It was a pretty relaxed day for the most part. The cold fog outside just added to the inclination to stay snuggled up in bed for just a while longer. Considering that I got to bed around 2ish... after receiving a few drunken and sweet "Happy New Year" calls from friends I was up early... 8 AM. I supposed it helped that I didn't get blotto last night... though it was fun dancing 2006 away.

Brewed some coffee and did a little contemplation on what was and what I hope will be... all of which will only be determined by forward action. Then a strange yet not unfamiliar thought floated by... the fact that for most of my life I have never really fit in. I thought it strange that this would come up this morning. It is true that I created my own universe and invited people in... and yet that thought did manage to float through despite that. Perhaps it's just part of the "re-creation and reinvention" prediction... perhaps there needs to be a make-over involved in said universe. It wasn't daunting... just curious.

Anyway, at about 10 AM I cooked and by 11:30 PM Mum and I shared our first meal for 2007. A simple but hearty meal that was complimented with a glass of Irish Cream to toast the upcoming year. I observed that her short term memory is hazing out more... merely from the fact that everytime she lifted her glass to sip... she would initiate the same toast she offered 5 minutes earlier. There is almost a blessing to this decline in memory as it is also hazing out the bitterness from her life that she carried for a long time... and in it's place is now an emerging sweet gratitude. She smiles a lot more... so that's good.

There is a quiet optimism I feel for the upcoming year. Not just in my life... but in general. I think that some very real difference will evolve for the better. Of course, sitting around and waiting is not going to make it happen. There is a direct correlation to the effort put in and the result... but this year I do feel that the dividends may just pay off higher than usual. For my part, I've spent the last 6 months pulling away from a lot of what was. There'll still be some of that occuring but the primary focus is now to take strides ahead and into the new.

Anyway, enough blathering... this blog (at least the posts) may disappear for a day or two and re-emerge anew. It may happen Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Just fair warning.

Hope the start to your year was good. Cheers!