Posting and Postponing

I feel bad because I haven't updated this blog in a while - not because I pretend I have any loyal following that will be even remotely upset by my not posting but because I enjoy writing these posts and the fact that I haven't been posting indicates that I haven't been putting enough effort into doing things that give me enjoyment recently.

That said, the assignment I've recently been doing has been really interesting and fun.  I guess, in contrast to the previous paragraph, what I've been doing hasn't been neglecting to enjoy myself but neglecting to balance the aspects of my life.  Essentially, everything I have done lately has been geared towards university work but be confident that is going to change now that I've finished the summer semester work and can get back into a  more normal routine.

The other problem I've been having is that even though I've had many ideas for blog posts, I keep forgetting them by the time I'm set up to write a post.  I suppose that at some point I'll have to admit that my memory isn't all that great and start writing down prompts for myself but I've been putting that off as well.

The moral of the story is, I suppose, that I need to stop focusing on my uni work to the exclusion of everything else - apart from anything else, it leaves me feeling drained and I'm not feeling like getting out of bed in the morning.  Expect more posts again from me soon.  Hopefully I'll remember my inspiration so there will be more to them than there was to this one.

Christmas Reflections

So I keep hearing that Christmas and New Year is a time to spend with your family, something that becomes ridiculously easy when you all give each other DVDs that you want to watch yourselves.  I also keep hearing that it is a time for reflection on the year you've had and your hopes and dreams for the year about to come.

This would be much easier to achieve if I didn't go straight from finishing a university assignment into packing for America.  I finished a part of my university course last week and have a week to get it finished and handed in (even though the staff are currently on holidays) and I leave for America on Wednesday.  However, I figured if I had time to watch The Hobbit yesterday, I have time to do some blogging today, even if I have absolutely no idea what to say.

I am happy with the year I've had, I managed to quit smoking, achieve decent grades in my masters course, make some fantastic new friends and started a blog.  These are all accomplishments of which I am reasonably proud and they are balanced by almost nothing I regret or would do differently.

As for looking forward, there is so much stuff up in the air about next year that I haven't really made plans, although my hopes include doing as well, if not better at uni as I did this year, get fit and keep blogging and improving my blog (any suggestions as to how I could accomplish this are welcome btw).

For now, though, stress is the order of the day, so I'm going to stop procrastinating and finish the assignment so I can get back to packing.

A belated Merry Christmas to you all!