Because that's really what winter break is like for me. I work at a college library, so I get about a week and a half off while the college is closed to students. I make a ton of plans of what to do with my free time. So instead I lay around in my pajamas all week until my friends call me out of the house for hooka or goth clubbing.
But the rest of the world keeps moving, even when I'm sitting on my fat butt eating leftover Xmas cookies. And pies, and chocolates, and breadsticks, and ... eep.
Case in point: Save our Sooj and Help Vera are two online communities working to help a musician and an editor (respectively) out of dire financial situations. Go read their stories, bask in the fan-luv, help out if you are inclined.
This is what I'm talking about! I know Sooj has an S.O. (actually, she has several, but that's another story...), I'm not sure if Vera has one, but both are beloved by their families and the communities of people they live in and work with.
Who needs romance when hundreds of people really care about you? ;-)
In other news, I'm not really up on the whole New Years resolution thing this year. In early November some aspects of my life changed for the better, and that's when I started resolving to do things. Waiting for New Years to start seemed silly. Binding my resolutions to a one-year period feels doomed to failure. 2008 was also a rough year for me, and the rough isn't quite over yet, so it's difficult to just cut ties and leave the year behind.
I'll keep working to be more *me* but not just for 2009. Life is always beginning and ending, and not just when we switch out our calendars.
I'm also trying to formulate some interesting ways to celebrate Singles Awareness Day (February 14th) this year. On m'blog, and in NYC. Any ideas?
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I'm totally hearing you on the New Year's thing. I felt the same way this year.
How about declaring a blogathon for Single Awareness Day? Declare it on your blog, ask other bloggers to do the same and update the blog with a post on 'singleton' that day.
We could put up a list of people who wish to be a part of this along with the announcement.
What say?
I think I will definitely do this.
Kisses.
Yep, DBS, we are on the same page. We should just 'resolve' to do and be the things we want, imo.
LSL, that is a great idea! However, I have some sleep problems, so I'm not sure I can really update every hour/half hour for 24 hours. Mebbe a 12 hour blogathon?
Unless Blogspot can post pre-written entries while I sleep... *runs off to check it out*
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