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Thank you so much for doing the reflections and look-ahead @Granny_Weatherwax. It is not something I've done before and found it very meaningful and insightful!
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Both DD's have academic goals to get into competitive uni courses - Elder Dd to do well at honours this year and earn a masters place and Younger Dd to finish school and get into a bachelors. Our academic year starts January, so this year's goal is to do well enough to earn the place. Dd's also both have competitive sporting goals. My help is mostly in the form of encouragement and emotional support.
I'll be helping people at work as they need me. I'm at the professional stage where I act as a mentor to quite a few younger colleagues.
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I'll feel successful if..
- I have lost 20kg of weight - I have a day left to get into the right frame of mind to start the habits required on 1 Jan!! I hope that it will not take too long until they are established.
- Travel to my sisters in the UK becomes possible again and goes ahead (moved to Easter at this stage).
- I get to the end of each day and be able to reflect on the meaningful moments.
And for my family...
- My older daughter does well in her Psychology honours and gets into a Psychology masters programme (its extremely competitive)
- My younger daughter does well in her final year at school and applies successfully to a bachelors degree programme.
- and then I'm also hoping that Dh's chronic health issues remain stable.
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I like the way https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/ explains things.
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49 minutes ago, Laura Corin said:
Around two hours, particularly in winter. If I'm tired, driving back along narrow country roads in the dark with fast drivers around me can be hard.
Agreed, there is a big difference between driving two hours on a multi-lane, well maintained freeway vs two hours on a narrow windy country road, or a poorly maintained pothole riddled road as we have here (where in some cases its actually more sane to drive on the shoulder of the road).
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I'm so sorry that you even have to ask that question @Baseballandhockey.
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@mom31257. It might be worth exploring what type of jobs Liberty Mutual offers and the flexibility of hours? My cousin works from 5am to 1pm. She says she gets the most work done in the 1st three hours of the day. If an arrangement like that is possible it would give you the time in the afternoon and evening with your family.
Would a combination of online tutoring and tech college teaching be possible?
What does really meaningful work look like for you? Only jobs in the helping or teaching professions? One in which you can use your skills and are stimulated?
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I've been in my current job since April and it will most probably be the one from which I retire. There can be changes of course, but I will not actively be looking for anything else. I've been with the company in a variety of positions for 27 years already, 12 of which were part-time. I've no ambition to move up the corporate ladder any further in the next few years.
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Thank you so much @Laura Corin for the introduction to Caitlin Moran. I've enjoyed you tubes of her interviews, articles and have ordered her book.
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And so you should!
By middle age we've absolutely earned the privilege to be as eccentric as we wish
Eta: I'm so looking forward to my hag years! Younger dd is in her last year of school next year, and will be taking her driver's test in June. I'm looking forward to the freedom of not having to drive her places!
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Professionally I am still learning on the job in an area of the business which is new to me and to which I was appointed at the beginning of the year.
I'll be assisting my daughter at uni by proofreading her papers, but I don't have any desire for formal academics for myself.
I'm committed to spending time each week crafting, so will learn new skills during the year.
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Never have I ever worn a sleeveless or open shoulder ball gown.
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The university my dd attends does formal dinner-dance events for the residences and academic societies and she has been invited to a few. We actually bought two formal dresses on sale in January 2020 that she has not worn yet due to Covid. One is floor length and the other mid-calf.
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47 minutes ago, Granny_Weatherwax said:
@Hannah - genuine question - Is TWTM a distraction or connection? I'm not sure how I view it because following some of the threads definitely qualifies as distraction and I can easily spend hours here throughout the day doing nothing but reading. There are times, however, when I need to have some contact (even cyber contact) with others who have different values and ways of thinking.
I've been reading the boards on and off for close on 15 years. Its the one online place I do keep returning and I do think it is a way of connecting. I have learned so much from all of the different discussions, viewpoints and (mostly) respectful differences of opinions over the years.
In the beginning of our homeschool journey I was on the education boards and it totally shaped the way we homeschooled.
I was a lurker for the longest time because I didn't think that I wrote well enough to post (English is my 2nd language) and didn't really trust that I could contribute meaningfully to discussions, but when I did finally take the plunge it was a great learning opportunity.
Of course, as with most things, too much of a good thing is not healthy either!
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Berlin?
I'm seeing the television tower and the domed roof of the Berlin cathedral
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I haven’t quantified my goals or set challenges for myself in the past, but I think a few challenges and tick-lists might keep me focused.
Physical
- Daily exercise and time outside – even if it is just a 20 min walk.
- Eating healthy and good quality food. No mindless snacking. Trying 52 new recipes this year - one a week.
- Budgeting (both time and money) for good haircuts, nail-care and clothing purchases.
Mental
- Making things – Setting time aside each week to craft. I've agreed to send a friend a weekly picture of progress made
- Socializing – Schedule time with friends and not come to the weekend and think that I should have planned something.
- No reading or attending to work emails after hours
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My intention for 2022 is to create meaningful moments – to reflect, nourish and grow. Too much of my time is wasted on digital distractions – emails, whatsapp, news feeds,tv. I want to intentionally enjoy the moment and really focus and look in the eyes of the people that are with me at any given time, or really focus on reading good books, sitting outside to drink coffee rather than at my desk, just making the most to settle into daily moments without digital distractions.
When I do go online it also needs to be intentional. To connect with people, not just as a distraction.
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Things to Stop Doing:
Added sugar.
Mindless eating - no more eating at the computer or while looking at my phone.
I really have to focus on weight-loss this year. It’s not the first year I’ve said this or failed on the resolution after a month, but 2022 needs to be the year that I don’t sabotage myself.
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We were away this week, so although I read the prompts I didn't post. Have decided to do so now so that I can come back and reflect.
Continuing in 2022:
Weekly time set aside for crafting. I"m a bit of perfectionist and would rather not make something if I don't think its 'good enough'. This quote by Ira Glass has really inspired me:
“All of us who do creative work get into it because you have good taste. There is stuff that you just love. But there is a gap, where for the first couple years you are making stuff, what you are making isn’t so good. It’s really not that great. It’s trying to be good, it has ambition to be good, but it’s not quite that good.
But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, your taste is still killer. And your taste is good enough that you can tell that what you’re making is kind of a disappointment to you, like you can tell it is still sort of crappy. A lot of people never get past that phase, a lot of people at that point, they quit.”
It’s only by going through a volume of work that you are going to actually catch up and close that gap, and the work you are making will be as good as your ambitions.”
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@Ethel MertzSo sorry about your sister.
@theelfqueen and others. I hope you were able to find some joy in the day.
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If [person at the table] were to dissappear, what do you think they'd be doing and where would you go looking for them? Give your most imaginative answer.
If you could invent anything, what would it be? Why?
If you could direct a movie, I'm which genre? Potential plot? Costumes?
What made up word should be in everybody's vocabulary?
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Thank you from me too @Granny_Weatherwax! Ive never reflected on a year from so many angles.
My word for 2022 is "Relationships".
Still deciding on a phrase, but considering "consistent small steps".
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I had established a good habit of walking every day, then had Covid and I just haven't been consistent in daily exercise since Sept. I'll repeat myself in the coming days as it's top of my list for 2022.
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I've not done any new behaviour consistently enough to call it a habit yet.
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First Bird of the Year 2022 edition
in The Chat Board
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We have lived in this house for nearly 20 years - its in a nature conservancy and very woody, so we see 100's of birds. Yesterday, for the first time we say a Woodland Kingfisher - about 150 miles South of where it should be.