Resurrecting this forgotten time capsule of a tumblr to go through my end of the year tradition posts! Reviewing my 2021 New Years Resolutions!
God
Learning how to be a good friend to God (I know technically it’s a servant/God relationship but for my sanity I need to word it as ‘friend’). Learning to be in constant communication with him. Being by him even when everything else in the world is not ‘attacking’, but rather distracting me from him. Hopefully I can finish the Old Testament this year.
2021 Zoe: I failed pretty badly at this. I think even though I may not have gone away, I put God in the backburner. I guess I was pretty bitter about my love life and kind of put God in second place. This is definitely something I need to focus on.
Friendships
Continue to work on my patience, my anger, my love, my kindness. Developing further friendships with Kathy my future roommate, and 3G my ride or die-s. Being more patient to friends that are annoying af. Loving and serving without expecting anything in return. Being non-judgmental but also speaking truth into friend’s lives, without a ‘superior complex’. Knowing when to be silent and listen and when to speak.
I also want to work on encouragement cards for my freshmen from CBS for when they graduate!
2021 Zoe: I think I did pretty well on this front! There's always room for improvement but there were no major friendship meltdowns within 3G! Had a pretty bomb time living with Kathy. I'd like to believe I was a lot less annoying in general. I think I have been a good roommate and loving and serving without expecting anything in return. I also feel like I've been a lot less judgmental but also being very firm in what I believe in without being a Pharisee. Although I'm still struggling with my words, I do think I held my tongue a lot more and knew when to talk and when to be silent. I however did not write a single encouragement card for my CBS freshmen hahah oops. I think the time of CBS has moved on for me. I think it was an amazing time in my life but I'm older now!
Twitch
Finding my brand. I need to decide what I want to be on twitch. This goal might change after we come out of quarantine since I’m sure viewer count will decrease when people aren’t stuck at home. Working on my improv and conversation skills.
500 followers. It’s a pretty hefty goal, but it’s possible!
50 subs for highest sub month.
1k follows on instagram? from twitch?
2021 Zoe: I think I definitely found my groove! It's amazing that I've stuck with it for this whole year, I'm enjoying streaming and trying new games, especially the ones that require making decisions. I'm also a LOT better at Overwatch now which is great! I have a steady (small) viewership but I have a few strangers watching which is great! Still gaming with the Discord friends (a lot less than during quarantine but still okay). I didn't hit 500, in fact I stayed the same, but it matters less now to me! I did hit 50 subs for February (probably because of my birthday but ya know still counts!) No 1k follows on instagram, but I am at a solid 500+ haha.
Fitness
I would like to stay fit. Both diet and working out. Maybe branch out to things other than working out in the gym. Maybe a sport? Dragonboating? Tennis?
Half Marathon Spartan in June! (if quarantine permits)
Running at least once a week (5+ miles) in the off season
2021 Zoe: I did branch out! I started dragonboating in August! I finished my Half Marathon Beast + 5K Spartan in June! I also ran a half marathon with new friends. I ran a 10K without obstacles with my dragonboating team. I did run once a week (kind of, once June happened working out kinda died down). I'll need to get back on it in 2022 because of the May Spartan!
Work
Would be nice to get that mid-year salary adjustment. Maybe get a new project. Or a new job… who knows.
2021 Zoe: I did not get a new job, but I did get a PROMOTION! Through a series of people leaving the project I got a ton of more responsibilities, got a 17% raise! Getting an adjustment in the new year! I also got into GRAD SCHOOL? I'm moving up in the world. I'm excited for what's going to happen this year!
Mental Health
I need to stop staring at my phone when I go to bed. I’m going to try to not look at a screen 30 minutes before going to bed/sleeping. I’ve been using a screen as a crutch to drown out my brain from my thoughts but I have to dial back in.
2021 Zoe: I did this for the first half of the year (till April at least) and it was great, I did so much more reading and I just felt better emotionally. I'm definitely going to try this again in 2022. Cause I feel myself glued to my phone again.
Learn how to make keycaps
Maybe start a bullet journal?
2021 Zoe: Did make keycaps, did make bullet journal!
Overall it seems I was super successful this year! I'm glad. I love who I have become and I can't wait to see what 2022 Zoe has in store.