Where was I?

My good friend Andrea tapped me with this meme. So, curl up with your favorite cup of cocoa or tea and I tell you where I was…

One year ago I was finding my blog voice. At SXSWi 2005, I saw the power of social computing in action through blogs, flickr, delicious, etc. On 3/17/2005 I made my first post to glendathegood.com and wondered if I had what it takes to really be a blogger. My boss suggested that I just had a passing infatuation with blogs…to which I now say, with over a year’s worth of experience… my love of blogs is real.

Five years ago I had re-envisioned my career and my life…sketching out on paper how I wanted to live my life. And thanks to the wonderful support of my friends, family and spiritual director, I was able to turn my vision into reality. I helped my parents move to a wonderful new home nearby, I reduced my work hours to part-time so I could spend more quality time with my boys, and I found a job that let me explore my potential and really make a difference.

Ten years ago I had finally become a mother, after years of broken dreams and heartache. My arms were finally full and my life was bursting at the seams. Wife, Mother, HRIS Manager, Daughter, Friend, Me….so many hats….and in stepped Mary Steinhardt, my instructor for “Seven Habits for Highly Effective People”. I still carry the cards in my portfolio from the lessons I learned that week.

Funny, how so many people groan when they get a meme. Guess I’m just different. I enjoy the chance to get to know my virtual and physical friends better while taking a moment for personal reflection (or just downright silliness).

So, let me pick 3 of my very dearest friends to pass this baton to:
Michelle
Rhonda
Lindsey

5 comments

  1. It’s not that I groan when I get a meme. I only groan when I get them the third time. You’re lucky #1 this time. :)

    One year ago
    I had to keep pinching myself to remember that I actually was engaged. I realized that I am one of the few people who gets to be as happy as she ever thought she’d be, but then became happier.

    Five years ago
    My life was in huge flux. My cat had just died. My grandfather was at death’s door, and we (he included) were all just waiting. I had just met a woman who would change my fitness status and propel toward my fitness and sports goals. I had just started playing softball with the MSL. My life was almost my own again.

    Ten years ago
    I started becoming a completely different person than who I am. I started down the road toward understanding exactly what it means to “lose yourself along the way.” Ten years ago started a slide toward becoming a person I never want to be again.

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