This sounds like Jesus to me, but then I think he qualifies for "best people" status. He was able to live these qualities all the time, something the rest of us are only aspiring to at best.
It's the last day of the year and time for my annual review. I do this for me, to have a recap of the year. This all comes from my Win List, my daily noting of good things that happen in my life. In general, I stuck with my intentions (stay healthy and active, encourage and allow myself to be a happy human) reasonably well, and I had a much better year than 2023.
WORK
- Taught MELT one night a week at the Clearwater Wellness Center. Completed my teaching time there mid-December after 13 years.
- Thoroughly enjoyed being a simulated patient at the Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
- The BEST event of the year was welcoming new grandson Remy to the family on Sept 11, born on his great-grandmother's birthday.
- Was blessed to spend two weeks with my brother Arlie in March before he passed on April 10. I miss him tremendously. That leaves me the only living member of my family of origin.
- Had the great joy of watching grandsons Luca and Remy grow.
- Reconnected with my cousin Marlene in Ohio, whom I hadn't seen in decades.
- Had several visits with my in-laws as they are a convenient stopping point on my drives to/from Ohio.
- Dennis and I celebrated anniversary #38.
- Lanie and I spent a glorious girlfriend-fun week with Paige and Laura at the Hill "resort" in Panama City Beach.
- Went to a Thunder NBA game in March.
- Made several trips to Colorado to see the grandsons and their parents and uncle.
- Spent the 4th of July holiday weekend with my niece Debi in Chicago, of course the highlight being a Cubs game at Wrigley Field.
- Enjoyed another week at Ocean City, MD, with Debi, Bryan and Erin. Traveling back to Ohio included a fabulous tour of Longwood Gardens and my favorite hike at Alan Seeger Natural Area in central PA. That trip also included a Cubs-Guardians game.
- Spent the last two weeks of November in Ohio with my niece; enjoyed Thanksgiving with most of my brother's family, though my brother was sorely missed.
- Lanie and I made all the reservations and payments for the BIG TRIP of a lifetime, a six-weeks' journey beginning in Feb 2025 to Australia, New Zealand and Bali.
- Swam over 100 miles for the 27th year in a row. Set a new personal annual record of 138.0 miles.
- Played pickleball over a hundred times. As pickleball play increased, golf time decreased. Between the heat and my poor play, golfing wasn't much fun. Also, for the first time in decades, I did not get to play golf with my sons.
- Enjoyed another year of gardening.
- Barney, our love... when all else fails, pet the dog. Dog walks get us outside and moving every day.
- I have given up watching the news due to the results of the presidential election.
- The year included a lot of game-playing, especially Rummikub. Got a regular monthly game night going at a local bar.
- Facing another Christmas without my kids, I planned projects to help keep my attitude up. I filled hand-sewn gift bags with treats for the neighbors. My husband and I had a nice Christmas at home.
CREATIVITY
- Completed several more paintings, playing with paints being a huge sanity-saver for me.
- Wrote a daily blog post--yep, 366 of them.
I'm looking forward to another trip around the sun. I can't wait for Opening Day of baseball season!!!
Leta
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