January
Return from Vegas.
Snowboarded, a lot.
February
Lunar New Year.
First Butter shift.
ISAWK.
-$4.17.
March
Teapot Hill.
Bridesmaid saga.
April
Nu Skin saga.
Seattle with parentals.
May
Lego exhibit.
NBA playoff games.
Seawall with Eric.
Tourism Challenge.
Parental's first eye exams.
June
Return to Wreck Beach.
#wethenorth
Last day at Zimmer.
Seawall with parentals.
July
First day at Access.
LA/Sydney.
Sold Sunfire.
IF/Cardio journey begins.
August
Work summer social.
Samsum in town with "family".
M home from Japan.
Oak+Fort warehouse sale.
Aritzia warehouse sale.
September
Strata AGM.
LOC = $0.
October
100 days of IF.
Canadian election.
November
Birthday celebrations!
Black Friday on a proper budget.
Parasite.
COA Factums suck.
December
Christmas (2) at Access.
Sick for two weeks.
Canucks v. Kings with dad.
Christmas dinner/potlucks for days.
2020/01/01
2019/07/21
Goal Re-Evaluation (Mid-Year)
This year has taken a lot of unexpected turns. - literally me every year.
The last two months has done me a full 180 degree turn, with an unexpected job change and an unexpected trip over the Pacific (and probably dozens of other things I've already forgotten). I can barely keep track of anything without a calendar (or two!) these days. So I'm stopping to see where I'm at with the goals I set at the beginning of the year. Make sure they're still relevant and realistic, revise them if they aren't and set some new goals for the remaining 5 months of the year.
1. Complete eighteen to nineteen courses this year.
2. Pay off a large portion of existing debt.
3. Prep for LSAT re-write.
4. Pick up a part time job (re: Goal #2).
5. Reach 1000 IG followers.
At a quick glance, I can see I've had a change of heart since January. I have a new stance on #3, and have all but stopped tackling #5 (for now). I came close for #1: I will have completed thirteen courses by December, but #1 is out of my hands now because the courses I need to take aren't being offered this fall term. #2 is strangely on track despite the job change (I have kept these details private ofc), and I have accomplished #4.
So I propose a new set of goals for myself for the next five months, which looks a little something like this:
1. Pay off a large portion of existing debt. -ongoing
2. Reach 1000 IG followers. -ongoing
3. Lose 15lbs (3lbs per month).
4. Use the rest of my vacation days.
5. Dedicate more time to be me-time and self-improve-time.
And of course, the daily and weekly goals to reach the bigger goals (that I won't detail here), but here goes..! #cantstopwontstop
The last two months has done me a full 180 degree turn, with an unexpected job change and an unexpected trip over the Pacific (and probably dozens of other things I've already forgotten). I can barely keep track of anything without a calendar (or two!) these days. So I'm stopping to see where I'm at with the goals I set at the beginning of the year. Make sure they're still relevant and realistic, revise them if they aren't and set some new goals for the remaining 5 months of the year.
1. Complete eighteen to nineteen courses this year.
2. Pay off a large portion of existing debt.
5. Reach 1000 IG followers.
At a quick glance, I can see I've had a change of heart since January. I have a new stance on #3, and have all but stopped tackling #5 (for now). I came close for #1: I will have completed thirteen courses by December, but #1 is out of my hands now because the courses I need to take aren't being offered this fall term. #2 is strangely on track despite the job change (I have kept these details private ofc), and I have accomplished #4.
So I propose a new set of goals for myself for the next five months, which looks a little something like this:
1. Pay off a large portion of existing debt. -ongoing
2. Reach 1000 IG followers. -ongoing
3. Lose 15lbs (3lbs per month).
4. Use the rest of my vacation days.
5. Dedicate more time to be me-time and self-improve-time.
And of course, the daily and weekly goals to reach the bigger goals (that I won't detail here), but here goes..! #cantstopwontstop
2019/07/02
The First Day of Work (Job Change)
Ah, the first day... of school, of summer camp, of work... This bizarre experience where you walk in and try to figure out what the order of things are, before you ask yourself, where do I fit into this picture? I have no shortage of education under my belt. All through elementary school, high school and all of my post secondary schooling (two colleges and one university)... every new school year, new school term even, I had to mentally prepare for the first day.
