Thanks to another year with the looming presence of the pandemic, this will be a quick reflection. I am actually writing this on NYE (with a surprisingly long login queue!) despite this being published later.
Easy things first.
I bought a total of one clothing piece this year and its the fabulous La Robe Bahia dress in lilac. Does it have an atrocious cost-per-wear, yes. Do I regret buying it, not at all.
I read 11 books this year, very off the mark from my goal of 35 but FF14 is entirely to blame for that. The books are:
- The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories
- The Undocumented Americans
- Department of Speculation
- Strange Weather in Tokyo
- Zobra the Greek
- Braiding Sweetgrass
- Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life
- Perilous Bounty
- Dressed
- Demian
- The Haunting of Hill House
Yes there is a horror (I'd say its actually more psychological than horror) novel, I somehow agreed to a friend's recommendation, it was not as bad as I thought and actually enjoyed the writing a good bit.
Otherwise, work has felt stable. There were a few months where things were difficult and I felt dangerously close to burned out but am feeling better now. A small promotion and raise at the end of the year felt respectable. Will need to suck it up and submit my experience form for licensure next year, ugh.
I made a decent effort to catch up with friends at some point in the year, it is a bloody pain to commute into the city though. Next year will definitely involve moving back out, the awful process of finding a reasonable place to rent be damned.
With that said, I have shamelessly stolen my theme for 2022 from said friend who recommended the horror novel. It shall be playfulness.
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