Got a job that doesn’t suck and has allowed me to grow as a person. I do wish it’d pay more, but I no longer dread life and actually get excited to go in to the office.
Congratulations!
That is worth waaaay more than a great pay for a shitty job. Congrats!
Oh believe me, I’m well aware. I’m very lucky to have found something I love.
Had a little breakdown, quit a job I hated, started a business, got married. It’s been a wild ride
U good now?
It’s been a rather productive year so far:
- I did a lot of cross stitching.
- Went vegan.
- Dabbled into gardening (my partner did most of the work sadly but I’m more interested now than I was before!).
- Got into birdwatching so I started exploring nature with a much more different perspective.
- Set up a bird feeding station that got really popular among the birds AND the neighbours.
- Learned how to crochet.
- A combination of the aforementioned things somehow taught me how to manage my depression and anxiety better. I’m in a much better spot now than when I was mostly playing video games.
Your ladybug stitch that you posted looks really fantastic!
Thanks, it was meant to be a birthday present for my partner and I did it in secret. Really fun project!
Fucked up.
Been short on sleep.
Probably related, now I think about it.
Work, eat, shit, sleep
Quit my shitty, low-pay RoR internship just after working for three months, tried learning full-stack development with MERN stack while applying for jobs in parallel, tried to be a smart-ass and learnt a niche, modern framework with no job role available in the market, failed to get a job anywhere, realise that I’ve graduated with a useless paper called degree, wasted an entire year not doing any good project, cried myself to sleep, and finally gave up doing anything productive from the last three months. Also, worsened my rectal prolapse, but I have just ₹8k in my bank account, which I’ve not used since January. 23 and never been in a relationship due to monetary issues, and was single yet again this year, living with parents. Live in a borderline fascist state with brain-dead saffron terrorists. Also, switched from Fedora to NixOS, so that’s something positive, I guess?
Worked over the summer, then after I got a 4 season canvas tent and have been staying in it past few months learning the ins and outs of offgrid life. Put my Electrical degree to use by building up a small solar system. Learned a hell of a lot about keeping yourself warm.
Currently is been raining kind of hard and the ground isn’t absorbing water well since its cold so water has been seeping into the floor of my tent, obviously that’s not great so m current focus is on getting a platform built for the tent to go up on.
After that I want to get a wood stove since heating with propane cost a little bit compared to finding free woof to burn, but I am worried that the smoke and smell would draw too much attention. May have to just live with propane until I get my own property that isnt fucked by an HOA but I REALLY want a wood stove just cause I think its rad as hell and our neighbors have a bonfire all the time so what’s the difference really.
My sibling burned their life down with some stupid bs and their kids ended up in the system so I’ve been kind of stuck helping my elderly parents through the foster/adoption process since may. Its been a massive headache and I didn’t get to go camping like I wanted to but sometimes doing the right thing means making sacrifices to your own self interest. Hopefully well have them by Christmas and I have enough cash left by spring to go camping before job hunting.
I have been sick for a long time, but this year has been the first since my health declined that I’ve finally felt better. I got my first real job in years and started a new one again recently. I lost two of my furry companions who both had been with me for the better part of two decades. It’s not been an easy year, but the future looks bright.
Got a massive raise, switched to the four-day work week because I can afford it now, went to the cinema almost every week and watched a shit-ton of great movies. I even attended a marathon with all Harry Potter movies back to back and slept in the cinema.
No regrets.
Sleep, shit, Puter, School
Read 36 books and counting
Played a million games, pursued all other hobbies, travelled, enjoyed time with my wife, visited hundreds of cultural sites and heavily ranted about inflation, shrinklation and the general shittification of all and everything. T’was a good year 😉
got ritalin and im actually good at my job now
Made a new friend, got diagnosis and treatment for ADHD, learned to use a sewing machine, got into American Girl dolls and doll photography, had some guests over at my house, got further into climate activism.
A lot of latin dance. Tons of lessons, workshops, and social dancing. I recommend it :)
