Day 33: Annual Goals Update: Personal Goals
Okay, I admit that I have not been a diligent writer. After going through 5 stages of writer’s grief (Denial: Ah, it’s only been 2 weeks since I last wrote my last entry, it’s normal, right? -> Anger: I can’t believe it’s been 4 weeks and nothing changes! -> Bargaining: If I can do a handstand for 50 minutes and let blood flow to my brain, I will be an awesome writer -> Depression: I can’t effing write a single proper thought… I’m stoopid -> Acceptance: Yes, I suck, but I’ll do it anyway), I decide that it’s worth dragging my lazy fingers and just bloody do it.
Despite my reluctance to chronicle my off days journey, actually I have made major changes and progress in my life. The bad news is I did not and will not have as many days off as I planned early this year. We have the Big Plan which will take place later this year so our time and energy are focused to accomplish it. The good news is, everything else.
1. Get my Open Water Scuba Diving certificate -> DONE!!
Last month, my husband and I went to visit his parents for a week in Brisbane. Queensland has a much warmer climate so the winter weather generally hovers around 20-23 degrees Celsius. I took this opportunity to accomplish my long delayed goal and face my fear. I tried a similar course last year in Melbourne but didn’t manage to do it because of my fear prevented me to finalise the last 60% of the course until the company went under (and I lost my money).
The best thing about passing the test is the satisfaction that I overcame my fear. The fact that I didn’t end up die, didn’t suffocate or expand my lungs has taught me that fear is often overrated. I learn to believe myself more and trust my body. I will write more about it in my later post.
Photo Credit: Ilse Reijs and Jan-Noud Hutten
Check out what you're missing. Scuba diving in Indonesia. Photo Credit: Ilse Reijs and Jan-Noud Hutten
2. Build a thriving vegetable garden -> Hopeless
My theory about gardening is if you can’t muster up a desire to do it in summer, forget about ever doing it in winter.
3. Holiday to New Zealand in February -> DONE!!
We visited the North Island for four days and still crave for more. Check out my post here.
4. Organise the house -> Ongoing.
We try to get busy every weekend and when it fails, we would invite people over. Now that never fails to get us off our bums.
5. Get rid of 365 items at home that have resale value -> Getting there.
While it has been working slowly, the Big Plan will pretty much take care of this goal. So what the heck is the Big Plan? Well, since it is not yet 100%, I feel that it would be incredibly disappointing if the plan fell through after public announcement. So, fingers crossed, people.
Next post: Financial Goals update.
Congrats on getting your "Water Scuba Diving certificate"!!! I'm sure I would be pretty intimidated by it too!
Very glad to see you writing again!
Hi Don, thanks for that. There's been only a few achievements I'm proud of and the scuba diving is one of them. After thinking "Oh my God, I'm gonna die here" too many times, I've come out alive
Cheers.
Congrats on your scuba certificate! We went snorkeling last year and this year on our cruises and I'm now an addict…I haven't looked into scuba diving yet since it's an expensive hobby…especially if I have to majorly travel to get to anywhere worth seeing, lol.
Missed your humor while you were off having fun.
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Hi Crystal, thanks for your kind words
Snorkeling is always fun especially if the water is crystal clear. I think the Caribbean is an awesome place to go scuba diving, although my preference is still South East Asia and Great Barrier Reef.
Cheers.
So, when are you going to tell us about the BIG PLAN!? Sounds interesting …