05/01/2012

10 Things I Have Learned in 2011

Seeing as I did this last year (though in Febuary) I thought I would do it again. Seeing as the new year has only just happened I feel like this is the right time and that last year was a bit late as timing went. Okay, so let's start.

1. I would actually consider living in Malta.
Pretty straight forward really. The lifestyle over there is a bit different of course, and sometimes the country freaks out when it rains (they flood easily so no surprise). And it gets hot in the summer, you really do need the air conditioning. But I like it, and there are perks like lack of counsel tax and lack of tv licensing, and they don't condemn their university students to debt. Their housing isn't too bad either, and their beaches are fabulous.

2. That Tumblr is a lot of Fun!
Again pretty straight forward. I have a fair few blogs on there and am even considering starting a collaborative one but I need a subject first. I've also made a lot of friends and a lot of new guild mates too!

3. I Should've Started a Guild Long Ago.
Seriously, I actually make a really good guild leader and I enjoy it. I've had people tell me they think my guild is the best they've been in. I guess it's the structure but also laid back attitude. I should've started a guild as soon as I had the inkling, although now that I have a certain amount of tumblr followers on my monk blog, I also have people who joined.

4. I Enjoy Baking.
This discovery mainly came from moving out and being the only person in the place with the time and will to bake anything. My best so far has been carrot cake muffins, which I'm told a glorious. It's true of course, they are amazing.

5. I Love Collecting.
For some reason, I always thought collecting wasn't really my thing. I guess I just wasn't collecting the right things. I mean I already had an extensive collection of books, but I didn't really count that, I mean I'm a writer, and that makes reading part of my personality. Now, though, I collect swarovski figurines and elephants and generally anything that I find pretty. All that's left is finding somewhere to display them.

6. I Work Better With Limited Time.
When I finished Uni my want to work died completely. I had no deadlines, no commitments, and suddenly no will to do anything. But going on holiday and having to spend time with people, spend time out, and having to do it when I least wanted to, put my want to write into overdrive. I was thinking about writing when I was out, and when I got home it was exactly what I did, I did actually write. When my time is taken up by other things I work better in the lulls. It's that simple.

7. I'm Looking Forward To Guild Wars 2
It sounds strange to say it, but before I played the demo I wasn't all that enthused about it. With the demolition of the monk came the dislike for me of the idea of playing without one. Now, however, I really want to try being a Charr Guardian. I'm not sure exactly why, but it seems like me.

8. Living With Ash Was Not A Good Idea.
The less said about this the better.

9. Happiness is About How You Look at The World.
Its sounds kind of obvious, but I feel like I learn it anew each year. I look at the world with an optimistic view, and I find that I am happy most of the time and rarely feel down at all.

10. Long Distance Relationships Can Work.
I guess mine and Mark's relationship is living proof of that. We have recently basically moved in together, and we're very happy. I guess being in different countries can't stop love from blossoming.

So that's it for this new year post. Have fun everyone :)

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