Every time a new year rolls around, I always find a day to clear out the junk in my life. Whether that means terminating friendships/relationships (which I did rather successfully/unsuccessfully last year, depending on how you look at it), deleting files off my laptop (my recycle bin has never looked so full), or cleaning out my room (maybe I'll save that for Chinese New Year instead), it's the one resolution I (almost) always go through with.
While going through my documents folder earlier, I began to notice the multiple "projects" I started but never finished. For example, for a few months at the beginning of 2010, I attempted to track my spending patterns. Needless to say, it got quite depressing realizing what I was blowing my money on so I stopped doing it. Can anyone say Failure #1 of 2010?
Another thing that caught my attention was the fact that I have ceased documenting the "memorable" moments of my life. Going through all my friends' Facebook albums made me feel slightly ashamed of myself. How come I didn't take any pictures during the holidays? Birthdays? Random nights out? Do I just not care about these events anymore? What should women be caring about in their 20s if not these events?! That my friends, is what I call Failure #2.
And the biggest failure of all time? My job applications file. Last year, I applied for less than 75 jobs the whole year. 75 jobs in 365 days. That's one job about every 4 to 5 days or so. What the hell Michelle?! For a while there I thought I was doing relatively well because I was going on second and third interviews! Numbers never lie.
After finishing this whole exercise of clearing my hard drive, I came to the conclusion that I was rather lazy and negligent last year. I wasted about 335 days out of the year! (I managed to do a bit of traveling in and out of the country, so let's call that Success #1) Thank goodness for the glory days of youth. If I came to this same conclusion in my 30s, I'd be having a real crisis right about now!
Therefore, I will make the following promises to myself:
1. 75 job applications in 2 months
2. More photo documentation of my various adventures
3. Will definitely take better care of my health
4. Act less like a grownup, more like a wild teenager (joking...sort of)
I leave you with this quote: "The strongest people are not those who always win, but those who stand back up when they fall."
