It’s apparently a new year
Posted by Becky on 30th Jan in General. Tags: goals, new year
So, due to the lack of response I got for the giveaway, I’m going to extend it another week. To enter, comment here!
So far 2010 has not been off to a good start. Between work traveling and stresses in general, I’ve been pretty busy and stressed out. Fortunately, that’s all over now so I’m looking forward to pretending that none of that existed and instead 2010 is just beginning! I also realized I hadn’t made any goals or resolutions (or acknowledged the new year at all) so here we go.
Goals for 2010:
1. Move somewhere. It unfortunately will not be Chicago this year (in the future, hopefully soon!). It will be somewhere else.
2. Finally (FINALLY) get rid of things I don’t want, and buy things I DO want (and purge, purge, purge – there’s so much stuff that I have that I simply do not need/want/use).
3. Burn more candles, take more pictures, draw more pictures, and write more. In a letter from Stephanie that I just got, she mentioned how it’s funny that she had been wanting to take pictures downtown FOREVER, but hadn’t gotten around to it until just now. I think we all make plans like that, but never follow through, and I realized that I want to start doing stuff that I’ve been meaning to. So, for the sake of coziness and the fact that I Just Really Like Doing These Things But Damn It Is Easier To Be Lazy, this is going to be the year of DOING THINGS, documented on this blog every step of the way!
Things I accomplished in 2009:
1. I got another cat. I’ve had Augustus for a year and a half (!!!), but Sata has only been here for a year. I love that guy – I can’t imagine life without him. While he may be obnoxious when it comes to food, he’s also the sweetest, most affectionate, most wonderful cat ever.
2. I graduated university! It’s true. I obtained my BS in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. I am quite proud. 
3. I got a job! Gainful employment is nice, and I like my job a lot, actually. There have been rough patches, and also really good patches, and I’m grateful for everyone I’ve met at my job.
4. I met Stephanie in Real Life. I visited her in the summer and she came to visit here in the fall. Now we just need to decide when to see each other in spring!
How is your new year so far? Is it what you expected it would be? Are you doing your resolutions still or have you given up (assuming you made some in the first place)?
3 Responses to “It’s apparently a new year”
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My year is going all right so far.
I got a new phone, did my taxes, turned a quarter-of-a-century old, my job’s going well (at least better than last year), and I’m writing a lot. XD
. . . I think that’s so far a good year.
Despite your year starting off busy and whatnot, I hope the rest of the year doesn’t reflect your beginning! ^^
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I love “Burn more candles”, since that’s sort of my resolution for the end of the winter too. I love how cosy they feel. Also – I had some of my new tea today and it is so delicious and cosy and made me feel so warm!
Also, by “FOREVER” she means “two years”. Which to me is close to forever, but fully illustrates my point.
Spring! Eek! I only have one break in the spring and after the semester I have to make plans… I don’t know what to do this summer, nor if I have much time for travel!
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I tried to make a list of general goals, rather than “work out every day” or “floss 4 times a day” because I know shit like that just isn’t going to happen. I like your goal of burning more candles, do you think it will relax me to have more candles around me?
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