Ok.
Short post tonight. I've started about 8 blog posts over the past 4 months but never finished them.
They'll probably just sit in draft status forever now. Most of them I just couldn't figure out an ending (or middle) to - and the rest were just either boring or annoying to read.
But - something sparked in my mind tonight
Assuming you were going to bring a child in to this world - what would you want for them? I was thinking about that today.
And I thought - I'd want every day to be full of opportunities:
-Time to learn, grow and change
-Time to have fun
-Time to relax, reflect/meditate
And when I was thinking of this I wondered why I hadn't treated myself like this (lately - or ever?). Why would I have this desire for "full" days for my future children but not for me? Was I not good enough for my own special treatment?
It was Sunday afternoon epiphany time. Let's see if anything changes once I come up with an answer for this question.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Sunday, January 02, 2011
The Obligatory New Years Post
You can find last year's post here.
I'm not exactly sure why I called last year's post the new decade post. Maybe this year should be the new decade? It's probably because I think from 0-9 is the decade and not from 11-20. If that makes sense.
Quick rundown of my year:
The first few months were scary/dead months. I was unemployed. Struggling to find something...anything.
I thought becoming a cop was a viable option but no one ever requested me for an interview - even after passing the test with flying colors. The physical portion of it is one of my greatest physical feats ever - I plan on framing the results sometime.
Finally the interviews started in early March - and I had a few good job leads. Just none of them fit as well as going to work up in Everett.
Which leads me to the last 7+ months of my life:
Diving head first in to work. Meeting all new people. Becoming a basketball referee and winning 2 volleyball championships. Figuring out how to succeed and succeeding. Reconnecting with friends back home and basically rebuilding things here because the last couple of years I haven't really been here.
And it's been good - great even. My life in 2010 reflects the "post-recession" (in quotes for a reason) economy. We both fell from great heights - but we persevered, moved on and although there's still a bit of lingering effects we try our best not to focus on it.
Score breakdown/review for 2010 resolutions:
-Write less/higher quality posts: 1 out of 2 points for this one. Definitely wrote less. And it felt better writing less. I didn't feel as much of an obligation to this blog as I had in previous years. I don't however feel that I had any "gems" this year as far as quality is concerned. I'll work on that. I also plan on writing more this coming year because I've realized recently that I do enjoy writing - and as soon as I drop this obligation I lose part of that.
-Get a job, pay off the HELOC: Again, 1 out of 2. Getting a job was huge. I thought I would've put something about this being my #1 priority on last year's post but I didn't. I can't imagine not having something to do with myself if I had been unemployed still to this point. Even writing that makes me depressed. The HELOC balance is still there (albeit smaller than last year) and realistically I won't be able to pay it off until the end of 2012. So that'll be on next year's resolution.
-Put on bulk. No way. Going back up on the resolution board.
-Start preventative care/remove all notions of invincibility. Yes. There are so many things this year that I have changed for myself health-wise it's kind of sad how old I'm trying to treat myself. For the first time in my entire life I am regularly taking a multivitamin. Is it helping? Not sure. I'm also eating less fatty/acidic/spicy foods than I have in the past - especially late at night when I know it might hurt me before going to bed. Not sure if this has made a difference either. I've paid more attention to my posture when staying in the same position for long periods of time. I started using special eye cream and am trying to treat my skin better. So yes, extra mucho points for this one.
-Have faith. I didn't really have faith in 2010. But I think my faith has grown however. Especially my faith in us as human beings.
On to 2011's resolutions:
-Put on bulk (more lean muscle)! Everyone (older) keeps telling me this is going to happen, "Just wait until you hit 30 and that hummingbird metabolism of yours slows down." Well, it hasn't. And I'm not sure when it does if I'll bulk up or not. I don't want to throw my body out of whack with a crazy diet - but I want to be serious about this now. Included with this is my desire to do 10 consecutive pull ups. I thought I wrote that on last year's resolution (glad I didn't - cause I can only do 6) so it's going on this one.
-Start my MBA. It's going to happen (and it's getting paid for)! I've already talked to my manager about it and I will be scheduling my GMAT (and studying) shortly. It's almost sad how excited I am about this. I'm going to do everything to get back in to UW starting this September (weird to say "this" September) but I know my chances are very slim. I'll either be at SU or SPU. I'll be treating my masters differently than my undergrad due to my motivation.
-Do something musical. Recently I've rekindled a lot of things from my past which I used to find so enjoyable but have lost in the past few years. Playing in a band - singing in a choir. These used to be every day occurrences for me. I hope to add at least a one night a week activity for a few months because just listening and playing music on my own isn't really enough.
-Make a baby. I really wanted to have one earlier because I wanted to be a young dad. I wasn't ready. I'm still probably not ready. But only the truly crazy are ever fully prepared for something like that.
-Learn to have as much fun/be a social butterfly without drugs or alcohol. Because the last 10 years of my life has been as much. I don't really want it to be the next 10. Not that I'm going to turn down drinks when offered, I just won't make it a point like I have in the past.
