December again

December 21, 2008

And so December is here again. It was my birthday yesterday, 28 years young, and it’s another chance to recap the year that’s been. An interesting year at that. A new place to live, a couple of overseas trips for work, steady relationship and many other changes. I also haven’t had a cigarette all year, so there’s a decent accomplishment, if nothing else.

Living on our own in Essendon has been fun, we’re pretty settled and have survived the first eight months. The number of weddings, engagements and pregnancies among friends has been amazing and fending off suggestions of when I will be following suit has become a fulltime occupation, although I am beginning to mellow a bit on these fronts…. Having a school reunion recently put a few things in perspective, which I found to be rather surprising.

Work has been frustrating in most cases, but I think it’s time to start thinking a little bit outside the box in the coming year. It’s getting to the point where I will need to make things happen rather than wait for them to happen. This year has seen me turn things around in terms of being organized at work, thanks to the GTD methodologies. I still need to finish off my GTD series of posts, but hope to get to that soon. I’m still amazed at the changes and personal gains I’ve been able to make, and have already bought my fourth copy of GTD after giving away my previous ones!

The coming year is still a mystery at this stage, there are still many directions we could end up taking. I’m looking forward to taking the year head on though, and I’m sure that this time next year will present a very different set of circumstances. It’s going to be fun finding out just exactly what they will be.

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