Facing 2018

As a new year begins and a fresh new page is in front of me, every year is a chance to improve myself.  To set new goals.  To try harder.  Sometimes I am successful.  Sometimes I am not.  But, I like trying and I like the opportunity.

This year's new page is a little more empty than in past years.  In the past, I have had a job and a home.  I have pretty much known what I wanted to accomplish.  This year, I have none of those thing.  A bit scary, yes.

Since December 19, I have been at Nathan's.  We have laughed and played and worked puzzles.  It has been fun.  It has been a cocoon.  It is almost time to emerge from that cocoon.

I have to start working on a resume.  I get stuck there.  I have to look for a job.  And a place to live.  I have to make new friends.  Find new doctors and dentists.  I have never lived in the US by myself.  At my age, all of that can be, and at times is, overwhelming.

Sometimes, I can open my arms as wide as they can open and say, "bring it on."  Other times, I want to dig deeper into my cocoon and never come out.  I don't like uncertainty.

The opportunities are endless this year.  I hope that I make the best of them.