-Have the best summer of my life (so far). There are a lot of things which are already in the works to make this the best summer ever. I'll do my best to to make sure they surpass expectations (hopefully the weather cooperates though).
That's a tall order for now - I think I didn't hold myself to a high enough standard last year (even though I didn't knock them all out). This year should be pretty memorable given the table I've set for myself.
Always interesting times ahead. Happy New Year.
I'm not exactly sure why I called last year's post the new decade post. Maybe this year should be the new decade? It's probably because I think from 0-9 is the decade and not from 11-20. If that makes sense.
Quick rundown of my year:
The first few months were scary/dead months. I was unemployed. Struggling to find something...anything.
I thought becoming a cop was a viable option but no one ever requested me for an interview - even after passing the test with flying colors. The physical portion of it is one of my greatest physical feats ever - I plan on framing the results sometime.
Finally the interviews started in early March - and I had a few good job leads. Just none of them fit as well as going to work up in Everett.
Which leads me to the last 7+ months of my life:
Diving head first in to work. Meeting all new people. Becoming a basketball referee and winning 2 volleyball championships. Figuring out how to succeed and succeeding. Reconnecting with friends back home and basically rebuilding things here because the last couple of years I haven't really been here.
And it's been good - great even. My life in 2010 reflects the "post-recession" (in quotes for a reason) economy. We both fell from great heights - but we persevered, moved on and although there's still a bit of lingering effects we try our best not to focus on it.
Score breakdown/review for 2010 resolutions:
-Write less/higher quality posts: 1 out of 2 points for this one. Definitely wrote less. And it felt better writing less. I didn't feel as much of an obligation to this blog as I had in previous years. I don't however feel that I had any "gems" this year as far as quality is concerned. I'll work on that. I also plan on writing more this coming year because I've realized recently that I do enjoy writing - and as soon as I drop this obligation I lose part of that.
-Get a job, pay off the HELOC: Again, 1 out of 2. Getting a job was huge. I thought I would've put something about this being my #1 priority on last year's post but I didn't. I can't imagine not having something to do with myself if I had been unemployed still to this point. Even writing that makes me depressed. The HELOC balance is still there (albeit smaller than last year) and realistically I won't be able to pay it off until the end of 2012. So that'll be on next year's resolution.
-Put on bulk. No way. Going back up on the resolution board.
-Start preventative care/remove all notions of invincibility. Yes. There are so many things this year that I have changed for myself health-wise it's kind of sad how old I'm trying to treat myself. For the first time in my entire life I am regularly taking a multivitamin. Is it helping? Not sure. I'm also eating less fatty/acidic/spicy foods than I have in the past - especially late at night when I know it might hurt me before going to bed. Not sure if this has made a difference either. I've paid more attention to my posture when staying in the same position for long periods of time. I started using special eye cream and am trying to treat my skin better. So yes, extra mucho points for this one.
-Have faith. I didn't really have faith in 2010. But I think my faith has grown however. Especially my faith in us as human beings.
On to 2011's resolutions:
-Put on bulk (more lean muscle)! Everyone (older) keeps telling me this is going to happen, "Just wait until you hit 30 and that hummingbird metabolism of yours slows down." Well, it hasn't. And I'm not sure when it does if I'll bulk up or not. I don't want to throw my body out of whack with a crazy diet - but I want to be serious about this now. Included with this is my desire to do 10 consecutive pull ups. I thought I wrote that on last year's resolution (glad I didn't - cause I can only do 6) so it's going on this one.
-Start my MBA. It's going to happen (and it's getting paid for)! I've already talked to my manager about it and I will be scheduling my GMAT (and studying) shortly. It's almost sad how excited I am about this. I'm going to do everything to get back in to UW starting this September (weird to say "this" September) but I know my chances are very slim. I'll either be at SU or SPU. I'll be treating my masters differently than my undergrad due to my motivation.
-Do something musical. Recently I've rekindled a lot of things from my past which I used to find so enjoyable but have lost in the past few years. Playing in a band - singing in a choir. These used to be every day occurrences for me. I hope to add at least a one night a week activity for a few months because just listening and playing music on my own isn't really enough.
-Make a baby. I really wanted to have one earlier because I wanted to be a young dad. I wasn't ready. I'm still probably not ready. But only the truly crazy are ever fully prepared for something like that.
-Learn to have as much fun/be a social butterfly without drugs or alcohol. Because the last 10 years of my life has been as much. I don't really want it to be the next 10. Not that I'm going to turn down drinks when offered, I just won't make it a point like I have in the past.
-Have the best summer of my life (so far). There are a lot of things which are already in the works to make this the best summer ever. I'll do my best to to make sure they surpass expectations (hopefully the weather cooperates though).
That's a tall order for now - I think I didn't hold myself to a high enough standard last year (even though I didn't knock them all out). This year should be pretty memorable given the table I've set for myself.
Always interesting times ahead. Happy New Year.
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