Things past and things to come
Jan. 2nd, 2011 04:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
matilda36I spent all week working, so I haven't really had the time to reflect neither on the year that just ended nor on this one that just started, but now I am at home relaxing with candles, soft music and a glass of wine, and I don't have to be at work till thursday so I can stop and think.
How was 2010? All in all a good year: I started a new job I like, I learned new skills (like driving), I successfully passed my DITALS exam, I succesfully completed a cycle of therapy (and everybody knows that completing therapy is a big success. Therapy is the kind of thing that can get addictive),
There are still some things that can be improved: my contract ends at the end of april and I don't know if they are going to renew it (they should, but you never know) and my illness keep placing limits on me.
For example: on Christmas week I was home 4 days so I had the time to do something other than rest: I cleaned the house and watched all the Harry Potter films. This week I spent all the time I wasn't working sleeping. It's not laziness... it's just something I need. Tiredness is a massive trigger for me, so I have to take care of myself. Also my memory is not that good. I can get obsesed about something and remember every detail of it, but forget simple things.So I have to find ways of stopping being obsessed. (For example on New year's eve I was worried my car would break down and I spent the night with that thought on the back of my mind. Tomorrow I have to take it to the shop and my brain is already going through every possible scenario.) and ways of remembering things (write them down possibly)
What do I want from the new year? A new contract possibly a permanent one.
What would you like from myself in this new year? A better management of my resources I think.
Learning to prioritise things and organise the time I have to balance action and rest.
So I can:
spend more time with my friends.
be creative (I still want to do a copy editing course. I want to write rec posts and reviews)
manage the daily tasks of life (Like cleaning the house and cooking, so I don't end up eating ready meals all the time)
get healthier (eating better and exercising)
.
How was 2010? All in all a good year: I started a new job I like, I learned new skills (like driving), I successfully passed my DITALS exam, I succesfully completed a cycle of therapy (and everybody knows that completing therapy is a big success. Therapy is the kind of thing that can get addictive),
There are still some things that can be improved: my contract ends at the end of april and I don't know if they are going to renew it (they should, but you never know) and my illness keep placing limits on me.
For example: on Christmas week I was home 4 days so I had the time to do something other than rest: I cleaned the house and watched all the Harry Potter films. This week I spent all the time I wasn't working sleeping. It's not laziness... it's just something I need. Tiredness is a massive trigger for me, so I have to take care of myself. Also my memory is not that good. I can get obsesed about something and remember every detail of it, but forget simple things.So I have to find ways of stopping being obsessed. (For example on New year's eve I was worried my car would break down and I spent the night with that thought on the back of my mind. Tomorrow I have to take it to the shop and my brain is already going through every possible scenario.) and ways of remembering things (write them down possibly)
What do I want from the new year? A new contract possibly a permanent one.
What would you like from myself in this new year? A better management of my resources I think.
Learning to prioritise things and organise the time I have to balance action and rest.
So I can:
spend more time with my friends.
be creative (I still want to do a copy editing course. I want to write rec posts and reviews)
manage the daily tasks of life (Like cleaning the house and cooking, so I don't end up eating ready meals all the time)
get healthier (eating better and exercising)
.
