Discoveries

Well, 2011 was a year of discovery.  Discovery you say?  Why yes.  And here are some of my fabulous discoveries:

1.) House cleaning can be fun.  I can clean my tile floor  by putting  a towel under each foot, sloshing cleaner around me and skating across the floor.  I also discovered that you never want to employ that technique using wax, because tile is not fun to bust your butt on.  FYI it isn't nearly as effective as the old mop routine.

2.)  Playing Kinect is a reality check.You may think you have dance moves - until you watch yourself play Dance Central on the XBox Kinect.  Then you discover that you should probably confine your dancing to times when no one else is around.

3.)  You can never have too many books.  It's food for your brain and reading IS fun.

4.)  There are WAY too many online gamerswho have no manners!  Seriously, dudes, do NOT jump into my Gears of War 3 horde game if you (a) are not going to spend any money on fortifications, (b) are not going to spend any money on fortifications then try and muscle in on MY kills when I'm safe and cozy behind the fortifications I bled to buy, (c) are going to run your mouth constantly about totally stupid things just to hear yourself talk, or (d) are going to run around like a chicken with your head cut off, trying to steal kills and waste all my time having to pick your sorry ass up, THEN run off and leave me to die after I pick you up and get shot for the effort. okay, rant over:)

5.)  It is okay to age.  Gasp!  Did I just write that? Well, yes I did.  And yes, I do mean it.  You don't have to be young or pretty or skinny to matter.   And people who think that looks are everything are going to end up being miserable people (if they live long enough) because it's part of the human condition to age.  So, celebrate that grey hair, those wrinkles, droops and sags.  It means you're still alive.  And in my book, old and alive beats the heck out of young and dead any day of the week.

6.)  I'm pretty damn lucky.  I'm healthy, I have a home I really like, a man who has loved me for 40 years and still thinks I'm the best thing since peanut butter, I have great kids who make me proud every day, grandkids that are becoming exceptional people, wonderful friends, a job I love, I get to write when the spirit moves me and have people enjoy reading what I write.

7.)  We have a choice in how we choose to view the world.  I get to see the beauty of life because I choose to and the beauty in people because I want to. 

So, as far as discoveries go, I figure I did okay for 2011.  Hope you did too, and hope 2012 brings you many positive new discoveries about yourself and life around you. 

Cheers and Happy New Year!!

Ci