Growing up

2009 was an interesting year for me. The best part of 2009 was that I think I may have finally grown up. I have had to do some real soul searching, I still am, but I have finally turned a corner on this road we call life.

I have had many new people enter life. I am working on getting to know people better. I am working on making new friends, not my strong point, and shedding some old ones that do nothing but make me feel bad about myself. Why are women like that? Why are women mean?

I'm not perfect. Far from it actually. I stink at being a homemaker. I have Martha Stewart visions on a Goodwill budget and a procrastination shopper card with high points. I value things like an education, being kind, and learning to not talk about others behind their backs. I am learning to take the high road, and that sometimes it is just better to keep your mouth shut.

I hope to forge some new friendships this year with wonderful women that I have met. Women who care about their kids, their marriages, their God. Women who can accept each other for their perfections and imperfections. Women who come from different backgrounds. Women who don't care if you have a Coach person, or if you do, if you live in a mansion or a shack.

I spent a lot of years trying to be something I was not. This year I just plan on being me. Thirty is not so bad after all.