Let me tell you, somehow I’m not looking forward to the holidays, but I have to change this crappy attitude or I’ll be the most miserable woman on earth. Last year I was dumped by husband and, still like that, I managed to have a good time with my family. This year, of course, it will be different because I’ll be kinda sorta alone in Canada. Will I be completely and utterly alone? I’m sure I won’t, but I’m starting to look at different possibilities to spend Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve (among the other happy days) busy enough to avoid potential “feeling like caca”. So here they are…

- Volunteering at the hospital, keeping sick people company.
- Volunteering at a shelter, feeding the homeless.
- Volunteering at Opération Nez Rouge, driving drunkies home.
- Helping peeps who bring gifts to the poor.

What can be more rewarding than helping others, right? So, it’s a great way to look at things now. My loneliness and sadness are the means to do something for someone else and that’s why people say everything happens for a reason. I’m learning, I’m growing. The holidays are coming… Ho ho ho!