Hello All!!!
I don’t know where to begin. First of all Hello! Happy New Year!!!! I’m so looking forward to 2010. Are you?
Today was my first time to login to my wordpress blog and actually clicked on my blog. I can’t believe that the last time I wrote a post was waaaaay back in November 19th. Yikes!
Long story short….. I’m ok. I just had to decide what had to come first. I had to put work first…since that pays the bills. My day job got a tad bit demanding (tad bit is an understatement). I’m an amazing multi-tasker at work. However in my personal life I can’t seem to do it. Once I get home from work I just have to crash..on the couch in front of the tv…get my mind off of things and eventually fall asleep. So my creative alter ego had to stay on the DL (down lo) for a bit. I even became a hermit for awhile…. it was really uncharacteristic of me to do that too. I felt the need to hide in a shell for a couple of months to decompress and find the balance in my life. All these became a distraction to me. I felt the need to focus my attention on work so I disconnected from Twitter, FB and my email accounts via my phone. It just became too much at one point. I think I was being more social online too than in person. Haha! Anywhoo. . . .
My craft room temporarily transformed into an office
If only data sheets and numbers were as colorful and cute as stamps and paper 
I bought Amir an early Christmas present…. a 2000 piece puzzle of Las Vegas. Good Luck! I was luring him to spend time with me while I worked. This was our way of spending time together. Poor Cece passed out due to boring parents.
I have a few days off for the holiday and I intend to do some crafting and catching up. I’m so sorry if any of you felt like I left you hanging. Trust me it was not my intention at all. It was a decision I just had to make. If anyone sent me messages via Twitter, FB or email I will respond this weekend. I have to sift through my 1000+++ of emails (im sure mostly junkmail) during my time off and finally read some blogs in my reader. I think it has stopped working now. I’m going reconnect to all social media sites once again via my Blackberry and communicate with you all. Im looking forward to it. I sure have missed it and I have missed you all.
I haven’t done much crafting but I did make several handmade presents this year. I’ll share those pics this week. I still took my camera with me wherever I went so I’ll post pics and share what I did while I took a break from here. Oh and I’ve been reading. HOLY CRAP that’s huge for me!!!
Last…. I’m doing the Ali Edwards my little word. I did it last year and it has helped me tremendously. I really did live my 2009 based on the word “Positive!” Boy has it changed my life. I eliminated everything negative in my life and made it a point to be positive and to find the good in everything. It changed my life.
So to welcome 2010 my word for this year is “PURPOSE!”
We are all looking for our purpose in life and we may never know. But for the coming year my goal is to try to seek it. To try everything thats comes my way, to continue to learn as much as I can, to contribute to society and to be a good influence to people. Life is so short, I’d like to make the most out of it and possibly leave a mark in this world. I’d like to find my purpose in life… whatever it maybe.
Do you have a word for 2010? If so what is it?
Mwah,
Today I’m Grateful for: The New Year! I look forward to the amazing things 2010 will bring.
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:51 am
So glad to hear about where & why you’ve been away.
… and I totally understand. I’m praying about my word/theme/focus for 2010… purpose was the first thing that came to my mind when I first began to ponder it (how neat is that?!), but I didn’t want to jump to commit to one word… I’m stuck with it for a whole year! Lol! 
Anyway… i’m glad to hear from ya! Hope your 2010 is fantabulous! 
January 2nd, 2010 at 2:50 am
Naomi, SO glad that you’re back with us crazy crafting peeps.
We have missed you…..I’m glad that everything is alright and we’ll hear from you again.
Can’t wait to see your handmade gifts- I’m sure they were amazing!
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:43 am
Hey so glad you’re back. You know we all have to do that from time to time, step back. I think it’s really important!
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:27 am
Hey girlie….nice to see you back in the bloggie world…I’ve missed your crazy posts:) Good for you for prioritizing and making a decision to step back from stuff…I think we all need to do that…love your 2010 word…I haven’t decided on mine yet…take care sista!!!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:59 am
Welcome back, Naomi! We all have to disconnect from time to time — good on ya for having the willpower and focus to actually do it for as long as you did! I hope everything’s nice and calm now. All work and no play, right? Anyway, I LOVE your word for 2010! That’s something that I need to focus on too — being purposeful in all my actions.
My word this year is CLEAN. It’s all about the detox this year — clean eating, positive feelings, etc.
{Hugs!}
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Very happy to have you back!!!
January 4th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Hi Naomi – LOVE your word for 2010. You’ve inspired me and I’ve put on my thinking cap to figure out what my word will be for this year. Glad to see you (and be back myself) too! P.S. I sent you an e-mail, but in case you see this first… I changed the settings, so please come back and visit my new digs again – lol!
January 5th, 2010 at 12:25 am
We totally understand that life comes first before anything else. So it’s ok to take a break and do whatever that needs to be done. We are still here for you
Cece is so cute in the pic….which reminds me of my lost dog, Ares.