversing my need to fix others and just fix me.  My list as follows.

  • Cook whatever I want
  • Wash only my laundry
  • Clean up whenever or just hire a maid
  • Watch TV in bed with popcorn or chocolate
  • Late at night look out my balcony, see the city lights, moon, firecrackers, and smile
  • Ride my bike even in the snow
  • Eat what I like or just eat out every day
  • Maybe exercise or maybe NOT
  • Have a drink on special occasions
  • Enjoy organizing anything at anytime, (art, books, jewelry, closet, kitchen cabinets, DVDS, shoes, bills)
  • Drink fresh fruit juice from my juicer every morning
  • Write a blog
  • Take photos, put in the blog
  • Find Temples. Get a Buddha or 2, or 3 or 4.  Remember there is a “little Buddha” in every one.  Give Buddha’s away!
  • Listen to my self
  • Don’t forget:  Think smart!
  • Continue thinking smart and blog good philosophy
  • Be spiritual, pray and look for the light in everyone
  • When the bad stuff bothers me just put a blazing flame around it and send it away

Let the fixing commence!

Christmas 2010 in China

Christmas dinner at the Parkview Dingshan with the IB faculty.

Peter and Michael, the men in my life.  These guys keep me sane!  They are my best friends.

A Vienna Latte at the mall with colleagues on Christmas eve.

Christmas dinner with my friends, Armando, Gina, Santa Peter and me.  The rabbits are the symbol for the Chinese New Year.

Latte found!

August 27, 2010 6:50 am

Up early! That what happens when you are in the future. Found a Cafe yesterday that serves the best Latte’s ever! Three blocks to a real western coffee/bakery shop. Yes better than Starbucks. I do admit the teas here are lovely.

Got a hair dryer for less than $4, what a deal. The grocery store and I are becoming good friends. They have everything, even M&M’s. Paula, my new friend pointed out the Dorian fruit which has the worse smell ever, will stay away from that one. Smells like that trench I visited a couple days ago.

Now I need an umbrella, next purchase! It is so tropical right now and raining. Will rain all week. Temps 69-80ish….. much cooler than Texas. Although I notice it is not in the 100’s in Dallas.

Today was to be the health check up, but it is postponed, which is nice so I can lounge in, write and drink tea. But later must get a taxi to school to check out my room and attend inservice. School is pretty much year round, starting September 1st and ending July 15th. We do have a three week break in February for Chinese New Year.