Quick Updates

Finally it looks as if I have found a manufacturer for one of our clients. I started to think that it was never going to happen. We've been shopping for a manufacturer since September/October (we were suppose to start in July but one of our business partners dropped the ball...significantly). Everything is not concrete but this one manufacturer over in China looks as if they are going to come through. I'm excited. The faster I can make it happen for my client, the faster I can make it happen for myself. I received the manufacturer's contract in the mail today. Signed, sealed, and delivered. Now I have to send them the blueprints and our manufacturer version of our business proposal. This could not have happened at a better time because one of our client's investors was getting antsy. Because China doesn't have the same holiday season...hopefully, I can get everything movin by the first couple of weeks of the new year.

My Christmas was great but I must say that Christmas nowadays is getting unfulfilling. I think its because overall, Christmas is a selfish holiday. I think people have gone away from it's meaning. I think I need a new Christmas tradition. Next year, I think that I'm going to try to go away for Christmas....and if my finances do not allow me to do so, I most certainly will be giving my time to those less fortunate.

I go back to school during the second week of January. I'm more than excited! I feel like although I have had fun during my time off, I feel like my life has been put on pause. It's time to push play and keep it movin. I think that despite the unfair reason as to why I had to return home from school, I think that it was something that I needed. Because I'm a person who holds everything in and consistantly keeps movin full speed ahead, it was only a matter of time before I would crash. I'm glad that I had the year to relax and regroup because I was certainly loosing myself. If I had to describe my life two years ago I would compare it to a long distance swim. Life in general is like a long distance swim....not everyone will make it to the other side in one whole piece....some will arrive later than others. In my life, I feel like I'm a fast and strong swimmer....but during my journey to the other side, I've got caught in whirlpools, shark attacks, and I occasionally get cramps in my leg.....all without a rescue boat in sight...but despite all of that, I kept it movin. Even though keepin it movin has been a testiment to my will, it wasn't always smart. Resiliency has it's drawbacks when you never stop to heal. When you try to swim while you are wounded....it's only a matter of time before you drown. I never wanted to stop at any of the lighthouse stations because I felt that if I stopped to attend to myself, I would somehow fall behind. I've had to learn patience and really learn to take time out for myself.