dizzojay | Snowflake Challenge

Challenge #12

In your own space, set yourself some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Last year was a very challenging year for me, both professionally and personally. I won’t bore you with the details, but in trying to do my best for everything and everyone, I ended up having a mental breakdown midway through the year.

Unfortunately it looks like this year is not going to be a lot better. My dad’s health is declining again, and there’s uncertainty at my job, but if I have learned one thing from last year, it’s to take better care of myself, and put my needs first occasionally.

So that’s it. That’s my goal.

To not put myself under pressure, to take care of myself. Whatever 2023 throws at me, I don’t want to end up back where I was last summer.

First rule of first aid; take care of yourself before you take care of anyone else. I forgot that fundamental rule least year. I won’t make that mistake again.