2009 catch-up

I don't know why I haven't written a new blog since August, but I have a few different things to write about.

I'm still unemployed... part-time. I took on a position as an Independent Contractor for a company called DwellWell, Inc.. They contact me when they have a client for me and I do whatever needs to be done. So far I've been working with a novelist, doing general research. That started in October, after I returned to New York.

Ahh, yes, I was at home in Maryland with my parents for a month and a half. My Mom was in a car accident, so I Amtraked my way home to be with my parents. We just didn't know that the hospitalization and rehab was going to be so long. Thankfully she is well and relaxing on our boat in the Abacos (which are a part of the Bahamas) with my Dad until late Spring. Retirement.

Travels, ok here they are:

August- 2nd Annual Girl's Weekend at the Boat in Ocean City, Maryland

Sept-Oct- Maryland and DC

Nov- DC to visit my best friend, Maryland for Thanksgiving

Dec-Jan- West Palm Beach, Florida and the Abacos with my parents

In the wake of the little blizzard NYC had in the late teens of December, JetBlue cancelled my two flights and I got down to Florida a day late. Because of the weather, we stayed in Florida through Christmas and we took the boat over to the Abacos on the 26th. Waking up early, it took 8 hours to travel to Marsh Harbour and for most of it, I slept. The water was a bit rocky, nothing I couldn't handle with my sea-sick patch behind my ear, but the medication made me sleepy. It was a beautiful trip, until the sun went behind the clouds and it got chilly. Good thing I went to Target and stocked up on longer shorts and lightweight sweaters- it got cold! In the Bahamas! But it was great to spend time with my parents, although the weather didn't cooperate and we didn't get any fishing in. Set them up on Skype and with my brand spanking new MACBOOK PRO, we've been able to video chat. It was a great feeling on my father's birthday :)

Another couple on the dock had their daughter come to visit with her family. Mom told me that the daughter's husband had sold his company, she had quit her job and they up and moved their two kids to the country of Panama a few years back. Now she's a school teacher and loving every minute of it. I told my Mom right there that I wanted to do something like that in my lifetime. I want to move somewhere, maybe only knowing one or two people, or maybe none at all and just make a go of it. Someplace international. Just think of all the beautiful encounters you would have, as long as you made the effort. I feel like I could. I'd certainly miss my family and friends, but there's just something about taking that leap of faith and doing something different. As I sit here blogging, still realistically unemployed, I have mixed emotions of what I just said because I'm not working and could totally do it, RIGHT NOW. There are certain things in my life that aren't in place, but then again I don't know when they will. All I know is that I am getting sick of of not working and I want to do something.

Perhaps moving is a bit drastic, but I live in one of the best cities in the world and so I need to explore all those local places I haven't gotten a chance to and let's hope that satisfies my craving for the time being.