Everything's Changing

There are so many things going on right now! Everything's changing and I love it. I know this isn't really in depth, but there are a few things of note to remember:

1. Only nine more days until my vacation. I am stoked, but the thought of packing for two weeks is intimidating!
2. As of yesterday I have lost over ten pounds, but MAJOR inches!
3. I have turned in my notice to vacate.
4. My realtor is awesome. I heart him.
5. Girl's still got it . . .  ;)

A Little Spring Cleaning

Lately a lot of things have been changing. Lots. I know I haven't talked about them, but I'm just not quite ready. However, tonight I decided to do a little spring cleaning. This wasn't the normal spring cleaning that happens this time of year. No. No. No. That kind of spring cleaning I enjoy. This I did not enjoy. Tonight I went through and got rid of things that remind me of people no longer in my life. I will admit, it was somewhat hard. I didn't realize how many people have shared various parts of my life. I didn't realize how many "things" I had to remember those parts by. Pictures, concert stubs, tokens of affection, what are they for? What do they do? I never realized until just a few minutes ago the kind of impact that people have had on me. I had to think about letting these people go all over again. "People" doesn't just mean a special someone(s). It's the friends, acquaintances, coworkers, etc that have all in some way influenced who I am, yet are no longer present. These people played very important roles in my life and the vast number of tokens to remember them by proves that. Does this delete their impact? Their memory? Do they remember me like I remember them? Do they know what they meant to me? I don't know the answers to these questions. Would I change the past? No. That much I do know. Will doing this spring cleaning make me feel renewed? Refreshed? Will it make me feel empty? Do I have to let go of someone from the past to make room for someone in the future? I guess only time will tell. Sometimes time is not on my side.

Maybe this year is about letting go and moving on. Maybe that's what this was about. Maybe I just don't have the answers. What I do know is that these people are all part of my past. The past is just the past, and "When it comes to the past we all stack the deck."

G'Day Mate

It is finally starting to sink in that I am going to Australia. I looked online tonight to see where I will be staying. I hope everything looks as good in person as it does online.

In Sydney I am staying at the Shangri La. Yes, I picked it for the name :) The Shangri La

In Cairns I am staying at the Kuranda Resort Kuranda

Big things really are in the works for this year. There are LOTS more changes coming up, but I'm not ready to talk about them just yet. It is very nerve wracking to have so many major changes happening, but I said this year was gonna be big, and I am getting what I asked for.

Jaron's Going Swimming With the Fishes

No, I haven't turned state's evidence against a mobster and therefore "going swimming with the fishes." I am literally going swimming with the fishes. Yesterday I made my reservations for Australia. I am going to Sydney and Cairns one month from tomorrow. I am oh so very excited! It is a bit surreal and the whole thing hasn't really sunk in yet. This has been in the works since October of last year and the whole thing has been up in the air so I haven't mentioned much about it. BUT, now it is official.

Great Barrier Reef, here I come!!!!!!!

A Work in Progress

I have come to realize that life is a work in progress. Things don't happen over night or even when you want them to, but I can see movement and for today, that's enough.

My Albatross: Working on it
My Achilles: Working through it
My Australia: Booking it
My Mission: Trusting it
My Struggles: Letting them go
My Life: Making it