Resolution Update

I have been planning my Christmas holidays this week and it got me thinking about my New Year's resolutions. The resolution I shared on this blog was to write reviews about the books and movies I watch on a blog. The goal was 3 a month, I may have started that way but it has now become 1 a month. Part of the reason for this is I found I prefer to write book reviews. Probably because I know most of the movies I choose to watch will be reviewed by a bunch of other people. Also I am bad at synopsi. I prefer to just say what I liked or didn't. I may continue to review popular movies but with a copied synopsis or skip straight to my opinion.

Thoughts?

Happy Day

I have been feeling great lately. I have had a couple really good days in a row. I like where I live. there is no drama between my roommate and I. I don't hate my job. It is snowing. I am getting paid enough to live and start paying back my student loans. I have things to do during the week outside of work. Now I just need friends to hangout with on days off.

Music

I love music, classical, soundtrack, classic, retro. I listen to music as much as possible.

I have just joined a community band. I am so excited to be MAKING music again. Band class was awesome in high school and I have missed playing music, in parts, in a group, since I graduated. It has only been a week but it is really good so far. Meeting new people is a bonus. The music selections are varied and so are the range of instruments. I am looking forward to next week when everyone is no longer sight reading the music and we can work on becoming a cohesive group. I look forward to regaining the level of skill I had in highschool. I hadn't practiced sax at least 4 years before this so I have a lot of practicing to do now to keep up. I am so thankful that my job allows me the time to do this.

Quitting

I recently handed in my resignation because I got a better job. I was amazed at how easy it was. Is it normally that painless? My previous 2 jobs were nightmares to quit. The bosses didn't believe I was leaving, they begged me to stay and wouldn't accept no for an answer. This time I hand in my notice and the boss asks why, I say I got a new job and they accept it at that. I was dreading this but it really wasn't that bad and most of my colleagues are happy for me.

I start my new job the day after I have to move out of my place. I really hope I have the energy to be excited, both about moving and about the new job. I am a bit stressed because everything is happening at once but both are changes for the better.

Canada Day

Hello

Canada day is a bigger deal this year because it is the 150th anniversary of Canada becoming a country. So yesterday I made this.

What's next?

Well, I quit my job. I have made pizza for just over a year and it is time for a change. However, I do not have a new job yet. I have applied to probably 80 jobs in 2 days. I have had a few interviews so far, but no job offers.

Meanwhile, I have been learning how to screen print t-shirts. Soon I will be selling t-shirts on my Etsy page, ThisLittlePiggyCo . I know I have enough t-shirts without making my own, but I had to test it somehow.

New Year's resolutions

First on a side note:

Good news! My fingers are cold!
At work I am constantly working with chilled and frozen food, also it is winter, therefore my fingers get very cold. Before the holidays my fingertips no longer felt cold, they would just start hurting and I knew it was time to stop and warm up. I was seriously worried about nerve damage, but after the break I now feel cold again. No permanent damage.

Back on topic:

This year instead of making our own resolutions half-heartedly just to say we made one, my family made resolutions for each other. This made everyone really think about what would be a challenge or benefit for another person. I now have 3 resolutions this way. One of my resolutions was to be productive about the books I read and movies I watch by starting a review blog. Right now it only has one entry but you can find it here.

Thanks for reading! : )