I'm actually doing really well. At the start of the year I was broke, unemployed, owed money to all my friends, was on the verge of being kicked out of my apartment, and hid inside my room a lot. Naturally my New Year's resolutions revolved around that.
And so far:
-Got a full time job washing dishes in the French Quarter, pay sucks but I like the people
-Lost about 30 pounds biking 10-12 miles a day(to and from work)
-Finally got consistent with my early rising, since I have to be at work at 7am
-Paid off 2 of 5 debts, and the biggest one, almost $1000, is now down to $225 remaining
-Got a new apartment, just as far from work but much nicer
-Unexpectedly started a casual relationship with a girl at work, after only being interested in guys for the past five years or so
The downsides:
-Stopped reading when I stopped having so much free time, my library account has a small fine on it I haven't bothered to pay off in months
-Not making enough art, working on it but progress is slow
-Spending too much money on food, maybe $130 a month when I used to get by on $80
-Barely ever meditating, although I have some new techniques that work pretty well
-Dream recall has dropped off, can't remember the last time I wrote down a dream
I feel like a much more... "Normal" person now, which is both good and bad. I'm trying to be a "normal" person around other people while being "out there" when I'm at home. We'll have to see how it goes.
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