Game Changer Year, 2015

It never fails. Every year I almost miss a holiday because I am so involved in whatever may be capturing my attention at the time. In 2014, I almost missed New Year's Eve! I suppose that there would have been many jokes about Rumplestiltskin throughout 2015 and I would have survived the teasing but I am happy I only need to make the confession to you and didn't sleep through the party.

I am happy to move into 2015 free of harassment from friends and family and have decided that this year would be my game changer year. No more of the close calls of forgetting to get the Halloween costume! I found a nice 2015 pdf calendar that we can use and I've made mental notes of the weekdays of each holiday with hopes that my subconscious will work as my personal assistant.

Have a happy and well planned 2015!

2015 Holidays

Jan 1 (Thursday) New Year's Day

Jan 19 (Monday) Martin Luther King Day

Feb 14 (Saturday)Valentine's Day

Feb 16 (Monday) Presidents' Day

Apr 5 Easter Sunday

Apr 13 (Monday) Thomas Jefferson's Birthday

May 10 (Sunday) Mothers' Day

May 25 (Monday) Memorial Day

Jun 21 (Sunday) Fathers' Day

Jul 3 (Friday) 'Independence Day' observed

Jul 4 (Saturday) Independence Day

Sep 7 (Monday) Labor Day

Oct 12 (Monday) Columbus Day

Oct 31 (Saturday) Halloween

Nov 11 (Wednesday) Veterans Day

Nov 26 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Day

Dec 24 (Thursday) Christmas Eve

Dec 25 (Friday) Christmas Day

Dec 26 (Saturday) Day After Christmas Day

Dec 31 (Thursday) New Year's Eve

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Success!

As I sit to write this blog I am thrilled because of my success!  I don't mind bragging a little bit about it because if you have been following my story you know that I have been alone in this process for a little while and I doubt it will come as a surprise to you to find that people are very happy to be critical of my attempt to maintain GHC on my own without making changes.

As I write, I still believe the decisions that were made over the years were good and solid.  I had faith in my team and still respect their opinions.  The problem was that when I was left to my own devices I found that I needed to learn a lot.  My team had skills that I didn't have.  I was left with no choice but to learn about whatever void I found in myself.

Recently, I saw an infographic about learning that referred to the learning curve.  It showed the upward curve and a short way up the line was marked that suggested you hit a point of  "I don't know what they heck I'm doing".  I guess that is when we hit a wall and just throw in the towel but this time was different because I refused to do that.    

Tonight, with all of my problems, I found that I had cleared one of the hurdles that was holding me back. When I sat down after doing a victory lap I saw I was left with a pile of junk on my desk.  My coffee cup now has orange juice in it and I'm ready to continue on tomorrow with my little bit of success.  I guess it's not a shocker for me to let you know that I have already been reminded that it's only one of the many more hurdles that I will encounter.

Thank you all for being an inspiration to me.

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