Recounting 2011 – The Resolutions
Edit – This is part one of my two part series on recounting 2011. I started writing about everything at one go and realized that it’s too difficult to pack one whole year into one post.
Around this time, last year, I wrote a post about my resolutions for 2011. Nothing grand, just a tiny list of 4 important things to achieve in 2011. I wanted to revisit that list and maybe a few parts of this year so that I can get them all out of the way before the brand new 2012, <begin sarcasm> as I wait with bated breath for all the awesomeness it might have in store for me </end sarcasm>
The Resolutions
Pick up that dusty DSLR from the corner and start clicking awesome pictures– if there is one thing I can confidently strike off from my list, it is this. Ok, I agree, I would be lying if I say that I took a lot of pictures with the DSLR, but I did take a lot of pictures (mostly on my phone) and some of them were pretty awesome. You can find all of my most favorite pictures of the year here. I’ve just posted some here to make up for the resolution debacle that is to follow.
Fall colors in Seattle
The Thinker
- Take my cocktail mixology abilities to a new level – This resolution was a tiny #fail. I mean, I got my shit together and started mixing drinks, but somewhere along the line, I stopped drinking. I just didn’t want to have anything to do with alcohol anymore, which is actually a very good thing for my health + general mental and physical well-being. With no inspiration and no guinea pig (read, myself) this resolution fizzled faster than Kim Kardashian’s marriage.
- Find the dream job – Biggest resolution fail of this year. Period. Also cause for severe emotional trauma. Gah, not really. I’m unemployed right now, but I’m having fun doing nothing. I’m in that transitional state where I’m unsure of where life will take me, now that I don’t have a standard 9 – 5 job. When you think about it, It’s not really that bad. I get to sleep-in on those dull, dreary, foggy & cold Seattle mornings. Heck, I get to sleep-in every morning. I move through the day at my own pace. I read about a lot of things. I have the time to watch re-runs of all the old TV series I loved. I have the time to connect with interesting people on Twitter and Facebook. (I’m not yet so intrepidus to venture into the real world and do the same, I’m inherently an introvert). I sometimes ruminate on all the old ideas I’ve had for a very long time. Some of those ideas have already become products/services offered by other companies, that’s always a good sign. So, my idea generator is not faulty. But my executor needs a lot of work. (Maybe we’ll make that one of my newer resolutions?). More importantly, I have more time to understand myself and explore the true me. And in that exploration of my self, I have realized that there is something magical about getting your alone time.
- Be happy, always – This is the resolution I struggled with the most this year. Yes, I’m happy, in bursts. But not always. And I have come to accept that it’s the way of life. There are ups and downs. There is joy and heartbreak. There is love. But there is also the need to be alone. This year was one of the hardest for me emotionally. Everything I did, went wrong, at some level (more on this, later). But I have no regrets. Well, I have a few, but not enough to tilt my balance.
Part 2, “Recounting 2011 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly”, will be posted soon 
