Blessed Beyond Measure

Forgive me for waxing sentimental, but gimme a break. It's the holidays and there's so much going on, it can be hard to step back and look at what's making your life crazy to begin with.

Within 24 hours of being laid off from my full-time job of 4 1/2 years, I had enough freelance work to get me through the rest of the year. Within a week, I had hired another writer to pick up the slack!

I just had a Christmas party where around 30 people attended....almost all of whom I consider very close friends, and many of whom I've known for many, many years. One I met my junior year in high school in Kentucky. He moved to Charleston about two years before I did, and it was because of a visit there that I decided I could "make it" away from Kentucky. There were several friends who I met during grad school. All of them traveled anywhere from 1 1/2 to three hours to attend my party. And there were several new friends I've made within the past year who have become so close to me that it's difficult to imagine my life before they came into it.

While my life has its share of sticky moments (see "Inner Child Run Amuck" and "Family Drama" entries), I can't really say I have many complaints. I have a lovely home in a great city (not without its problems, but it could be MUCH worse), and a busy life full of activities, friends, and countless opportunities to grow and improve myself.

I am blessed beyond measure!
OB