The start of the year is here, and I am thinking about my 2007 resolutions. As you probably know, gs and I are planning to move back to Norfolk this summer. Now that it is January, summer seems to be coming up quickly. I am working on my resume, looking at job listings, thinking about selling the condo, thinking about if we should buy or rent in Norfolk, etc. I am also trying to decide if I should look into finding a job at a college, or continue to work in a high school. So far, I have not found out about any programs like mine at public schools in hampton roads, so I think I will probably be looking at colleges or non-profits. One of the things I am going to miss most about VT is my work, and my colleagues. I will have to let my partner and boss know that I will not be returning in the fall some time this month. It is hard to imagine having a better work situation than the one I have here. But, work is not enough to keep us here! I also think alot about what will be the same when we move back, and what will be different. I know that I can not expect to move back and have everything be the same, but that is ok, because I have changed too. I guess that my main resolution is to get the heck out of Vermont, and move back to Norfolk. I am also making a resolution to be a little less serious, to try and live more in the moment. This is something that gs is really good at. I also want to renew my commitment to physical therapy and exercise. I want to be a great Aunt to my only niece, who should be arriving this summer. I want to find new ways to show gs how much I appreciate him, and everything he does for me. Finally.... I want to read more fiction. My dear gs has been quite irrated with me for almost exclusively reading nonfiction this year, and the year before that. So, fiction it is! I am currently reading the Fermata, a very dirty book sent to me by PP, and next it will be Alice in Wonderland. After that, I want to read the new Karin Desai book.
Sorry to write such a bloggy blog entry, but I forgot to mention another resolution I have; to stop being so private about what is going on in my mind, and my life.
Happy Day after New Year's Day.
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Excellent! I had asked for some fiction suggestions on my blog... we may end up reading the same books this year! Happy New Year, Rachel and GS, and Norfolk looks forward to your return. You'll be back before you know it, so savor the time you have left in beautiful Vermont.
That last paragraph made me tear up, Rae.
Didn't mean to make you cry!
you're right, summer will be here before you know it, and then you and gs will be back! we can be workout buddies! we can create a (fiction) book club! we can host monthly vegetarian potlucks! things don't have to be the same. we don't have to sit at taphouse night after night. :)
veggie potluck sounds like a great idea!
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