Get Well Soon, My Girl

So, I got rear-ended on Monday. It was the first accident I've been in that has involved another vehicle (backing into Nicks truck with Nicks car in Nicks driveway sooo doesn't count)(okay, quit laughing). The very first thing I did was reassure my car that she would be alright, that she'll make it through this, that I'll be there for her. Is this odd? It worked to keep my head straight, which I really needed since out of the three of us I was the only one not in the wrong and the only one who was calm. I've always felt that if I ever got into an accident, whether not I'm in the wrong or right, why get upset or mad or panicky? Its called an accident because no one meant any harm, so relax, crap happens. All in all, I had a really good day yesterday. My car has mostly survived, little visible damage (although I can't say that about the Mercedes that hit me, and got hit, ouch), the police officer that helped me with my statement was a really nice guy, the auto mechanic guy was uber friendly, and I got a free coffee at the gas station! Really, why do people assume I didn't have a good day? Its my car that had the bad day.

Lesson- relax! Things always go better if you don't get grumpy.

Thanks, Dude

Just a quick word to thank the tall, young, lightly bearded, kind fellow at the Petro station near the studio in Stony on Tuesday. If anyone knows who I'm talking about, tell him thanks from the dark haired girl with the washer fluid and coffee. I was already gone when I noticed. He earned a gold star for the act of kindness towards me...

Long List of Stuff

I never really make any formal New Years resolutions, just continue on in my days as I normally do, but here are some things, relevant and otherwise, that I'm hoping to accomplish.

- drink less coffee and more water
- master tai chi and cane
- get regular haircuts (its been 6 months...)
- read some different kinds of books
- become better educated in good music
- learn sign language
- put my chunky dog and chubby cat on a diet
- get my students to black
- change my last name
- create a new lion dance
- keep up with the laundry (and dishes, and vacuuming, and the grass, and my dogs...)
- cook more, eat less
- practice my flying kicks more
- buy some RRSP's
- get my environmental practitioners certification
- get my AMRT and eventually AMRS certification
- jump out of a perfectly good plane
- go back to Castle Mountain
- find homes for strays
- catch the strays first
- remember to water my plants before they wilt
- complete an anger management course
- finish the renovations
- pay off my quad, car, cards
- spend more time with my dogs playing fetch
- spend more time with my friends and family


Well, these are some things just off the top of my head. Not everything, to be sure, but some things.