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2017: A Year in Review
Dec. 31st, 2017 09:05 amWell, 2017 was... a year, wasn't it? I didn't end up fulfilling either of my New Year's Resolutions, "Cook one new meat dish every month" or "Post two novellas to Amazon," although I did add one dish with meat to my regular cooking rotation - admittedly it's white bean soup with bacon, which is not very meaty, but still.
And I raised $700 for charity with my writing, which is good and useful, although it's frustrating that I got two novellas to the 30,000 word mark and then both of them just sort of fell apart on me. Which at least is longer than the two that fell apart around the 10,000 mark, I guess. But still. I used to be able to finish things! Why can't I finish anything anymore?
On the bright side, I did finish all my reading challenges for the year. And on a more practical real-life note, I got elected Partner of the Quarter at my store! Because, to quote my plaque, I am "always willing to share with others, whether it's her baked treats, her latest book review, or new ideas to turn the normal into something truly special." And also my "resiliency during high pressure moments and warm demeanor regardless of the situation."
"Boy," I joyfully told my roommate, my parents, and anyone else who would listen, as I thrust my new plaque under their noses, "I sure fooled them."
More seriously, though, the award helped me realize that I have become popular with my coworkers. It is probably the first time I have been genuinely popular, which I always thought was never going to happen for me and with typical sour-grapism had concluded wasn't very important anyway. But actually it's kind of great to walk into a place where everyone is delighted to see you.
It was a big confidence boost and, counterintuitively, it actually made it much easier to quit, because it made me feel that I really would be an asset to any workplace and probably someone will hire me and perhaps it is time to try to find a job that is more in line with my interests than a coffee shop. I don't even drink coffee, you guys.
So I've been looking into library jobs. I sent in an application! So we'll see how that goes! I probably ought to have a back-up plan in case the library thing doesn't pan out.
And I raised $700 for charity with my writing, which is good and useful, although it's frustrating that I got two novellas to the 30,000 word mark and then both of them just sort of fell apart on me. Which at least is longer than the two that fell apart around the 10,000 mark, I guess. But still. I used to be able to finish things! Why can't I finish anything anymore?
On the bright side, I did finish all my reading challenges for the year. And on a more practical real-life note, I got elected Partner of the Quarter at my store! Because, to quote my plaque, I am "always willing to share with others, whether it's her baked treats, her latest book review, or new ideas to turn the normal into something truly special." And also my "resiliency during high pressure moments and warm demeanor regardless of the situation."
"Boy," I joyfully told my roommate, my parents, and anyone else who would listen, as I thrust my new plaque under their noses, "I sure fooled them."
More seriously, though, the award helped me realize that I have become popular with my coworkers. It is probably the first time I have been genuinely popular, which I always thought was never going to happen for me and with typical sour-grapism had concluded wasn't very important anyway. But actually it's kind of great to walk into a place where everyone is delighted to see you.
It was a big confidence boost and, counterintuitively, it actually made it much easier to quit, because it made me feel that I really would be an asset to any workplace and probably someone will hire me and perhaps it is time to try to find a job that is more in line with my interests than a coffee shop. I don't even drink coffee, you guys.
So I've been looking into library jobs. I sent in an application! So we'll see how that goes! I probably ought to have a back-up plan in case the library thing doesn't pan out.
