Another new year

This year, I don’t feel the need for a new beginning. I’ve always loved having a clean slate, but this year I feel pretty good about who I am and where I stand in life.

To recap 2010:
I left the Department of History at UF to go to massage school.
I spent six beautiful months at Florida School of Massage.
I went back to work at Sally Beauty Supply part time.
I got my Massage License!
I slowly have begun to build a practice.
Steve started to teach me to play the piano.
I started working at Sally almost full time and put massage on hold.
I did GLAM for the second year and it was awesome!
I quit Sally right before Christmas.
Steve and I went to Disney!
I wasn’t sick all year!

I definitely count myself lucky to have a husband as patient and understanding as I do. Mr. Clay has been my rock this year and has really put up with so much as I have worked toward becoming my authentic self this year.

I can’t imagine a more patient man. It’s funny, I keep coming up with that adjective. He seems to be tireless when it comes to explaining music theory when I’m fidgety and ready to do something else. He works hard all day and hasn’t complained about me taking half a year off to go to school or only working part time the rest of the year. He nudges me toward getting a job or toward not quitting that job once I have it, but he doesn’t push me. He’s probably figured out that pushing me just brings me to a stop!

There are a few things I might have done differently this year, but all in all, I’m proud of the woman I’ve become. I’m planning and hoping to post more this year. I probably say this every year and every year I’m paralyzed by the fear of imperfection. I worry that what I post isn’t worth reading or that there are so many blogs out there that I read that are beautiful and amazing and that I’ll never measure up. I’m tired of feeling that way. I’m ready to put myself out there and see what happens.

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