I wrote a post halfway during my unemployment back in September, but it never made it out of drafts. Reading back and picking up now where I left off, it's amazing how much we've achieved in the last six months. This post is a huge reminder of all the things worthwhile and just how much you can achieve by using your time effectively (kidding, the truth is when you're in lockdown).
What I've Learnt:
Coloring is really for people who are jobless
It hurts your hands.
It is actually therapeutic and can lead to unexpected crying (with the right music on)
You can knit a beanie and put it to use in the winter
You can finish reading four books without trying too hard
To accept being okay with starting anew
To accept paying $20 for a local dish you can get back home for $2.50
About homesickness and that it's okay to cry and you will.
To stay on top of my feelings
To work when I'm ready.
I RECKON initially that I was trying to force employment to happen for me, and that caused quite a lot of distress and discomfort. Changing that mindset really made all the difference, and so I started putting down what I did during my five months of unemployment:
Moved countries
Completed an online course
Knitted myself a wearable beanie
Experienced 2 weeks of quarantine
Colored pages of books
Pieced together 4 jigsaw puzzles (1,000 & 500 pcs)
House hunted 19 places
Moved into a new place
Set up a home from scratch
Making over 50 trips back and forth for that
Picked up a new hobby, including one ukulele, two skateboards and bicycles (ok those aren’t new)
Celebrated mooncake festival in Australia (in the outdoors)
Celebrated SG National Day / Experienced it with tears and unexpected patriotism
Enjoyed hotpot in the outdoors
Enjoyed movies in the outdoors
Visited X (countless) number of nature parks
Hiked / trekked / walked X (countless) number of costal walks including a trip to Blue Mountains
Enjoyed ciders and pizza in the cold cold winter
Enjoyed X (countless) number of outdoor picnics
Kept up with weekly yoga and meditation
Kept to scheduled calls with groups of friends / families
Taught zoom yoga
Agreed to take on a MAWSG project
Went through 9 interviews with 4 charities, got 2 job offers and 1 nearly
Went kayaking and discovered my life’s missing machine - a power pedal kayak
Sold X number of things on FB marketplace and Gumtree
Still in a healthy relationship with Gabe.
I think that says a lot. Everything has changed since I've started working on 20 October (in my previous post) but one thing remains - the growing doesn't stop.
Let’s see what the next six months will bring. Onward and Upward! :)
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