I haven’t written here in a while, mostly because I’ve become increasingly exercise-obsessed – it’s crazy how addictive fun exercise can be! Cardio, unfortunately, is NOT fun… which is why I was breathless and really struggling when I had to run through the airport twice in two days to catch my flights on Monday and Tuesday. Baaaaddd. Must. Do. More. Cardio. Actually, the problem to solve is actually: Must find Cardio which is FUN.
I love new years. I love the freshness of it, the potential of it. After a good, restful break over Christmas – which I’ve been getting the last several years since I’ve been with the Boy, since we then to just rest, sleep, and have lots of food at his parents’ house over the Christmas period – I feel re-energised, and ready and excited to tackle new projects.
I’ve put together a long list of resolutions this year, in the hope I’ll manage to complete at least one, given my dismal failure last year to achieve my one single resolution for 2011. So this year I’m including several cheats, such as #4 on the Pole list (should hopefully easy given I’ve been working at this all of last year. But you never know, given how much strength I’ve lost), and #2 on the Other list, which the Boy and I had previously discussed and is already on the Boy’s to-do for a weekend trip for 2012. Hopefully, this is a fail-proof way of boosting my ego and not feeling like a complete failure at the end of this year ;p. I’m cheating I know… but I have a full-time job and know my own weaknesses (e.g. procrastination), but still need little wins to cheer me up in life.
So I think 2011 has shaped up to be a pretty slow year in terms of achievements
It’s been a long summer…
I was struggling to come up with “achievements” of the year, so the Boy actually helped me with coming up with a lot of the below. He thinks I’m too harsh on myself (and him) and am inclined to diminish my achievements as well as his. Perhaps so.
I was looking for blow-out, exciting things that I’ve done which stand out to my mind (almost nothing does to me), but I guess in my own little, almost unconscious way, I’ve done a lot of pretty interesting stuff, which might have been exciting when I was younger, but now seems less impressive to me… which is probably me being overly blasé.
I finally officially tendered my resignation to HR on 6 October (Wednesday). I unofficially told the senior and junior I’ve worked most with on Monday 4 October, then told my line manager and team head on Tuesday 5 October. Had my leaving drinks on Thursday 7 October.
After 8 weddings across 5 continents, I feel like a veritable wedding expert.
Today I finally became a British citizen!
After a long quiet winter of inertia and desperate anxiety, it seems like little green shoots of fun and activities are sprouting, and the invisible weight on my shoulders has been lightened with the longer days and warmer weather.