Hello and Good bye

Good bye to November. Oh sweet, luscious November, how I did fall in love with you so. With all your beautiful colors and music. You are brutally honest and delicately sensitive all at once and I just adore that about you. I don't think there has ever been such a November before. At least not one that I appreciated as much as I did you. I am filled to the brim with joy in how you delivered your music to those brave enough to listen. Till next year...bye bye.

And Hellllloooooo December.

December tends to be a bit more mischievous in its ways. It has in many years past successfully drawn me in to it's warm cozy family loveliness. I see the light in the distance and the smoke bellowing from the chimney with the sound of sweet laughter in the air. Oh how lovely, what can be happening over there? Is it family fun and joyfulness? How I long for a sense of family and yet cringe at the thought of it at the same.

The moment I peer through the frosty window to see the children playing and the fire blazing behind the thick glass screen, I immediately want to be invited in. So I knock...knock, knock, knock. A few moments go by and then it happens, the door opens and I immediately feel the warmth on my face from the love inside. But, uho...it's not for me. I've got the wrong house I suppose. They look like my family. They sound like my family. But, apparently looks can be deceiving.

December stings of all the things I long for and cannot have. December challenges me in my emotional well being, in my resolutions, in my belief in myself, in my acceptance of people as they are, in my boundaries, in my clarity of mind, heart, and soul. This time, I'm equipped. I'm prepared to whip out what tools I have and use them to build myself a nice warm cozy little nook. I've decided that my nook must have a few items in order to be sufficiently mine. Would you like to know about my nook? I'm going to share it with you anyhow.

Nook is going to be about 15'x10' in size. It will have lots of fuzzy blankets and fluffy pillows of course. That's first and foremost. I mean, what else could be more important? My nook will have either a space heater or a fireplace. I haven't quite decided yet. I'm just not sure if I will want to stoke the fire and fetch wood. Actually, that sounds rather pleasant. There isn't much else in the world that can send me into an instant trance like a flirtatious fire. Okay, it's settled. I will have a fireplace. Then, there must be a stack of classic books. Let's see, which books should I choose? Little Women, Persuasion, Emma, and Oliver Twist. That should take care of that. Oh, and if I still have time after Oliver Twist, perhaps I'll finally get to reading The Phantom of the Opera. Can you believe I've never read it? I can't. It must be done.

What else? Oh yes, wine. There must be wine in my nook. I'll need a fuzzy hat too. Nothing better than sitting in front of the fire under a dozen blankets with a glass of wine, a book in hand, and a warm fuzzy hat on my head. Now that's a cozy nook. Just what I need for December the deceiver.

Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you. You're invited to my nook too. After all, I'll need all my wonderful friends. You are all indispensable for sure. But, please do mind your manners in the nook. It's for coziness and the warm fuzzies so leave your drama at the door before you enter. No shoes either if you please. Shoes are just offensive in such a cozy little place.

Oh my gosh, I almost forgot. I'll have to have my guitar. NO, we won't be having any sing-alongs. Absolutely not. Now that's just cheesy. Playing my classical music makes me happy though and what is a nook for if not for creating and supporting happiness. I think that should cover it for now. I have a terrible feeling that I'm forgetting something very important. What could it be? Oh well, I'll think of it later I suppose.

That's enough of that nonsense now. How's about we get down to the business of fat burning? Okie doke! I'm breathing new life back into my tired little Living Active blog. I've been slacking on the blogging part of it lately and I believe it to be feeling a little lonely. That is about to change. Know why? I'm going to be doing at least weekly updates on my activities and all the horrible torture I'll be putting myself through. This month is kickboxing. Yup. I said I needed something high impact and that's what I'm doing. I'm committing to twice a week classes and maybe even 3 depending on the week and my schedule. Who's with me? Slackers. :)

Alright, that's it for me.

Hope you all had a fabulous holiday weekend and are back to your life of doing the business that makes you proud when you look in the mirror. If not, what are you waiting for? Do it now!

Oh, it's Pollyanna. She MUST be in my nook. I mean, how could she not?