There are a few stories behind the song. I've been hinting for the past few weeks about big changes in our lives. Most significantly, after ten years on our own with our small investment bank, Rex and I have joined forces with another focused investment banking firm. Our first day is Music Monday, February 2nd, and it feels just like starting over... in a positive, energized way. Wish us luck!
"Our life together is so precious, together
We have grown, we have grown
Although our love is still special
Let's take a chance and fly away somewhere alone
It's been too long since we took the time
No one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It's like we both are falling in love again
It'll be just like starting over, starting over
Everyday we used to make it love
Why can't we be making love nice and easy
It's time to spread our wings and fly
Don't let another day go by my love
It'll be just like starting over, starting over
Why don't we take off alone
Take a trip somewhere far, far away
We'll be together all alone again
Like we used to in the early days
Well, well, well darling
It's been too long since we took the time
No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It's like we both are falling in love again
It'll be just like starting over, starting over
Our life together is so precious together
We have grown, we have grown
Although our love is still special
Let's take a chance and fly away somewhere"
Another back story to "Starting Over" is that we're a full month into the New Year 2009 and I'm not doing very well on my New Year's resolutions. While I haven't gained any weight, I haven't lost any either, and I haven't gotten serious about working out on a regular basis. There's always an excuse... from my rickety knees, to work and family commitments. So today, as we launch into a new month and a new work routine, I'm starting over on my fitness not fatness resolution. I'm headed down to the elliptical trainer right now, with a renewed commitment to work out every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as finding ways to fit fitness into my everyday life.
Last but not least, I've made a new resolution to tame the paper dragon and reduce clutter in my office and home. Although (and perhaps because) I'll have less time to waste on paperwork, I've got a triple-pronged plan: I cleaned out our home office (I should have taken "before" and "after" photos), I'm going to make sure less comes in than goes out/gets thrown away each day, and I'm going to spend one hour per week going through the boxes of "memory book" materials to create attractive, well-organized scrapbooks for London, Maddie, and our family.
