Weather's Cold & I Got A Cold

I was home sick yesterday. I'm at work today but I'm still sick. It sucks. Fortunately I hear that I'm not alone; a lot of people I know are sick this week.

The weather's cold again, also.

Epiphany? Fall In Love With Myself?

I'm sure you, dear reader, have heard of the fact that you have to love yourself before you can fall in love with someone else. I've heard it, too. And I get it. But today I think the lesson finally really hit home.

Instead of wanting someone to fall in love with me, perhaps I should fall in love with myself first. In that, work on being the version of myself that I like. Not adopt a completely different personality, but get off my ass on certain aspects of my life, take control of my life's direction, and start loving the person I am instead of focusing on the parts about me that I'd like to change.

I do like myself, but I do often look at what I don't have instead of focusing on what I do have. And don't wait around for someone else's love to provide the stable base I think I need in conquering the world. No brainer stuff, for sure, but an area that I think I'm finally able to walk the walk, instead of talking the talk.

Valentine's Depression

Valentine's Day affects me more than I'd like it to. I think it affects the chronically single people more than others. Most people that I know that are in relationships don't give Valentine's Day much weight. But as the holiday approaches, with more and more Valentines decorations around town, it forces me to face the fact that I don't have a special someone to share my life with. Or that the various possible special someones aren't looking at me as a possible candidate.

Fullan Brunch

My good friend and fellow Rattlesnake, Katy, is moving tomorrow. She'll be driving to Los Angeles in her new car. To help send her off in style, the Snakes had a Fullan Brunch. It was pot-luck style, too. We got pretty damn full on some great stuff and the weather today was pretty nice as well. Towards the end of the event Katy had to leave because she still had a lot of packing to do. We all gave her hugs and wished her good luck in this new chapter in her life. There were tears towards this part of the party, but mostly smiles. It's not like we'll never see her again after all.

Good luck, Katy!