step 1: do something productive today

And I did. Thankfully, with the help of rainy weather and a self imposed kick in the ass, I did something productive today. I started a fishing tale, a personal blog that has been on the impending to do list for quite some time. And although there are no earth shattering news breaking here, I have accomplished my first personally important goal since moving. Now if I could just maintain this slight momentum and remember that finding related products for table tents, although important for a few big reasons, is only temporary and a path to personal self-fulfillment is still very much the accessible reality that it once was. Hooray for me!

And to get some semblance of the Christmas spirit, I went to a local market and picked up a small tree over the weekend and a few trimmings despite my internal moral struggle (i think you may know what i mean). Although my only decoration and one that I wasn't sure I could handle, I am happy to have the comforting smell of fir filling my apartment for the next couple of weeks. AND, to fan the shy flames, I also went to my apartment complex's Christmas Party, mingled and won a gift card. But, more importantly, I made two new friends, named Sara and Sarah. That's right, Sara, Sarah and Clara.

I am looking forward to a new year full of adventures, new people, a new job and tales to write about. In the meantime, there is room for making work, research, learning new things and hopefully, if I can manage it, a new woodworking class next month. Thanks for the read and the continued encouragement and support. I couldn't get the worm on the hook without you.

Clara

Oh, and the image above, in case you were curious, is of me kissing my mom's nose when I was a little girl, when we were living in France. There is a series of photos that are near to my heart that perhaps I will share in their original form in a future post. A large part of a fishing tale is my journey to rediscover happiness, in whatever form it chooses to present itself. Supremely sentimental, I know, but really the most fundamental thing I think we are all looking for said out loud.