2013: This year I have …
My annual End of Year update.
This year, we survived.
Yes, I know I said that last year. But it's also how we feel. Exhausted.
Things are getting better. Our son is growing, learning new words every day. We might not have the sleeping situation sorted, but it's still a fantastic feeling to have a family.
This year, we have also: bought a new car (my first new car), been to England for three weeks to see friends and family, been to Poland to see grandparents, moved out of San Francisco to a proper house in Walnut Creek with a garden, and endured the subsequent hundred-degree heat of the summer and the shivering freeze of winter.
At work, we've IPO'ed. Achievement unlocked. I've also switched from being a day-to-day coder to being an Engineering Manager, responsible for my team of six and twitter.com, the website. I'm still coding too. Well, deleting code. This year I deleted #NewTwitter.
We also got our Green Cards this year, so we can stay as long as we need.
At New Year's, people make all sorts of resolutions and then fail to achieve them. This year, I'm going to take it easy on myself by listing antiresolutions. These are things that I would like to do, but not this year.
- Run another marathon.
- Do more programming after work.
- Write a book.
- Learn to play the piano. (long-standing antiresolution)
- Buy another car.
- Fly to England for a holiday.
- Learn Polish.
- Study for another degree.
- Move house.
Wow, that feels better. What aren't you doing this year?
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