NEW YEAR, NEW LIFE, NEW ME

For all 2010 has been one of my better years it has still been far from perfect hence the title.

New year..... Well that's is fairly self explanatory 2011 is a whole new year and with that a whole new life for me.

New life..... Well I have decided after years of running its time to stop. My heart has been closed off from everyone and thing for years and its time I opened it up. This year I opened it up briefly. First time was at the beginning of the year while I was working for a paper in New York. I allowed my old school friend Katrina in due to the fact I saw the same fear in her eyes I had seen in my own once upon a time. The next time I did it was when I first moved here I allowed someone fully in just to be hurt by him, however in opening up my heart to him others had also managed to find their way so far in. Those people are you my friends and family. you have shown me love and support I have never had in my life and despite the fact I closed my heart back up you were still all there for me, and for this I am thankful. It is because of you I have stayed here longer than any other place and it is because of the love and support I have from you all that I have decided now is as good a time as any to stop running and to settle down in one spot. I have bought my own place and I will be opening it up in January its called Lucy's Bar and Coffee House. I'm both scared and excited about this.

New me..... I'm knocking down all the walls around my heart I know this will leave me open to lots of pain and sorrow which these walls have held out. I also know though that these walls have held out lots of joy and love as well which will now be able to enter. I know that with the continued love and support of all of you the good will out way the bad. Another way I'm a new me I'm now my own boss, however I'm not giving up my job as the advice columnist for the Bon Temps Tribune. I enjoy helping people and being here for those that need support to much so I'm continuing with that as well.

As I stated before all these changes, not just the opening of the new bar I find both exciting and frightening all at the same time, but I'm determined that 2011 will be the better year for me regardless of anything or one. I feel so lucky to have all of you in my life and hope that you will all continue to be there with me for years to come.