A summary of things I’ve been doing while Melbourne has been in lockdown. Being stuck inside my home doesn’t mean life has to be boring.
Category: Life Updates
Things Lately
I haven’t done one of these “general life updates” for a while. So here we go!
Pandemic Panic in Melbourne
I am writing about this because I believe it will become an important part of history. Perhaps this situation will be the tipping point society needs to start making better choices.
Revisiting 2016’s Life Goals
Back in 2016 I created a list of goals I wished to had accomplished in that year, within five years, and within 10.
The years between 2003 and 2018 were a wibbly-wobbly mess of depression and not knowing what I should do with my life. Things rocked around and changed course a lot.
October 2019, what a month!
This month was quite an exciting one for me. With a new job, re-launch of my personal brand website, aikido achievements, and more!
Hey, hello, hi
I’ve had a desire for a while to get back into blogging. For several reasons…
- The act of maintaining a website is enjoyable for me.
- I need a place to get my thoughts, feelings, and opinions out.
- I want to feel heard and connected to people. (It goes without saying that I will do my best to return a comment with a comment. 😊 )
Getting back into aikido
On 27/5/2019 I started my first official class at a new dojo. The last time I practiced was sometime in 2014.
Goal Setting
By the end of 2016 I would like to:
- Have a blog with 3000 subscribers. (Or at least if that’s the combined total of followers via email, Twitter, and Facebook… that would be nice!)
- Get my membership with AWIA. (If they ever open up registrations again!!!)
- Have a competent understanding of Angular.js and/or React.js.
- Film/produce at least 3 short videos for promotional purposes.
- Figure out how to get preprocessors to work on my computer. (What is command line? I don’t even…)
- Convince people that I’m actually a better designer than developer…
- Actually get comfortable with using the command line…? o_o
Within 5 years I would like to:
- Attend a WordPress camp, or other developer conference outside of Melbourne.
- Attend a LARP in another country.
- Attend a gaming convention in another state or country.
- Be earning a decent passive income from blog mentioned above. (Probably not to live off, but any extra income is good.)
- Co-author an app/software with someone. (I cbf learning to be a full-blown programmer, but I can at least have some say in it!)
- Speak at a conference/seminar! o_o
- Win an award for something I designed, photographed, filmed, authored, or co-authored.
Within 10 years I would like to:
- Have been part of designing/co-authoring a LARP, tabletop, or board game.
- Have attended LARPs in at least two other countries.
- Have met at least one of my idols/heroes in person.
- Have my own house where I can be as messy or neat as I want! (If I’m married and/or raising a family, that’s ok too, but not a must.)
Do you have your own list of goals? Have you made a list like this before, and attempted to achieve your goals? Please share. 🙂
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