On another new year
Once again, it has been a while. In addition to wanting to sort through my Yukon/Alaska pictures first, I just kind of lacked the inclination to post about much of anything. My life's been fairly active these last six months or so, but I just wasn't in much mood to stop and write about it.
I'm thinking I probably won't get around to posting the vacation pictures anytime soon - mainly because it requires sorting through 815 pictures to find my favourites. That is not a hyperbolic number, exaggerated for comedic effect. I actually have exactly 815 pictures from that trip. I've also had the chance to show off my favourites in person to a number of you, which takes away from the motivation to post here. But maybe sometime I will get a flash of inspiration to make my selections and compose them into a little travelogue here, you never know.
But I guess if there's any excuse to get back on the LJ wagon, it's the post reflecting on the previous year and contemplating the upcoming one. If you recall, my "theme" for 2010 was doing more of what I want and less of I feel I should. That's kind of a hard goal for determining success, seeing as it's not measurable - but maybe that's why I don't do resolutions, because it's not about a pass/fail goal. It's also the kind of goal that you don't always have control over, when work can sometimes require a fair bit extra from you. On the whole, though, I think this was a year of enjoying more of the little things in my daily life; I definitely had a lot of just appreciating where I was at that moment. More than 2009? Hard to say. But I don't think this approach stops now that the year is over.
There's quite a bit of positive I can say about 2010, but for some reason I left it - and came into 2011 - on kind of an 'eh' note. Again, it was good, but I have a feeling that 2011 is just going to be more of the same. I guess that's not so bad, but I like to keep moving (proverbially) and I just don't really know what to do with myself right now. But maybe that's just a sensation that will pass. I do have thoughts on my themes for 2011, though:
1) Write - It was sitting on the backburner for a long time, but I started actively applying myself to writing about two months ago, and I think I've finally found a method that works for me. So now it's keep it up for 2011, and dedicate myself to some real goals in that department.
2) Relax - In the last year I realized that I'm not and don't really aspire to be a junior executive anymore. So I've gravitated to a softer, more natural, less tailored look - less silver jewelry, more wooden, less rayon clothes and more cotton. It's led to me relaxing my hairstyles and I think even my posture just a little bit. I don't mean for it to carry over to my attitude, necessarily, but maybe it's all part of one trend.
3) Huh. I could have sworn there was a third one. But I'm sleepy, and it deserts me. Oh well, gives me a reason to post again later, I guess.
This post was getting too long anyway. But I do send you all happy thoughts for a good start to the new year.
I'm thinking I probably won't get around to posting the vacation pictures anytime soon - mainly because it requires sorting through 815 pictures to find my favourites. That is not a hyperbolic number, exaggerated for comedic effect. I actually have exactly 815 pictures from that trip. I've also had the chance to show off my favourites in person to a number of you, which takes away from the motivation to post here. But maybe sometime I will get a flash of inspiration to make my selections and compose them into a little travelogue here, you never know.
But I guess if there's any excuse to get back on the LJ wagon, it's the post reflecting on the previous year and contemplating the upcoming one. If you recall, my "theme" for 2010 was doing more of what I want and less of I feel I should. That's kind of a hard goal for determining success, seeing as it's not measurable - but maybe that's why I don't do resolutions, because it's not about a pass/fail goal. It's also the kind of goal that you don't always have control over, when work can sometimes require a fair bit extra from you. On the whole, though, I think this was a year of enjoying more of the little things in my daily life; I definitely had a lot of just appreciating where I was at that moment. More than 2009? Hard to say. But I don't think this approach stops now that the year is over.
There's quite a bit of positive I can say about 2010, but for some reason I left it - and came into 2011 - on kind of an 'eh' note. Again, it was good, but I have a feeling that 2011 is just going to be more of the same. I guess that's not so bad, but I like to keep moving (proverbially) and I just don't really know what to do with myself right now. But maybe that's just a sensation that will pass. I do have thoughts on my themes for 2011, though:
1) Write - It was sitting on the backburner for a long time, but I started actively applying myself to writing about two months ago, and I think I've finally found a method that works for me. So now it's keep it up for 2011, and dedicate myself to some real goals in that department.
2) Relax - In the last year I realized that I'm not and don't really aspire to be a junior executive anymore. So I've gravitated to a softer, more natural, less tailored look - less silver jewelry, more wooden, less rayon clothes and more cotton. It's led to me relaxing my hairstyles and I think even my posture just a little bit. I don't mean for it to carry over to my attitude, necessarily, but maybe it's all part of one trend.
3) Huh. I could have sworn there was a third one. But I'm sleepy, and it deserts me. Oh well, gives me a reason to post again later, I guess.
This post was getting too long anyway. But I do send you all happy thoughts for a good start to the new year.