Final Chapter for 2011

Tonight closes the final chapter in a long year for us here in this house. It’s been marked by yet another back surgery that resulted in hardware being attached (or fused) to my spine, more health issues for the both of us (getting old just plain sucks sometimes), work getting insane due to not enough folks to do what’s needed to be done (the old ‘do more with less’ campaign), and many more less remarkable things that all add up to me being glad that 2011 is coming to a close.

Don’t get me wrong, there were some good things to come out of 2011. But this post is about ending a chapter that didn’t sit all that well with me so let’s talk change. Change for the good. Change for the better.

Beginning in 2012, I will no longer spend holidays away from my family. I will make it a priority that work will no longer dictate my life. I will not be it’s slave. Sounds dark but if you know me well enough then you know how my work schedule has been over the past 6 years. No more. I have no problem working to earn my living. Just not every day/night/weekend and/or holiday! I’m tired.

I’ll be looking for a new job this coming year in a field that I hope will provide us with a brighter future than what I’ve been facing recently. I’m cracking the books again, going to study and fill my brain with the knowledge needed to become the best I can be at my newly chosen vocation. I will become certified in that field.

I’d like to spend the remaining years of my life with family and friends, enjoying them to the fullest. I want to plant a garden similar to the one I had at our old place so we can enjoy fresh home-grown vegetables again. I plan to focus more on getting Birmingham’s RSS off the ground and adding yet more RSS feeds and stories to it. I plan to spend a lot more time with my family.

I plan on taking my life back and making a better difference to those around me in 2012. I plan on making a change. For the better.

What are you planning for 2012?

Happy New Year Everybody! Bring on 2012!