I realize it has been a long time since I have posted, even for me, so here are a few things that have been happening since.
On Father's Day, I took my dad to see this huge rubber duckie that waddled into the Tacoma Harbor for a boat show that weekend.
Some of life's challenges during the year, have been a little rough on me the past few months, but some new challenges coming my way are exciting, and I am hoping they can lead me to something much better.
The aunt I wrote about in July, passed away last December. We knew when we visited her, it may be the last time we saw her. She was upbeat and happy that week we visited. It seemed like there could be some tiny hope that things would turn around. It was a very good visit, and I am very happy that I got to see my aunt one last time, before she lost her battle against cancer.
As I was traveling to Canada, a former classmate chatted with me online, and said how much she enjoyed my writing, and I think she mentioned that she thought highly of me in high school, too. It was very nice to hear, especially during that particular time in my life. If she is reading this now, I want to truly thank her for her kind words.
For Christmas, I got tickets to go see the Yves Saint Laurent fashion exhibit at the SAM. I had to wait and go at the last minute, because I got sick during the holidays.
When I finally got to go, it was amazing. I might post more on that later.
In January, one of my favorite local cartoonists, Michael Jantze, liked a photo I took of a Top Pot Doughnut Shop, posted on Instagram. I think the main reason I took the photo years ago, was not only did I think it was cool, but I believe I recognized it as a reference he used in one of his earlier strips. I was just excited to see a landmark from the cartoon in real life! I was even more excited when I saw he liked my photo!
Anyway, I left some comment about his work, he asked me to draw my version of "The Norm." I did a quick doodle at work on a Post-It from memory before leaving in my route.
In August, I went to my doctor. I had some medical issues, and I found out I needed to change my diet and exercise more. Luckily, I haven't had to totally eliminate anything food-wise, but I have cut back significantly on quite a few things. I was recommended to take some specific vitamins and supplements.
I started exercising immediately, kept with it for several months, till work became super busy. I did manage to lose the weight suggested by the doctor to improve my health. My co-workers thought it was strange that my doctor told me to lose weight, perhaps because they see me as slender already. I have never been overweight, but I didn't like the weight I was at. I wanted to lose the weight suggested, plus a bit more. I was very happy when I reached their goal. I plan on continuing to work at it, so I can reach my goal, and stay as healthy as I can.
In January, I became an aunt again, this time to a nephew. He is already a charmer. Always seems happy.
My beautiful niece turned 4 this year, and always asks to Skype. It is always fun talking to her. She is trying new foods. She likes the taste of hamburgers, but not the texture. She hasn't tried pizza again since she was 3, but she didn't like it then.
I have been learning new things at work. The supervisor over that department says I am doing very well. I am really happy about that. My goal is to get away from driving, and improve on some new skills, more related to my degree.
Some things you just don't see coming, or once you do, it is too late, and you just got to do what you need to do to keep it from getting worse. I had a few experiences this year do that to me.
One was my first major car accident on the job, that happened just recently. It was awful. It wasn't my personal car. Once I knew what was happening, I did my best to avoid it, I am sure the other person probably did, too. We were both cited.
Under the circumstances, I feel lucky to be alive, and not as injured as I could have been. The other person is fine, too, and I am glad for that. Things certainly could have been worse in so many ways. I still hurt some, but feel as if I am improving every day.
On Father's Day, I took my dad to see this huge rubber duckie that waddled into the Tacoma Harbor for a boat show that weekend.
Some of life's challenges during the year, have been a little rough on me the past few months, but some new challenges coming my way are exciting, and I am hoping they can lead me to something much better.
As I was traveling to Canada, a former classmate chatted with me online, and said how much she enjoyed my writing, and I think she mentioned that she thought highly of me in high school, too. It was very nice to hear, especially during that particular time in my life. If she is reading this now, I want to truly thank her for her kind words.
For Christmas, I got tickets to go see the Yves Saint Laurent fashion exhibit at the SAM. I had to wait and go at the last minute, because I got sick during the holidays.
When I finally got to go, it was amazing. I might post more on that later.
In January, one of my favorite local cartoonists, Michael Jantze, liked a photo I took of a Top Pot Doughnut Shop, posted on Instagram. I think the main reason I took the photo years ago, was not only did I think it was cool, but I believe I recognized it as a reference he used in one of his earlier strips. I was just excited to see a landmark from the cartoon in real life! I was even more excited when I saw he liked my photo!
Anyway, I left some comment about his work, he asked me to draw my version of "The Norm." I did a quick doodle at work on a Post-It from memory before leaving in my route.
When I got home, I looked up the strip and quickly sketched another from looking at one of his characters online. I didn't think it turned out as well. I know could have done better if I took more time, and used a pencil, but oh well.
In August, I went to my doctor. I had some medical issues, and I found out I needed to change my diet and exercise more. Luckily, I haven't had to totally eliminate anything food-wise, but I have cut back significantly on quite a few things. I was recommended to take some specific vitamins and supplements.
I started exercising immediately, kept with it for several months, till work became super busy. I did manage to lose the weight suggested by the doctor to improve my health. My co-workers thought it was strange that my doctor told me to lose weight, perhaps because they see me as slender already. I have never been overweight, but I didn't like the weight I was at. I wanted to lose the weight suggested, plus a bit more. I was very happy when I reached their goal. I plan on continuing to work at it, so I can reach my goal, and stay as healthy as I can.
In January, I became an aunt again, this time to a nephew. He is already a charmer. Always seems happy.
My beautiful niece turned 4 this year, and always asks to Skype. It is always fun talking to her. She is trying new foods. She likes the taste of hamburgers, but not the texture. She hasn't tried pizza again since she was 3, but she didn't like it then.
I have been learning new things at work. The supervisor over that department says I am doing very well. I am really happy about that. My goal is to get away from driving, and improve on some new skills, more related to my degree.
Some things you just don't see coming, or once you do, it is too late, and you just got to do what you need to do to keep it from getting worse. I had a few experiences this year do that to me.
One was my first major car accident on the job, that happened just recently. It was awful. It wasn't my personal car. Once I knew what was happening, I did my best to avoid it, I am sure the other person probably did, too. We were both cited.
Under the circumstances, I feel lucky to be alive, and not as injured as I could have been. The other person is fine, too, and I am glad for that. Things certainly could have been worse in so many ways. I still hurt some, but feel as if I am improving every day.
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