I was inspired to write more blog posts over the past few weeks but couldn’t because to cap off 2021 I broke and sprained my wrist. Up until Wednesday my left wrist was in a cast. I saw the orthopedic surgeon who said that the fracture is an alvulsion fracture and a cast won’t help it heal. At first I was happy, but about two minutes after he took the cast off my wrist started screaming in pain. The sprain is more of an issue. I start physiotherapy next week and in about six weeks it will “start to feel normal”.
So. On to recapping the year. These questions are from Four Thousand Mondays.
What three things were you most proud of in 2021?
- Finding a new job! I found a company that is doing very interesting work to help mental health professionals better treat mental health issues. I get to do the kind of Customer Success work that I believe in and want to do
- Being honest with the leadership at my former workplace about why I left, even though I just wanted to leave and be done with it
- Beginning astrophotography
How did you disappoint yourself in 2021?
Not doing as much as I wanted (writing, motorcycling, reading…). Sure, the pandemic contributed, but I lacked drive for much of the year.
If you could go back in time, what would you do differently in 2021?
I would quit my job without worrying about having the next one.
What moments made you feel most alive in the year?
- How much I laughed at the @JortsTheCat saga and its update
- Keeping in touch with the “tea team” from IC
- Going to my first (but not last!) drag show
What moments made you feel deadened in the year?
- Learning my former employer didn’t value my work (like, at all) and thought I wasn’t performing even after I explained that I didn’t have the tools I needed to do what they asked of me
- Trying to sleep through the heat dome
- Walking the dog in the deep freeze
What three things gave you the most meaning in the year? How can you continue to find 2022 meaningful?
- Learning about Juno’s personality and seeing it come to life
- Making connections with neighbours new & old
- Being excited to go to work instead of dreading it
If you averaged your experience of being alive for all of 2021, where would you plot yourself on my “Astonishingly Alive” model below?