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Dec19

End of year hype

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End of year hype

With the end of this year rapidly approaching, the realisation so much to do hits. There are still two more Microsoft exams to take which I had vowed to complete in Jan; the last subject in my Masters has been deferred yet again; Yes as you can see I have been writing but not posting on this blog atleast once a week; still have to edit those pesky home video recordings to DVD; my exercise bike sits unused for the past 8 weeks, the tae-bo DVD a friend recommended still unwrapped; yes and I never got to play the Cash Flow 101 board game; and my Westpac broking account documents still have to be mailed this week; not forgetting the Brett Manning singing CDs I have not fully utilised; and while we are at it remember to order the water filter cartridge before end of month.

With two weeks of vacation to look forward to, cram it with more must do’s like painting the hallway; start Arabic lessons with my 9 yr old, she would rather learn French, and implement her summer fun; not to mention all the family functions, and my spending quality time with my sister who is on holiday here after a two year gap.

What is with this never-ending list , why before end of year,  with good intentions resolved to complete in Jan and look still out there. Ok so enough with the leftovers, would rather focus on what have accomplished this year. Yeah did manage to meet many unknown extended family members whilst on holiday in US and Canada. Did finally renovate the bathroom; hot air ballooning for the first time; and more theatre like planned. Love SQL server reporting Services 2005. Am being more assertive, even with my mother!

Read some interesting books including in the past month The Witch of Portobello by Paul Coelho, The Hindi Bindi Club by Monica Pradhan (great recipes included), and The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier. Am consciously spending more time with Sakina. Even started my daily routine earlier, managing to get to work 2 hours earlier every Wednesday for the past twelve weeks, bonus other days earlier too, as a result. Am driving more, will finally attempt DQT to get full licence on Monday – yeah another must do before end of year panic task.

Umm, did I mention next year’s resolutions yet, well am booked in for sky-diving with my three sisters on Jan 2, 2008 for starters.

Jun14

First Post

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Am starting this blog after the advice given in the book Little Shifts by Suzanna Beth Stinnet to write to unblock creativity, and the .NET Rocks! show with Jeff Atwood on the Human Side of Software Development, basically about improving communication skills for programmers.

My favourite technique learnt from Little shifts is the Power of Smile – “Breathe, smile, relax!” definitely works in stressful situations for me.

Ok, lets see if I can reveal some of my thoughts and generally try to be less guarded with expressing myself. Suggested to practice writing atleast 5-15 minutes per day.

Have also been reading Naomi Wolf’s The Treehouse which is about writing too, and one of the pieces of advice offered is to just write and learn to let let it go. Whatever we attempted was our best at that moment.

Generally interested in discovering what in my existence at the moment is what I dreamt of for instance when I was a child. Did my dreams change as I grew older for practical reasons, or did I start dreaming with restrictions?

When we cultivate new dreams, how much is shaped by our current circumstances. In Treehouse there is discussion of a young woman wanting to start her own business, and of other women wanting to write. What is it that I want that will free the artist in me?