Why, Hello There....
I cannot believe how long it has been since I made an entry here.
I literally started a new job just a day or so after my last entry and haven't posted since. Admitedly my last job was only part time and left me with plenty of free hours to spend on LJ and my new job is much more of a full time/ too tired to care when I get home sort of thing, but still. I'm disappointed with myself for not getting more organised and prioritising LJ more.
Anyway it's a new year and and reflection-y sort of time and I wanted to do a year in review sort of thing so here it is.
In the past year I have:
-found the ability to be more social
-started a new job that I honestly love
-realised how much of my social interactions relied on the friendships I had with the kids I looked after in my old job and learning to deal with not having that anymore
-finally discovered medication that actually helps with my sinus problems meaning I can now taste and smell things (not always a positive thing but I'm getting used to it)
-started running 3-4km every other day (a big deal considering I was never allowed to run in the past thanks to the severe asthma of my youth)
-discovered I have a 'loose joint' in my ankle and having to either stop running or be in excruciating pain every time I took a step
-went to my first anime convention and participated in cosplay >.< (embarrassing but so much fun)
-went to my first Supanova and got my geek on big time
-witnessed the first of my friends get married
-got a personal loan not so much because I needed it for my car, but for my credit rating for the future
-bought my own car
-passed my driving test (at 26yrs old, yes I know it's pathetic but I just never got around to it before then)
-failed NaNoWriMo, yet again :P
-did not participate in jeremix or jeholiday for the first time in years
-finally stood up for myself against my psychologically manipulative sister who I still love but will no longer be railroaded by
-took myself on holidays in my own car :D
-made the decision to start saving for a deposit on my own home (instead of waiting to find mr. right to buy a house with like everyone else I know)
-made peace with where I am at in my life
In 2012 I'm hoping to:
-get better at my job; it's sort of a traineeship situation so I'm still learning
-start taking lessons of some kind probably either Japanese or singing lessons
-Apparently Australia is getting it's own comicon this year so I may actually get to realise a life long dream and meet Patrick Stewart (yes I'm a nerd, just go with it :D) though if Comicon isn't offically confirmed in the next few months I may spend the two weeks between June and July chilling in Osaka instead.
-get back into writing. I barely wrote anything in 2011 and that needs to change though I'm starting to see that novels are just not for me and short stories should be where I'm focusing my energy.
-create or do something meaningful with my life
All in all, I think I achieved a lot more in 2011 than I have the the five or so years that came before it but I'm only just getting my life in gear. Hopefully 2012 will bring me closer to being a proper grown up. I honestly never imagined that it would take me this long to get my life sorted and figure out who I was but I am slowly getting there. I'm feeling fairly positive about it all really. Hopefully you guys are feeling positive with where you are at too - it's a nice feeling.
Let me know how you've all been doing. It'd be good to hear from you guys again ♥
And to end the entry; have a vid of something I can't seem to stop listening to. (This guy makes YouTube videos wherein he talks with stoned logic and is basically weird and unentertaining but when he plays music I can't help but feel like I should either cry or kiss him :/ )