Fresh Start

“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning...” - Joseph Priestley

So this is it, this is the new year. It feels a lot like the previous year. I don't know why each year I feel like there is going to be some magical change, first on my birthday, where I'm going to somehow start to feel a year older and then after the new year when I'm going to feel even more different than just a few days ago because the number at the end of my checks is different by one digit. I have felt this way since I was a kid and even though there never really is a change of feeling, in retrospect, there always feels like there was. Maybe I it is due to my habit of idealizing the past and making it what I want. That said, in my mind, things do feel a bit different, but nothing I can really put into words. I do not have any big habit or pattern changes in store, but I'm working on small ones which will hopefully take.

Getting back into the rhythm of work hasn't been too bad. I've been trying to organize my office, but I have a feeling I'm just going to end up putting things where I no longer know where they are. I spent so much of my life, proportionately, at the office, so it does make sense to make it as organized and comfortable as possible. That said, I need a new chair, but I still can't justify the expense for one. I wish I had room for a couch in my office, how great would it be to be able to take a nap during lunch. I'm pretty happy with my setup though.

On Tuesday, I made my first Groupon purchase. It was for a full house carpet cleaning for $59. I was looking to pay for that service anyway, so it worked out. Now I have to actually see how good the service is. I had to schedule it for February because the calendar filled up fast, but I was able to get it on a Saturday so that I would be home to watch. I wonder if I have to move my bed or not.

There was this comic that I used to read daily for years. It is called Pooch Cafe and is probably still my favorite. I have not read it since 6/15/10 and the thought of going back and reading each day seems a bit daunting. It sucks when something you enjoy just becomes work, but maybe I should just wait until the next book comes out with all the cartoons from 2010 and just read them then. It would save a lot of clicking. You know, I haven't been reading Pearls Before Swine either, but that stopped probably in September or so. This probably says more about my all or nothing mentality about things. If I'm I'm not going to read each comic, then I'd rather read no comics. That theme manifests itself in other ways in my life.

My brother's dog Memphis got fixed this week and it is hard not to feel bad for him, but it was a good decision I'm sure. I still need to fix my cat Maddie, but part of me is putting it off because it sucks to see her in the after surgery pain. I know she will heal, but I'm not good with that type of stuff. I'm still working on training my dog Chloe, but I've been kind of stagnate in that department. I'm happy with sit and down, but I still have a lot of work.

we finally agreed