At the End of 2011

I have been quite reticent this year, not one to pump out content for the sake of it, if I have something to share, I share it.

Christmas has been a good this year and I'm thankful to have a great family and friends in my life. It wasn't the easiest December, I was in a bit of a funk, not "bah humbug!" more an upper case meh. Of course it didn't help it looked like an extended November minus the daylight in Southern Ontario, it felt like nothing was going right in a couple of different areas.

Getting back into the running groove helps courtesy Nike Plus, the most ruthless electronic personal trainer out there. So far I did 15.55 km this week and this will keep me on track and I need all the endorphins I can get.

The other thing that brought me joy was handing off some prints to my friend Anne from a family portrait shoot with her partner Glenn and their son I did back in the fall. Those prints in turn became christmas presents in their extended family. From what I found out, the prints were a hint in the Headon and Barley clans.

I'm still single and this holiday season it bothered me, there's still stuff I can't really talk about needless to say I took some control. No I'm not going back to online or speed dating, you could not pay me enough. I recruited an old friend Shelagh I have known off and on 31 years to be matchmaker. I trust her emotional intelligence and judgement, granted she's going through her second divorce but that's a story for another time. Anyway, Shelagh did two set ups resulting in happy marriages. Not bad from where I'm sitting.

What I did was give her an open deadline and my FB feed and account along with blogs be research material. Getting set up is one option for me, I am not out there actively looking but open to something magical happening. My friend Anne, the one I did the portrait session with, thinks someone is going to cross my path and sweep me off my feet. Now do I already know this woman or is someone new, Anne did not elaborate. Shelagh thinks the same way, sometime in 2012 someone special will cross paths with me and change everything.

Until that day comes I have a lot of cleaning house to do on the personal front to get ready.

Professionally, I am stepping up my job search a bit. The North American economy is stepping it's game a little bit provided events outside don't get in a way of cautious optimism.

So 2012, I'm ready for you.