Happy New Year!

Happy New Year TCKT family! I hope the coming year brings you all happiness, fulfillment, and prosperity!

Things have been rather upside down at the Redhawk household. Noah and I split up over a month ago, and he’s living in a neighboring town.  It’s been a difficult transition. We were caught up in a rut we couldn’t emerge from. These things happen.  

I've been on medical leave since before Thanksgiving, but I’m slowly making progress.  My fingertips are no longer numb, and I can actually pick things up without dropping them.  I’m hoping to be back to work within the next 6-8 weeks, per the two docs I have in my corner.  In the meantime, I’m planning on ramping up my small genealogy biz to include interviews/memory books, and am learning new software like Muse, InDesign, and Photoshop. I should be up and running by February, and am excited about learning new skills and putting my writing abilities to a profitable use.  The biz will help fund my retirement, while nursing pays the bills. That’s the plan, and I think it’s a good one.

The family is doing great.  Jason stays in close touch, and comes over more often to help with the man-things around the house. He’s finishing his last semester at his local community college, and planning to transfer to a college out west to finish his degree in engineering.  They’re considering Colorado. My granddaughter is growing fast, and is a smarty like her mom and dad. My folks are doing fairly well. Dad has gone off most of his medications, and feels a lot better.  My two dogs, Molly and Bella, are ecstatically happy and spoiled rotten.  They’re great company, and make me laugh multiple times a day with their silly antics.

2015 will bring many firsts for me. This will be my first time living alone (I've always had a child or hubby to take care of). I’m like…woo hoo! Is that bad? Hahaha! I’m sad and exhilarated all at the same time! I've always been a homebody…now it’s time to get out of the house and not isolate.  Lunches, concerts, trips, who knows.  The slate is blank, and it’s up to me to write on it.

Hello 2015. Come on in!

I love you all. Happy New Year!