the one with a 2010 retrospective
Alrighty, so the 2010 retrospective post! Here goes...
This year has been better than I expected. Despite spending a few months at the start of the year in a depressed funk over Jerkface dumping me, things have looked up from that point and I'm far happier now than I was this time last year.
Things That Happened in 2010 That Were Good:
- started to regain my own personality again
- learned how to be independent
- got my own flat
- was accepted into the PhD program
- offered a fairly okay scholarship
- strengthened friendships
- met awesome new people like Derek and Chris
- cultivated an awesome personal style
- did more things like randomly driving places, etc
- got to know my grandparents again
- got my learners licence
- bought a car
- had a brief flirtation with New Guy
- saw Aida and West Side Story live
- saw U2, Powderfinger, Parkway Drive and Dead Letter Circus live
- started eating what could for once be considered a Reasonable Diet
- started accepting that I am not in control of everything, and I cannot make things change to what I want
The Bad Things of 2010:
- mother went into hospital like three times
- she might have to go into the nursing home proper. She's only 49.
- being sick for months due to post-breaking up stress
So, by far and large the positives outweigh the negatives. Tonight I'm going to watch early fireworks with Berni, Lois, Tarnea and Mel. Hopefully it'll be okay--I'm not particularly fussed on fireworks as such, but it's at least something other than sitting at home by myself watching dvds which is what I generally do. And I (hopefully!) won't be bawling my eyes out, so that takes it one up from last years NYE. Ugh that was an appalling night. LET'S NOT THINK ABOUT IT.
The verdict: 2010 was the year I learned how to be awesome again. May 2011 be the year of even more awesomeness.
This year has been better than I expected. Despite spending a few months at the start of the year in a depressed funk over Jerkface dumping me, things have looked up from that point and I'm far happier now than I was this time last year.
Things That Happened in 2010 That Were Good:
- started to regain my own personality again
- learned how to be independent
- got my own flat
- was accepted into the PhD program
- offered a fairly okay scholarship
- strengthened friendships
- met awesome new people like Derek and Chris
- cultivated an awesome personal style
- did more things like randomly driving places, etc
- got to know my grandparents again
- got my learners licence
- bought a car
- had a brief flirtation with New Guy
- saw Aida and West Side Story live
- saw U2, Powderfinger, Parkway Drive and Dead Letter Circus live
- started eating what could for once be considered a Reasonable Diet
- started accepting that I am not in control of everything, and I cannot make things change to what I want
The Bad Things of 2010:
- mother went into hospital like three times
- she might have to go into the nursing home proper. She's only 49.
- being sick for months due to post-breaking up stress
So, by far and large the positives outweigh the negatives. Tonight I'm going to watch early fireworks with Berni, Lois, Tarnea and Mel. Hopefully it'll be okay--I'm not particularly fussed on fireworks as such, but it's at least something other than sitting at home by myself watching dvds which is what I generally do. And I (hopefully!) won't be bawling my eyes out, so that takes it one up from last years NYE. Ugh that was an appalling night. LET'S NOT THINK ABOUT IT.
The verdict: 2010 was the year I learned how to be awesome again. May 2011 be the year of even more awesomeness.