Season's greetings and resolutions: Spring · 8:08pm April 11th
Okay, first 13 weeks of the year have passed. How're those resolutions holding up?
Drop the unhealthy habits affecting my sleep and thought patterns.
The biggest one affecting sleep is mostly dropped, occasionally relapse but overall there's been a vast improvement. Regarding thought patterns, not quite as much. Still a few things to work out, mainly negativity spirals in my thinking and getting amped up over nothing, I'm guessing it's a side effect of caffeine consumption, judging from the timings. So sleep? Check. Thought patterns? Needs work.
And speaking of health, I can now say I've lost weight compared to last year. My average weight the past three months was lower than my lowest weight last year, though not by much. Even better: today my weight was at its lowest in... two years, maybe three. Not likely to stay there, but there's a consistent downward trend, and I'm here for it.
Adopt better habits in communicating with people.
Not good. I'm communicating less and less these days, though that is only partly my fault.
I just have less and less to say to people, is all.
Work is fine at the moment, but getting worse rather than getting better. Nothing I can't handle for the moment, but storms are abrewin', and I do not look forward to them crashing on my shores.
Reduce my online presence to the bare minimum, only what I feel I absolutely need.
Still finding myself coming back to places I shouldn't, and typing comments I really don't need to. But progress is being made, cutting a few avenues already, with success. I recently reduced my Read Later list by about 20 items on here, so that's good. All I had to do was remove all the stories with that one character I've grown sour on. Still have a lot to read before I can decide on deleting this whole thing, though. Also not sure how I'm going to arrange my DA exit, considering the response I've had more recently regarding a different fandom...
Adopt an art habit.
Kinda working. Just doing about 30 minutes in Blender per day when I can, 2 hours on the weekends, not writing anything on the side while I'm at it, though, so it still feels like slacking off compared to what I could be doing. I don't know if I should multi-task, given how easily my brain goes BSOD when it tries to think about all the stuff that still needs doing, and how it can keep me awake at night if I keep going too long. It's progressing, though. Not where I want to be, but headed there. Every step leads to the next, it'll reach its end soon... I hope.
I've split up my activities by season, and focusing on art in the coming weeks. So no writing planned at all until July, ish. Still no idea on what pony stories to write, aside from the one idea I had saved for an exit. Feels too soon to start on that, though.
Regain control of my emotions and thoughts.
Very small progress, might as well be zero. No real meditation or trancework like I used to do. I don't think I've even done a proper Tarot reading this year, come to think of it...
Go to a truly wild place and see the animals. Go out and touch fur.
Done. And it was the happiest I have been in my adult life. I can honestly point to a day on this year's calendar and say "The Universe was smiling on me that day, from morning to night, more than it has in decades. I got a near-perfect Groundhog Day final loop on my first try that day."
So that was nice, yes. Resolution met, bucket list item checked, Achievement Unlocked, even.
How's everyone else doing with their New Year's resolutions? Going in HD or stuck in retro mode?
Somewhat related video below, bringing the sources like the good little mad disgruntled dedicated scientist I am at heart.
And unrelated song below for your enjoyment.
Be good, be well.
Cracker out.
Glad to hear things are going well for you!
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Thanks. The trip was definitely the highlight of my... year, five years, decade? Anyway, it was good. The rest, as said, mixed bag. Small steps for now, here's hoping work doesn't get too bad. And that the art starts progressing more quickly soon.
But enough rambling, how've the resolutions been for you? None made, or just good/bad with no details to share?
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Those trips are always so wonderful, especially when the stars align like it sounds like they did for you n_n And hey, small progress is still progress.
I don't tend to make resolutions these days hence why I didn't say much at first. ^^; But yeah, I'm...well I'm improving. It's just, painfully slow and came from a really low point y'know? So, long way to go to get back to where I was. but like I said earlier, small progress is still progress. And of course that old chestnut about how progress isn't linear helps too.
I'm hesitant to talk about it cuz I worry about sounding like I'm throwing myself a pity party or dragging folks down is all. But I have a great support network so I'm not alone by any stretch, which helps a lot.
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Yeah, I hear ya, I'm in the same boat in terms of sharing details, trying to figure out progress, and trying to avoid negativity spirals, too. And the recovery, though in a different fashion. I understand, I mean, no worries there.
Good to hear there's progress, at any rate. Upward trends are a good goal to strive towards.