how do you measure a year in the life?

cue the iPod:seasons of love

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?

how do you measure a year in the life? 

what a difference a year makes. i like to celebrate anniversaries. the good, the bad, and even the ugly. it's nice once in a while to stop, think and reflect where the year has taken you. or where did you take the year. 

today is a jobiversary. a good day to remember. as I look back at where I was one year ago. i just have to smile. yes. I broke free of the temp job cycle i was in. 

i have reestablished myself in the industry. how do i measure this year? yes. in coffee cups. in phone calls. in emails. in free lunches. and yes in benefits.

ONE year ago. my son was in france. today, he stands among the thousands of high school graduates with a hopeful future in front of them. how will he measure those four years away from home? in phone calls? in emails?in text messages? in exams? 

ONE year ago my daughter was excited about the prospect of high school. and marching band. TODAY she had completed that first year and is even more excited about the next band season. how will she measure the next year? in footsteps? in text messages? in beats of the drums? in exams? 

here's to counting the many more cups of coffee in the coming year.