2012 is dead, long live 2013! I know it’s been a while since I updated this (brain problems, man, they suck balls) but I figured since I did it last year I should keep up the tradition. So, 2012 summarised:
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- Got a new job, in a grownup office.
- Started paying off my credit card debt, and even saving some money as well
- Went to Melbourne for my birthday.
- Crocheted heaps; finished my granny square blanket and made two more different ones.
- Moved into a cute little apartment with cheap rent.
- Started painting a bookshelf, my first foray into DIY stuff.
- Started socialising more, going to Pub Trivia fairly regularly with some friends.
- Talked to someone about my anxiety.
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- My job was awful, so I quit after three months.
- Despite trying hard, I’ve been unemployed since.
So it looks like this year was more positive than negative, it’s just that the unemployment thing has been so long and stressful that it kinda tainted the positives. For the past two months I’ve been just thinking hard about what I want to do in 2013 (and beyond), rather than trying to get a job that I might not even really want, so I am feeling good about the year to come and have some sort of direction now. Here is a photo of a cat to celebrate.
(Damn, I miss Monty so much)
Basically 2013 is going to be a year where I organise myself and try and stay being productive. 2013, the year of Motherfuckin’ Lists.
- I need a new job ASAP, but I’m not going to work out constantly and burn out. I have to respect my limits and keep some time for myself.
- I need to relearn Japanese. I started using a website to refresh my knowledge, but have been lazy with it lately. Get back on that, Hannah!
- Once I get a job I need to book an appointment with the tattoo artist I really like for my next tattoo. She has a year’s waiting list so I will have plenty of time to save up, but I need to get that ball rolling.
- I need to keep up some good habits I’ve been cultivating lately; I need to keep drinking water, exercising regularly (even doing more of it if I can), and working on my anxiety issues. Hopefully I can make even more good habits if I keep these ones up.
- I need to keep myself and my days organised. I am not allowed to sit on the computer all day instead of doing things that need to be done. I can only do that if I’ve done at least the majority of stuff on my to do list for the day. No Excuses. I’m looking at you, Mr “Oh I’ll just watch one more episode, then I’ll write that email”.
- Ideally I’m going to try and do more creative stuff this year; I realised recently that it’s been way too long since I drew anything, be it on paper or digital, and I know I haven’t updated this so my writing habit has stagnated also. I don’t know how successful I’ll be with it, but I’m going to at least try.
So that’s all my goals for this year as of this moment in time. It seems that the theme is to work on bettering myself and not just live life on a day-to-day basis like I have been. Feels good, man.