2009 wrap up
Amazing things that happened in 2009
- Educon even only virtually
- Keeping up with my blog
- Staff technology showcase at school
- Henry Jenkins at MIT in May
- Going to NECC in June in Washington
- Meeting many pln peeps and tweeps irl
- Asking a question via twitter to Malcolm Gladwell on live radio
- It was fun to be included in the David Pogue book, the world according to twitter
- Listening to Peter Reynolds twice.
- Attending BLC edubloggercon with Sandy
- Presenting at the MTA conference with Rachael
- Presenting at MASSCUE with Rachael
- The follow up response to our presentation at MASSCUE
- Seeing David Gray, Eddie Izzard with Chris
- Going to England and being ok with practically totaling the rental car and tiny hotel rooms.
Challenges I faced in 2009 is a biggie…
My sister-in-law for wisely persuading me I was too ill to return to work in September
She was right, as soon as school got in I was hospitalized and after many overwhelming tests was diag with Takayasu Arteris
I got very sick in the space of 4 weeks, spent 4 months not being able to breathe, not being able to do anything until cardiac intervention surgery on Dec 1st within 4 days after surgery I was up and about. Within 4 weeks I had lost 5lbs and was walking further and faster than I have for years. I commit in 2010 to completely take advantage of that and get into the best shape I have ever been in by hiring a trainer. This is the time!
What is there to grieve about 2009?
(What was disappointing? What was scary? What was hard? What can you forgive yourself for?)
It was hard to quit working at school
It was scary to be so sick so quickly
It’s hard to realize that no one will ever really know what it was like
Need to forgive myself for not expecting such great support, but getting it anyway.
What else do you need to say about the year to declare it complete?
Okay, the next step is to say out loud, “I declare 2009 complete!” How do you feel? If you don’t feel quite right, there might be one more thing to say…
I need to say how freaking rock star like my cardiac surgeons are. I need to let them know that with every breath I take they really are with me. I think of them all the time and cannot imagine living life without their help in 2009. They rock.
“I declare 2009 complete”
My word for 2010 is RADIANCE. Image is my own collage (created pre-op), cut pics and words that resonate from old magazine, the resulting words read:
Breathing Space, imagine, a well-lighted path, find, freedom, rock-solid, radiance.
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Awesome blog to end the year. Your excitement for the New Year is contagious!!!!