One of my biggest weaknesses… and biggest dislikes is to get comfortable. It’s dawned on me that the status quo doesn’t quite cut it. There definitely needs to be some changes… and I can’t wait till January 1. So I’m getting things going. Nothing drastic - just a reshuffling of priorities!
If there’s anything I’ve learnt in my 27.99 years of living, it’s that there’s never a dull moment. Never. It’s taken me a while to come to terms with that… but knowing that, I believe, makes life much simpler and easier to live.
27 was a good year. Lots of tough decisions. Lots of happy moments…including obtaining keys to my first home. But only a few days ago… a week before saying good bye to 27, there was a fairly unsettling development that some may see as a setback. I guess it is depending on how I decide to proceed. It could also mark the beginning of great opportunities to come.
Tomorrow, I’m going to be ushered into the world of no excuses. A world of men and women… and I have to be ready to play. As my uncle put it earlier this evening, once you get busy working, you lose sight of the days, the weeks, the months and the years. Next thing you know, you’ve lived a chunk of your life.
I am excited about tomorrow as I am about the last hour and a half of 27. I am prepared to meet the challenges and the decisions to be made. I look forward to looking back a year from now and saying… 28 was a good year.
I’ve been one lucky bloke. All things being equal, I’ve had a pretty good deal. It’s time to move to the next level. I’m ready.
About 4 years ago, I wrote a blog entry about how on the morning of my 5th birthday, I discovered I could whistle. I ended that post saying 19 years later, I could still whistle.
Well, 23 years later, I can still whistle. Life is beautiful
In about 9 days, I will turn 28. I think some sort of get together is in order… but given the busy schedule I’ll have in May, I may not be able to do anything fun. Hopefully by the 8th, I’d have finished all my painting projects.
One of the many annual trips to Michigan is coming up this weekend. It will be a fun drive — my bro Kwasi and his lady Becca are coming down to Chicago on friday and we’ll head to Michigan together.
It’s almost 2Am in Chicago on January 1, 2006. I had planned earlier yesterday to write my final entry for the 2005 before midnight. I never got around to doing that. Time, they say, waits for no man.
Last year, for the most part lived up to its billing. It certainly could have been better, but all in all, it was good. There aren’t that many regrets. Instead, I have a whole host of things to be proud of. I’m also very glad I got to see Dad at the end of the year. My resolutions for 2006 include spending some time Mom.
If you’ve been spending time reading my blog, I’ll take this opportunity to wish you a happy and prosperous new year. May all your goals and wishes come true.
We’re taking a road trip to Michigan this weekend to hang out with my oldest brother and his family. I’m looking forward to seeing Sean. I last saw him in June ‘04 when he’d just started walking.
