I sold a house, moved closer to my parents, and decided to work part time again. All signs point to also buying a new house just a few weeks into 2021.
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My town won a years-long battle to prevent woods from being razed to make way for a townhouse development.
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Itās been so nice to read everyoneās responses. Maybe 2020 wasnāt a complete dumpster fire??? I just found this thread last night and itās a fitting end to 2020 to read through it and focus on the positives. My list:
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I left my job due to health issues really accelerating. But quitting has been a real positive as my workplace had become pretty toxic and I had pretty severe burnout and I could not really āseeā either of those two things without leaving.
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My health is slowly improving in fits and starts.
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Related to #2, I have a new PT who is so good at working with where I am at now and gradually building.
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I paid off my mortgage. There will be no payment taken out of my account in January or any other month.
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Iāve been able to re-connect with friends and be supportive when needed as well as accept support.
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Due to being high risk, Iāve been at home mostly since March. I have rested and rested and rested some more. Slowing down this year has been a gift.
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My contact with online communities has been a true gift this year. Even when I donāt comment, just reading posts and having contact with others in the wider world while staying home has been a sanity saver.
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Biden winning! Such a relief.
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- I stopped biting my nails! Turns out all it takes to break a 26-year habit is a global pandemic.
- Weāve gotten to a really solid financial place, in a year that I basically didnāt work. Took some important steps in committing to spending based on our values (related to where we spend our money and starting a consistent charitable donation practice)
- Some personal revelations and growth. A lot more to be explored and learned in the future.
- I grew almost 150 pounds of tomatoes in my front yard.
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In no special order, things that were an unqualified successes:
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I officially graduated from my certification program.
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My favorite cousin got married, and I was able to spend the long weekend of wedding visiting with her, her (now) spouse, family, and friends. [Hurrah for February!]
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I got an official diagnosis of ADHD and started treatment that seems to be helping.
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Finished writing approximately 50-60% of a book on intentionally designed lives for dogs.
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Enjoyed 300+ days of walks and nature exploration with Muppet.
And some things that are somewhat mitigated, yet still good things:
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Visited the pup known as Burgertime and her first litter of puppies [Yay for January & trainer friend outside that program!]
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Biden/Harris victory
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Connecting with friends in whatever way safe/possible
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Either not having COVID or having a mild early or totally asymptomatic case (who knows?)
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Buying a used van for (future) trips
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Lost a big part of feeling imposter feelings by taking over a new international role in my company in March. Being on the heart of IT organization, close to global c-suite, having managers and teams newly working with never met in RL, being (as always) the only woman in executive committee has worked out in a way I never ever expected. I got a lot of acknowledgement and respect by global and regional c-suite and so many sweet and positive responses from my team.
To find out, that I am able to build up and steer a remote team from 8 countries with all the cultural, processual and work experience differences, and having all participating in open respectful and fruitful teamwork together is THE ONE mind-blowing experience in 2020 for me.
I am so hoping that business travel will start again sometime in 2021 to visit all these great people.
Other than that:
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I eat a lot more vegetables and therefore healthier than before because I am now cooking daily
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I was able to have a personal training weekly until November before restricted by covid regularities.
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Meeting online with friend took away the effort of travel, finding the right restaurants etc. for meet ups. As a result, we spoke more often and more meaningful.
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I met two times with two close friends for a long weekend.
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Went to a concert in Hamburgās Elbphilharmonie with the conductor Teodor Currentzis, it was an extraordinary evening.
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While covid was slowing a little bit in summer, I had a lovely trip to Sweden.
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My net worth increased due to not traveling, not eating out and not buying clothes.
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I learned a lot about myself, living alone gave a lot of room for self-reflection
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Got substantial pay raise in 2020 and already contracted the same for 2021
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Learned to set and stay with boundaries in regard to working hours. Yes, I am working more than 40 hours a week but more restricted and reasonable than in the beginning of covid.
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Found a lot of good podcasts and audiobooks for listening while walking a lot
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And found this place with all of you, reading this meaningful, funny and enjoyable communication.
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for me the best thing that ever happend to me this year is that I strated working finally , not in my domain but still I got my first penny on my own
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So much less social interaction is the plus for me. I grew up being social, but it was forced and not natural. Iām perfectly happy interacting this way instead of in person. I can do in person, but I like it a lot less than I used to.
Iām grateful to COVID as a closet introvert.
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