Hello 2019

2019 feels like a really different year for me. I have no idea what's going to happen. My job finished up at the end of last year and I don't know what the next one will be like. The agency I go through (a specialist records management and archiving agency) has a different representative, and I don't know what kind of jobs he's going to pass my way.

In my other world, too, things are new. I have my first solo art exhibition booked in, in May. Will I get my art project done on time? Will I pull it off? Will it lead to greater public recognition? I really have no idea, but there's only one way to find out!

Usually at this time of year I'm very focussed on making goals and setting resolutions, but I've started to find it a bit overwhelming. I had my Life Square, which I wrote about last year, and my 7 Subject system, which is 6-monthly and follows the seasons. Not to mention my 101 Things in 1,001 Days list! I decided to combine the first two and keep the seasonal format. This means that the cycle is halfway through when New Year hits (as it runs from Spring Equinox to Autumn Equinox), so there's nothing for me to do, resolution-wise.

It feels a bit strange though, not doing something I've done for so many years. I'm already immersed in the middle of my goals, rather than diving into something fresh. I keep catching myself thinking, "this year, I want to ..." And there's nothing wrong with that, of course. I just don't want to fall into the trap of piling up more and more goals onto my plate until they're impossible to achieve.

So, instead, I thought I might play a little game. I call it More and Less. It is a game, mind you, not something to stress over, or to 'win' or 'lose'. This year I want to:

✷ read more ; play games less
✷ create more ; watch less
✷ eat more vegetables ; eat less sugar
✷ do more ; worry less