surprises

I'm not sure if it is the new year or the approaching one year anniversary of my blog that has me looking at my life in 2009. The word 'surprises' is such a great word for capturing many of my thoughts about the past year. There have been so many surprising things that I have learned about myself. Here are a few that have been revealed so far.

I began running in the spring of 2009 and I am SO surprised by how much I love it. I don't even mind running in the winter. I actually prefer it to those crazy hot, humid days of summer. (Although last summer didn't see many of these days.)

I have loved having this blog to express myself in the written word. I have never considered myself a writer so I have been very surprised by how much I have enjoyed writing. It has felt very natural to put my thoughts down in this form.

I continue to be surprised by how much I enjoy expressing myself creatively. As a child I never connected with myself as an artist. I still can't draw but love that I have been able to push myself out of this box. For me it was being able to widen my view of what art is. My photos and scrapbooking are all works of art. And I am proud to share them here.

My long term plan did not include me going back to work at this point in my children's lives. Returning to work has been such a wonderful surprise. I have really enjoyed using my skills as a social worker. As a student I never really considered doing this form of counselling. I regret not seeking out this kind of placement in my social work training.

I wonder what word will describe 2010?