New

It's the 11th day into the new year. I never gave any thought to a new year resolution. I didn't even notice the New Year except for the fact that I had an extra day off. I was busy with my home.

Things with the new home have slowed down. My training for the half marathon finally started - quite a bit too late. Every night I'm busy running, doing housework, spending time with my cats, chatting, and doing the usual stuff on the computer. Time has become short and precious. Inspiration has run out. Incidentally, all the blogs I've been following haven't really got any updates. Neither has mine.

At work, my patience has run out. Though a colleague gave me some valuable advice and reminded me that I have nothing to gain by giving up. At home, I've been stressed, depressed, and lonely. Thanks to a friend, I'm starting to forget the negative and focusing on the positive again. After work, I'm now enrolled in a Mandarin class and a Spanish class. My Mandarin teacher said I had good pronunciation and I am proud of myself because I have basically learned Mandarin on my own. Spanish is really quite similar to French and even more so to Italian, although I know neither of these languages in depth. I do have a thing for languages.

I'm once again itching for climbing and Go. I've asked a colleague to teach me Go. I'm not sure if he'll really bring the Go board to work and start playing with me over lunch. As for climbing, I should probably get involved again and somehow look for other fellow climbers after my half marathon. Oh, hmm, maybe after April, since I'll be taking a 23-day vacation to Peru. ;-)

Life has been busy. I can't even find time for reading. I'm enjoying most of the moments. But I have to see further ahead to make out the path. I have to clear the fog ahead. Meanwhile, focus on the present (hmm am I being contradictory right there), and focus on the positive. Give myself more credit.