It's been almost four years since I last posted an update on this blog. In that time I've had two babies, proving the adage about small children that the days are long but the years are short. Almost four years! I have to admit that I've wanted to blog during that time but had forgotten my Blogger password. And what with taking care of little ones, blogging has taken a backseat along with a lot of other things -- it's a pretty crowded backseat at this point. Not that I regret putting any of those things aside in favor of what I've been doing, but I do miss certain things. Like theatre. And concerts. And art exhibits. And more than five hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Now that my littler little one is moving out of infancy and into toddlerhood and I'm gaining just a smidge more time to myself, the new year has brought with it feelings of wanting to move ahead and explore. We are still pretty broke with no change to our fortunes in the foreseeable future. Which is OK (I think) as long as we confront it and approach it creatively, not in a reactionary fashion as we have the past few years. It is possible to be broke and not be, think, or feel poor. There has to be a way to live a sparse financial life but a rich cultural life -- there are just too many of us who were impacted in the long-term by the recent (because it's supposed to be over, you know) recession to be permanently cut-off. If we -- the marginally middle class -- view ourselves as part of the disenfranchised underclass, then... well, I don't know enough about economics or sociology to be able to predict the impact that will have on U.S. society at large.
And here is where I should stop for the night. I can't count how many times I was interrupted just trying to write that much, and now I've lost my train of thought. Suffice it to say, here's to a lively, invigorating, creative and joy-filled 2013.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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