The new year starts tomorrow

11/01/2009 by Aileen.

Well, I’ve had a really lazy week last week. Visitors gone, TMA sent off, no ‘activities’ started yet except for Viewfinders (camera club)

I’ve spent the week slowly doing the guests’ sheets, putting away Christmas decorations (except one darn it) and virtuously (!) finishing off Christmas food so I don’t have to throw it away.

John’s worst ‘wound’ finally seems to have cleared up in the last couple of days, so he should be back to normal next week. (He got up over Christmas and New Year, but ideally should have been having bed rest to keep off the pressure point.) Anyway, I’ve resisted the temptation to give him a list of things to do. Only because I know he wouldn’t do them!

I’ve spent such an enjoyable day. I took the Children’s Liturgy at Mass this mornint, and saw Francesca, whom I’m preparing for First Holy Communion. I just wish that I didn’t keep watching myself perform. I feel I’m putting on an act instead of behaving naturally.

Then this afternoon I’ve spent an enjoyable time getting to grips with ‘positioning’ on my secret web site. It isn’t that private after all,  so although it is far from perfect you can find it at

www.rainbowpuddles.co.uk

Please don’t laugh at it. It’s meant to be serious. Also, I’ve built it up from scratch - no templates involved (apart from the blog bit) so it really is amateurish.

I’ve planned next week in Outlook, so feel really organised. The church leaves Christmastide and enters into Ordinary Time today, and my ‘activities’ are starting up next week, so I feel this is the beginning of 2009 for me.

And let’s hope it’s a good one for all.

I’m well aware of the dreadful problems in the Middle East at the moment, as well as conflict and famine elsewhere. I feel so helpless. Simon Covey talks about our ‘circle of influence.’ I can’t do much about current afffairs, but I do try to present a positive outlook to those I know and love.

Simon Covey also says we can increase out Circle of Influence. Maybe this year I will have to try and do that.

BTW Simon Covey is author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and other books.  Google him.

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