No resolutions this year.
Too much has happened -- or not been able to happen -- in the last two years that we are still trying to process. Writing this made me look back on last year's resolutions, and I think out of the 10 goals I wanted to achieve, I can check off exactly 1 (maybe 1.5 if I stretch it). We ended 2021 with our vaccine shots and then eventually managed to catch the Omicron variant. Cases are spiking once again, and it seems probable that covid won't be leaving anytime soon. All I hope for this year is that everyone has a safe and average 2022. Let's try not to make this one a year of surprises.
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The last chapter of 2021 is soon coming to an end. Here are some small life update :)
Although I was starting to long for the familiarity of home during the start of the holidays, Seattle didn't fail to deliver. Everything was celebrated with full grandeur. Started off the first weekend of December in New York with the girls. 40,000 steps later -- 15,000 just from dancing -- it was without a doubt a successful trip. On our itinerary was: - The MET - A Rockettes show - The lit Rockefeller Christmas tree - The unlit Brooklyn bridge - A Bollywood club - The most delectable pastries I have ever had in my entire life Some extra pictures from the trip: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fY3bgw885fqUgJxs7 Some fall colors I've experienced for the first time. I'm in love, to say the least. Can't forget about the food diaries
Today marks one month since I've started my first full time job, completely surrendering myself to corporate America. Moving 3000 miles across the States has been quite an adventure; it feels slightly hollowing to know that I won't be going back home one weekend a month, something I've done for the last four years. Instead, I've spent time making my apartment feel like home, I've rekindled hobbies like dancing and painting, and I've reached out to old and new friends. Seattle has been kind to me so far. The people I've met are all wonderful. The weather has been beautiful. The strenuous hikes have been a gentle reminder to get back in shape. I can easily see this city being home for the years to come and I am very excited to make my next set of memories here. Here are some pictures capturing the month. The Sandeep's visit to the Emerald City Honorable mention :) Some mems & some paints
After the dreadful end to last springs pottery stint, I restarted it in January. Over the last semester, I spent 125 hours at the Reitz pottery studio. I relearned how to throw, trim, glaze -- the whole 9 yards.
Here are a fraction of the results: Graduated college! Bama Aunty came to visit. She fell in love with the cat and the cat fell in love with her. Went apartment hunting in Seattle. The hills were pretty rough but the rent spikes were rougher. Can't wait to see what this city is going to do to my bank account in a few months.
3 months since my last post and 17 more days until graduation. To celebrate this time, here are some graduation photos :) Little update on life:
- My classes have been easy, for the first time in 4 years. - I have spent more than 100 hours at the pottery studio. Obsession is the word you are thinking of. - We have been fostering a sweet pitt named Theo. He has digestive problems and dog anxiety. - I can squat 65 pounds. It's not a lot but its more than I could before. - I will have gotten the vaccine before I graduate. Ironic, since covid cancelled a lot of my travel plans. - I have found a roommate for next year and will be checking out apartments in Seattle very soon. Super excited for this! I am quite ready to do this whole adulting thing now :) Wish me luck! Week one of my last semester of college come to an end and I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on the past four years. From the time I entered college until now, I would like to think that I have grown as a person. I have started to value different parts of my life. I have been blessed with wonderful roommates for all four years, and I have learned how great friends can be to live with. I have found some strong passions and I have made organic friendships that I am confident will last my life. I have learned how to talk -- professionally and personally. I have understood the importance of talking to the ones closest to you about things that matter, regardless of how hard it might seem. I have learned to be inquisitive about my life and I am no longer afraid of gently pushing others close to me to open up too. I feel like my relationship with my parents has started to grow more into an adult relationship and I have no reason to believe that it won't continue on this path. I have become more comfortable with my body, more confident in how I look and feel. I think my taste in music has gotten a lot better (thanks to my friends). I watch a lot more tv shows and Youtube videos. I am still working on being more informed. I am working on being unjudgmental. I am working on really standing up for what I believe in. I am working on not letting what other people think stop me from what I am doing. I am working on telling people how I feel and why I feel that way. I am working on making friends. Here we go again.
Some other things that I want to do/continue doing:
Here's to a better 2021 :) To close off the dystopian 2020, my roommates and I decided to jump out of a plane :) Singing those papers, putting on all the gear, and waiting for our call definitely got all our nerves up. We were asked questions by the instructors that definitely made us question our decisions and while we knew this was (supposedly) safe, it's still a terrifying experience. Since I was sitting at the front of the plane with my tandem, we were the first ones to jump. We got to the edge and before I could even fully comprehend what was about to happen (or back out) my tandem forced me out with a backflip. The first few seconds of the fall was the most intense feeling I have ever experienced in my life. By the time we were completely horizontal, the scariest moment had passed and the gut feeling of falling ceased too. We could just enjoy the view of the magnificent Zephyrhills, Florida coming closer. Once the parachute deployed we coasted for about 7 min before we made a safe landing. I'm definitely going again :) Here are some extra photos: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOa6-bgHcvRb1XDe6V8yL2CTO1FuDmNHVep9G63tJRN5C4LTVtt2g0JO4RuN5_fSw?key=QjNGZzVHY2VZQ25xR0pLRmVXQUhvUmR2TUs5MkVn I know I made stupid hand movements in the air there was some miscommunication between me and my videographer and I am just as disappointed as the rest of yall.
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