Moving Along

Sometimes we make decisions to do things in life, other times decisions are made for us - by circumstance or opportunity.

I have noticed a few things recently. It seems that knitting/spinning/weaving are all things that are "open" to me. I have access to tools, training, social networking, and opportunities to grow and learn. It all seems natural.

I also have family who have begun to express interest in the database I have on our family history. This includes cousins who, for one reason or another, know absolutely nothing about our grandparents - even their full names. So I am trying to create something that they can see online. (Mac Family Tree...wonderful product so far.)

While I can't go out and take photos the way I would like to, because of limits on my mobility, I do have a backlog of old photos and negatives to scan.

On the other hand, some doors have been closing, opportunities have gone away. My job in ESL (and some of the frustration) went away at the end of the year. Trying to take French lessons was an experiment that failed, for now, because I was clearly placed in too advanced a class.

There are still lots of little things that need to get done before I can fully focus on all I would like to do, but I do have a path to follow, and life is moving along.

Comments

[roland]

I can empathize with a lot of what you've written here. There are the things that I do, there is the family data base with 3000 names that most of the family is ignorant of (and wants to stay that way), and then there's the backlog of photos...

Over the past year I've had all of the slides converted to digital. I've taken the 8mm film marked "Roland's Confirmation" and had it digitized only to find out it's "Roland's sister's Confirmation." I've been pulling into the computer photos from the photo albums. We're starting to DVD the family movies on VHS and 8mm tape. But this is a *mountain* of work.

In addition the job has settled down. No huge worries about the group going away and so many retirements coming that I'm busier than ever.

All in all - relaxed, moving forward, a path to follow.