A New Adventure

As you can plainly see this is my first blog. Why did I start it? Well, I am undergoing a new and exciting adventure; to find me. I know, I know, you didn't know I was lost. Well actually, in a way I am. This has been a rather traumatic year for me. As a result, I am taking inventory, so to speak. With the encouragement of a friend, I am setting out to discover who I am and what makes me tick. I just watched the movie Julie and Julia, and thought blogging about my journey would be a great way to document my path to me.

As I said, this has been a traumatic year for me. In the spring I was given a layoff notice from the school district where I teach. Then over the Memorial Day weekend I fell and tore the quadracep tendon in my right leg, which required surgery. During the time I was recouping in a cast, my wife of 27 years decided she didn't love me and wanted a divorce. The next day my dad died of complications from Parkinsons. In August the home I'd lived in for 15 years was foreclosed upon. Well at least I got my job back for the fall. Does that mean I'm looking at the glass half full. I think I need a different size cup.

So now I'm living on my own (well actually my oldest daughter, age 22 is staying with me until she and her two dogs can find a place of her own). Got a nice apartment, and I'm finally getting some interior decorating done. The walls were bare way to long. Maybe that's a metaphor for my life.