The Last Day Of 2014

And so we reach the end of 2014.

Except for the first quarter, 2014 was relatively quiet for me. I have not been able to blog about anything because I lost my pen. I'm going to give it a try today to see if I am still able to string meaningless and meaningful thoughts together. 

I celebrate the graduation of my daughter, Kayla, from college. I have accomplished a parent's obligation of education. She is now employed and is driven by ambition and hopefully, with the few financial duties that I gave her, she will be fueled by the need to excel and prosper.  I remember how back when I was struggling to make ends meet as a single mom, I would aim to lower the percentage of expenses versus income by getting better and higher paying jobs. Will Kayla be so as well?  By my count, I went to work for at least 10 companies since I began working 25+ years ago. This is probably the last. Like any parent, I wish for a brilliant career ahead of her.  May she have the privilege of concentrating on her life unburdened by serious mundane concerns like maybe an invalid mom (God forbid!!!  May my life be snuffed out instantly in a tremendous head-on collision at 140kph!!!). Kayla told me that our family tend to either die at 52 or live to 100 so she knows if I survive 52, she'll need to save up for a nurse.  

I have a new baby girl, Peewee!  She's a sweet little blind dog who is actually my pack's family.  She's the daughter of Cukay's only girl, Pinkay, from her first litter. Cukay is going blind in one eye. Chikoy is getting a bit lazy and stays in bed even when I leave our bedroom. I am sadly realizing my doggies are getting old and I will have to say goodbye someday.  

What now is in store for me in 2015?  According to Sweeper Lu-Tze, the year of the Goat is not a very good one for the Rooster but due to its resiliency, the Rooster will prevail. I guess all bad news should come with some good news or there will be mass suicide. Despite this doomsaying, I'm going to throw care to the wind and seek adventure!  I'm excited to go on vacations that I have not been able to take due to tuition fees and well, I simply can't leave the office for very long.  I will be going solo on most of my trips this year.  It may sound odd, even sad, to some but if I wait for someone to go with me I might wait forever. 

Everything else is the same.  All I need are my little baskets of proven love and happiness to last through my roller coaster life. When it ends, it can be said, I fully lived an insignificant life as insignificantly as my insignificant self could live.

For it is written, "whatever you do will be insignificant so just do it."