In bidding 2011 goodbye today, we welcome a new year. 2011 has been an interesting and exciting year of changes for me. I finally left school and started working. I landed a job that makes me happy by allowing me to pursue what I love- books and reading. All in all, my life is pretty good by most measures.
Let me start off, as usual, by reviewing my New Year’s Resolutions:
1. Complete my MA thesis.
2. Get a job.
3. Photoshoot more – shoot something once a week.
No. 1 is technically fulfilled – I just need to get my thesis signed off and get over the administrative boo boos. No.2, fulfilled. As for No.3, my adult ADD has once again thwarted my efforts. When I started my project it was more along the lines of using my dSLR for photoshoots. But as they say, the best camera is the one you’re holding all the time. So I do indulge in some iPhone photography and wizardry with apps like Instagram. I won’t consider No. 3 fulfilled, but I haven’t been that all stagnant I suppose.
I gather it’s not too bad to complete 2 out of 3 of 2011′s NYR. Now, let me set some for 2012:
1. Read 100 books.
2. For every kilometer I run, I get to set aside $5 to buy whatever I want.
3. Be amazed.
For (1), it is an achievable aim. Even though I read 152 books this year, I think it’s still better to be conservative and keep it at an average of 2 per week. For (2), it’s more of an encouragement to for me exercise more; a reward system ought to work I guess! (3) is a plain ripping off the movie New Year’s Eve, from the NYR list of the character played by Michelle Pfeiffer. I aim to be truly amazed – by something, someone, someplace, some moment. I seem to think it’s not an entirely passive resolution; it demands I keep an open mind and be receptive to things lest I miss the moment. This, I assume, is good for my mental wellbeing. Perhaps it’s something everyone should practise (if they are not already).
So with that note, Happy New Year everyone and may 2012 bring you more joy than you can handle (in a good way).
