It’s the end of another year and oh what a year it has been. 2020 was about throwing myself into hobbies to distract from pandemic woes. 2021 was about something completely different.
Job hunting.
I started a new job! I now work in a new industry as well as a new city — two things that both excite and terrify me. It’s been tough and it’s been good for me. And it’s definitely fun being the person who knows the least in any meeting; there’s so much to learn.
A quick review of the past year — interviewing while working full-time wasn’t very pleasant, and left me with little time or energy for anything else. My main accomplishment was getting my new job. Here are some other things I did:
- Wrote a short story
- Completed Luigi’s Mansion 3
- Completed the Privacy Law & Data Protection course on Coursera
- Started and maintained a compost pile
- Read 26 books
There were other exciting things that happened in 2021 — traveling, new friends, new experiences. Definitely a rewarding year.
And now for 2022. I’m not a fan of the whole resolutions thing so here are the themes that I’m focusing on in the upcoming year.
- Maintain a balanced lifestyle — Health and happiness. Family and friends.
- Career — New job, new learning opportunity.
- Read 50 books — It’s good to get perspective through stories.
- Write — Journaling. Creative writing. Blog posts.
- Hobbies — Roller skating, roller blading, chess, Valorant, composting, Spanish, etc.
I’m excited for 2022. I think it’s going to be a good one.
