It’s not saying a lot to say that 2020 was an odd year. There was a lot going on, and I certainly had a lot in my life that wasn’t planned for. Still, I’m still here, still healthy and doing well. As usual, this is the first part of my end-of-year blog posts and I’ll talk through the year through the lens of how it went, where I’ll save how I did on my resolutions for the next post. Continue reading 2020 In Review
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Looking Back at 2019 – The Broad Strokes
As the end of the year approaches again, I start to think about how the year went in the big picture sense. As usual, I’ll have my resolutions post next (the last blog-day of the year), but I do still like to take the time to review everything else. At the top level, this year was pretty good – I’m happy, healthy, and able to keep a positive outlook. On the other hand, there has been a lot of craziness, stress, and rough spots that made the year less than ideal. I’ll talk a bit about each below the fold.
Seven Days, Seven Photos
A while back, I noticed a couple of my friends posting black and white pictures about their life. It was part of a meme to do just that, and, of course, to challenge someone else to do the same every day for seven days. While I’m not a huge fan of memes, the idea itself sounded interesting, so I decided to give it a shot.
The following is a collection of those pictures: Continue reading Seven Days, Seven Photos
Keeping a Positive Attitude
I’ve been struggling lately to keep a positive outlook about my life. In the past, I used to brush off negative emotions, people, and events as transient, as the main flow of my life was positive and the rest didn’t matter. I liked where my life was and where it was going. Lately though, I’ve been extremely unhappy with my life, and so it’s a struggle to focus on the good and not get dragged down by the negative. Continue reading Keeping a Positive Attitude
Looking Back at 2016 – Life in General
2016 was a pretty busy year for me, especially in all the ways that I didn’t set goals around. This post is mostly going to be about that stuff (I’ll be posting about all my New Year’s resolutions first thing in the New Year). Continue reading Looking Back at 2016 – Life in General
Looking back at 2015: Part 2
Health, Work, and Life Balance
Over the course of 2015, I feel like I have been able to improve my healthy habits better than I ever have. I’m exercising more, eating better, and generally taking better care of my body. While my habits and work are still mostly sedentary in nature (and I don’t expect that to change), I feel better about the time that I take to be healthier, even if it cuts into all those things.
As with most people my age, my job takes up most of my time, but I still love what I do. I work with great people, I get to do cool things, and I feel good about the work that I do at the end of the day. I don’t know that I have anything more to say here that I haven’t already said – it’s good. Continue reading Looking back at 2015: Part 2