post-holiday blues

Well.  It’s over.  It being the best holiday I’ve ever had.  I won’t go into too much detail, but suffice to say that I had a great trip home and was fortunate enough to see many friends and family members in the month that I was back in the US.  I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of my friends back in the US.  Many of you I hadn’t seen in over a year and a half and yet you still not only remembered me, but found time and energy to spend some time together while I was there.  I think there are few things more satisfying than the feeling of being loved.  So thank you to the many people who still remember, care about, and even love me, no matter how far away I am.  I had no idea there were so many of you and I only hope that you all know that I love you too.

So now I’m back in Melbourne and the weather is fittingly depressing.  I think everyone has a hard time adjusting after returning from a holiday, but I suspect it’s even more intense when that holiday included saying goodbye to loved ones without knowing when you will see them again.  So I’ll admit that I’m wallowing in self-pity just a little bit.  I’m also trying to look forward to the year ahead.  It’s 2012 and I’ve got some resolutions to uphold!

I’ve got several resolutions, but the one that will involve the most work will be saving money.  I don’t have much for savings right now and I’d like to become a more fiscally responsible adult, and that starts with having a little savings cushion built up.  So I’ll be spending less to save more both in purchasing less unnecessary items and in that I’ll try to make more things myself (like clothes).  Here is the full list of my resolutions:

_love more

_save more

_do excellent work

_create more

_buy less

_shop smarter

 

Okay, time to watch yet more television and take a little nap.  Jet lag isn’t keeping me up at night, but it is waking me somewhat early, which I guess will be a bonus when I go back to work on Monday!

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