So, what I was aiming to write here before "the Great Delete" (ARGH), was that Christmas was basically more or less same ol' same ol'. Just a nice quiet celebration with heaps of good food that I need to sweat off these next couple of months - and maintain that pace. Besides, Christmas this year had for me an aura of relief. I guess I still had last Christmas in my mind and was so thankful that Mom was physically here this time.
New Year's Eve was also quite nice. Not as quiet this time as in other years, since my cousin (who's now fully established in SVG) paid us a visit. Needless to say, we had an awesome time.
Resolutions? I'm not a really great fan of New Year's resolutions, although after all that food I sense the need to actually make some either way. The most important one being working out - and sticking to it. But in summing up, what's there to say about last year, then?
In summing up 2008, I have...
- Laughed more than I've cried (I think I only cried once this year; with no other apparent reason than the mere acting like a stress reliever)
- Gained friends
- Recovered acquaintances
- Been really bad at keeping in touch with people abroad (my fault - I try, but ultimately I suck at this)
- Worked hard
- Earned pretty good grades
- Missed doing yoga
- Been melancholic
- Been neurotic (oh yes...)
- Traveled
- Stressed out (there's no way out of this one)
- Taken responsibility for own actions
- Breathed (you usually don't realize this, but breathing is not only one of the most essential things you do as a human being (!), but also is one of the quickest ways of functioning as a stress reliever... In my case, that and crying! *lol*)
- Argued against people
- Been proven wrong
- Been proven right
- Eaten good food
- Worked out (note to self: Continue doing this!)
- Gone to church
- Traveled
- Practiced Spanish (should do a little more of this this year)
- Drunk Spanish hot chocolate (once you've tried it, there's no way back!)
- Gotten hooked on ginger candies (*swoon*)
- Been consulted on various matters
- Been in need of consultation on various matters
- Been weak
- Been strong
- Used circumlocutions too much (often leading in others looking at me bewilderedly, muttering the occasional "Huh?" and/or them thinking that "she could have said it so much easier!" Who needs Occam's razor, eh?)
- Stated my opinion
- Wondered
- Learnt
- Taught (not exceedingly much, but still)
- Given
- Taken
- Been too honest at times
- Been vain (sadly)
- Concentrated on more things than needed
- Multitasked (with varying degrees of success *lol*)
- Had quiet moments with God
- Meditated
- Felt at one with everything
- Wanted to keep a pet in my flat (oh well, I'll just have to save that 'till later)
- Felt annoyed (Little Drummer Boy, anyone?)
- Felt frustrated
- Felt happy
- Felt energetic
- Felt relieved
- Felt content
- Felt utterly shallow and "Kinder egg"-like (you have to compensate for the deep part of your personality, don't you?)
- Given me time to myself
- Visited people
- Participated in heated discussions about various topics
- Started and completed projects
- Enjoyed the silence when the snow fell outside
- Enjoyed a good book (actually many good books)
- Expanded my vocabulary (especially in Spanish)
- Seized the opportunity
- Cut my hair
- Lived
Ok. So generally speaking, this is roughly what the year turned out to be. Pretty good compared to last year, I have to say. An excellent year's progress. All the best for 2009 to all!
Starting off the new year, here's a gem of a vid:
And in addition, another vid (which cannot be embedded... *tear*):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MatUG_xTMg
Signing off,
Elise
2 comments:
I will be expecting an invitation to your fabulous new abode. How did the moving go? I hope you found someone to help out.
Of course you will be invited! The moving went surprisingly fast. All 4 of us (EC, Jalita, Therése and moi) were super-efficient and got the whole thing done in 1-2 hrs. Including moving the stuff and cleaning up the old room (bless 'em for offering to join in the cleaning as well!). As I said to these gals over and over again, I'm extremely thankful for all the help I got for doing this! (For the record, I kinda figured you wouldn't get the opportunity to join in the Great Emigration in that you just arrived that day; hence why I didn't send you a message about it. :-))
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