Work? Exactly the same. I walked in today and took in my surroundings, and observed the people I would now be working with for somewhere around 40 hours a week. At the end of this day, I have only three questions left. (1) Where is the sugar for my tea and coffee? (2) Who drinks the Nesquik in the kitchen anyway? (3) Why are the washrooms not on our floor? To be fair.. I still need to confirm that they aren't on our floor. But they're blatantly obvious on the twelfth floor so I can't imagine where they're hiding. That was Day 1. Phew.
Work? Exactly the same. I walked in today and took in my surroundings, and observed the people I would now be working with for somewhere around 40 hours a week. At the end of this day, I have only three questions left. (1) Where is the sugar for my tea and coffee? (2) Who drinks the Nesquik in the kitchen anyway? (3) Why are the washrooms not on our floor? To be fair.. I still need to confirm that they aren't on our floor. But they're blatantly obvious on the twelfth floor so I can't imagine where they're hiding. That was Day 1. Phew.
2019/06/15
Books of May and June
How Can You Defend Those People? - James Kunen
Enjoyed the writing of this one. Especially the first case re: "but your honor, she is not a prostitute." As well as the random facts, * including the one about the daffodils, and a clerical error in the name of St. Elizabeths in DC.
Devil's Defender - John Henry Browne
Loved this one. The book was thoroughly genuine, and details really interesting interactions between Mr. Browne and Ted Bundy. Recounts the Benjamin Ng case in the Wah Mee massacre, as well as Colton Harris-Moore. That one was my personal favorite. I understand the use of the Kandahar Massacre to close his story, would love to meet him someday. Mr. Browne is based in Seattle after all.
Currently:
Swarm Before Me: The Tragic Case of Becker v Pettkus - Samuel Schwisberg
Enjoyed the writing of this one. Especially the first case re: "but your honor, she is not a prostitute." As well as the random facts, * including the one about the daffodils, and a clerical error in the name of St. Elizabeths in DC.
Devil's Defender - John Henry Browne
Loved this one. The book was thoroughly genuine, and details really interesting interactions between Mr. Browne and Ted Bundy. Recounts the Benjamin Ng case in the Wah Mee massacre, as well as Colton Harris-Moore. That one was my personal favorite. I understand the use of the Kandahar Massacre to close his story, would love to meet him someday. Mr. Browne is based in Seattle after all.
Currently:
Swarm Before Me: The Tragic Case of Becker v Pettkus - Samuel Schwisberg
2019/04/12
Some weeks, I really have to take one day at a time.
But for those extra difficult days, I try to focus on taking it one task at a time. Write a list. Get her done. There are tasks that have to be done today. Tasks with deadlines: that form that needs to be submitted today, that application due today, that bill that will be overdue after today, that bill that is already overdue today.
And some tasks are those that should be done today. I struggle to let go of those things that I wanted to get done today, to let go of the mental frustration that my to do list is not empty and checked off by the end of the day. This? You really need to let go of this negativity towards yourself for things you didn't do today, and re-task them for tomorrow. Because everything else you needed to do today, is done. And that is praise you can afford to give to yourself. Adulting is hard. And no one is going to pat you on the back if you don't do it yourself.
As I grow older, I have really come to appreciate just being by myself. Those things that a younger me would have thought were unimportant... Going to bed early. Getting adequate exercise. Cleaning my room. Spending a day decluttering and re-organizing. Sitting there reflecting the day, meditating and goal setting. These are all part of self care. And anything under self care? Should be under a category of routine things that are mandatory everyday. Nothing else should come first.
And some tasks are those that should be done today. I struggle to let go of those things that I wanted to get done today, to let go of the mental frustration that my to do list is not empty and checked off by the end of the day. This? You really need to let go of this negativity towards yourself for things you didn't do today, and re-task them for tomorrow. Because everything else you needed to do today, is done. And that is praise you can afford to give to yourself. Adulting is hard. And no one is going to pat you on the back if you don't do it yourself.
As I grow older, I have really come to appreciate just being by myself. Those things that a younger me would have thought were unimportant... Going to bed early. Getting adequate exercise. Cleaning my room. Spending a day decluttering and re-organizing. Sitting there reflecting the day, meditating and goal setting. These are all part of self care. And anything under self care? Should be under a category of routine things that are mandatory everyday. Nothing else should come first.
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