<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315040372367403076</id><updated>2011-09-28T15:09:01.999-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Aly in OR</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alyinor.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6315040372367403076/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alyinor.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ALY in OR</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315040372367403076.post-6659039988016434472</id><published>2010-12-30T10:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-30T10:33:05.556-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Starting over</title><content type='html'>So a new year is on its way in and so I am feeling bloggy.&amp;nbsp; I have been listening to an audio book of a book that is call "This Book Is Overdue."&amp;nbsp; And the author is discussing blogs.&amp;nbsp; Librarians who blog. So here I go.&lt;br /&gt;The last time I tried blogging I had just gotten a divorce.&amp;nbsp; I had an infant. And I was unemployed. I can't even remember being in that place anymore.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;I thing I was in my self discovery phase, reinventing myself.&amp;nbsp; But now approximately 3 years later,&amp;nbsp; I don't feel the need for reinvention so much as reflection.Reflecting on where I am, how far I have come.&amp;nbsp; Where I am headed from here. What goal should I set and which ones have I accomplished.&lt;br /&gt;Is this a new years thing?&amp;nbsp; For me it is a constant thing in my life, all year long.&amp;nbsp; I am a planner. I have the need for self discovery. To know myself and I guess in some way be true to myself.&amp;nbsp; My life is controlled by me.&amp;nbsp; I am not controlled by anyone.&amp;nbsp; I embrace the idea that I am in control of what happens to me.&amp;nbsp; I may not get what I want, but It is up to me to make it happen. &lt;br /&gt;I like this philosophy because I have met so many people who don't live that way.&amp;nbsp; Possibly the majority. That Shit happens and we are powerless to avoid it. Living by that ideal, you wallow in shit. I choose to change my shoes, lay down boards and walk above the shit layer.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6315040372367403076-6659039988016434472?l=alyinor.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://alyinor.blogspot.com/feeds/6659039988016434472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://alyinor.blogspot.com/2010/12/starting-over.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6315040372367403076/posts/default/6659039988016434472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6315040372367403076/posts/default/6659039988016434472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://alyinor.blogspot.com/2010/12/starting-over.html' title='Starting over'/><author><name>ALY in OR</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
