Wow another quarter come and gone. This one was wild, because it was completely unexpected. Moving to Seattle was NOT planned for another year or two. So this was a bit of a detour in my "plan". That's the nice thing about setting short term goals because you can make course corrections :) As before, these 3 months neatly separated themselves into phases.
Phase 7: Breakdown
For two months, I put all my free time into literally tearing apart my life. One by one, I spent a moment or two holding each of my worldly belongings before throwing it out or giving it away. It was hard at first, but I soon took solace that if I still needed it, this opened the door for getting something better. The hardest things to leave were the sentimental objects. But I figured that the actual item wasn't nearly as important as the memories they represented. Same goes for friends. I spent a lot of energy just letting my friends knew what a difference they'd made to me. Who knows what the future will bring, but even if I never see them again, it's almost enough for me to know that I carry some of their goodness around in me.
Phase 8: Reconstruction
For the last month, I've been splitting my time between Vancouver and Seattle. Except for family and a few close friends, no one knows me. Now is my chance to reshape myself as I see fit. With nothing chaining me to the past, I've been trying to leave bad habits behind, and replace them with better ones. Slowed down my drinking, being more outgoing, less negative, eating healthier, exercising daily, visiting family regularly, reading for fun, picking better friends, getting a better bank account, etc etc etc. I feel like a new person :)
P.S.
Because of my busy schedule, I wasn't able to exercise as much as previous quarters, but apparently I was still able to trim down a bit. I credit my increased knowledge of nutrition and metabolic tinkering.
- weight: 162 lbs -> 161 lbs
- body fat: 20% -> 17%
This is the quarter that [lack of] money started to worry me. To survive, I've REALLY reined in my expenses. This is exactly what I was hoping for, because now, my survival instinct is kicking in and I WANT to work. Despite a few unsolicited job offers, I'm holding out a bit more. By the time I re-enter the workforce, I want to be as passionate about what I do as I used to be.
One big goal of mine for this quarter did not come to fruition. If the plans came together, my life would have been a bit different. Instead of feeling bad about it, I choose to be thankful that I learned a few very valuable lessons out of the experience that I'm sure will help me the next time a similar opportunity comes up.
Three months to go! Woo, the heat is on! Let's see what happens :)
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