Since it is the last day of the year, I think I am supposed to do some sort of retrospective blog post. Something about the awesomeness of 2007, stuff I accomplished, and if I have any regrets. In years past I hated this kind of post, mainly because I was depressed and irritated at the previous twelve months. Not today.

Well, I have to admit, 2007 was pretty awesome. I think it has to do with the whole quitting my job and staying home with Fuller. No, I don’t think. I KNOW it is because I quit my job and stayed home with Fuller. My mental health was seriously dependent on ditching the cubicle farm. I still can’t think of my old job with good thoughts or happy memories, so I choose not to dwell on how awful it was but how awesome it has been since.

Staying home with Fuller, taking care of the house, and getting a better grasp on who I am have made me happier over all. I can get out of bed in the morning without crying. I prepare lists of household chores and enjoy completing them. I make freezer meals and don’t dread the dinner dance.

As for what I have accomplished in 2007 I know the catalyst of quitting the job helped me. The Man was keeping me down, and without The Man I did a lot. I traveled a bunch. I got to visit my sister in Ohio, made several trips to Lake Martin, visited my sister in Georgia, flew to Florida to meet my new niece, traveled to Las Vegas for my birthday, and currently I am blogging from my parent’s basement in Ohio. I have never traveled this much in a year and you know what, I really like it.

I also think 2007 brought our family closer, since we weren’t sidestepping or ignoring the depths of my misery. I started being more open and honest, sticking up for myself, and thinking more about who I am. And I think our family is better because of all these changes in my life. It’s like the saying goes, “If Momma ain’t happy, nobody happy.” In our case, Momma was happy.

I have one big regret for 2007, mainly that we didn’t get to add to our family. It is something I will be struggling with in 2008, but hope it becomes a New Year’s Resolution success (Fuller was).

I hope you think your 2007 was a good one and I wish your family a great 2008.

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