2023 Reflections

 

My first resolution for 2024’s that I won’t leave things until the final day of the year to pen my reflections for that year! XD

So, 2023. A year of highs and lows. Let’s stick with the template I’ve used in years past to reflect on the year that will be was in just several hours:

Physically-wise: unfortunately, it’s not been a very successful year in this for me. I’ve managed to totally stack it not once, not twice, not even thrice but FOUR times; the last fall was only yesterday afternoon! >< Other than that, I’m still enjoying my two weeks’ of annual and therefore the word ‘physio’ DOOES NOT EXIST in the English language. XD

Work-wise: today I e-mailed Axiom College and asked could I please resume study. It really sucks being on the disability pension and not having an income. >< Subsisting on the disability pension isn’t fun! Remember, any job that I can do whilst seated (even cleaning toilets) and gets me properly paid, I’ll do it!

Spiritually-wise: do I haveta love God before He  lets me into heaven after my Earthly life finishes/is just believing that He exists, sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for us and brought him back to life enough? If it’s the former, someone please teach me how to love Someone that treated me so unfaithfully in 2007.

Sporting-wise: the mighty Maroons retained the Origin shield this year!  Dear all my smelly Blues friends, please prepare yourselves for another @ least eight years of pain. XD Sounds about fair, yes? We win eight straight, you take two and then we win eight again. XD

As for the Broncos … we got all the way to the grand final before falling to the Penrith Panthers! Despite several players defecting to the Dolphins to play under Benny next year, I really hope we can go all the way and lift the shield next year, coz we’re not had premiership glory since 2006!

On a personal note, I’ve really enjoyed playing para-table tennis this year! Mother found me a club to play in where the only requirement before joining’s that you’ve gotta have some kinda intellectual disability; I’m the only unlucky sod that has a physical disability too. Just another thing I can despise the cruel and unfaithful God for. >< But the sessions are fun, I get to play whilst seated in my manual wheelchair and who knows? Maybe you really will see me on stage for the 2032  Brisbane Olympics playing for Australia in the table tennis! XD

Everything-else-wise: after not having any food dreams last year, this year I’ve had SIX food dreams! I’ve remembered less dreams this but am eternally grateful that the cruel and unfaithful God has left me alone from all the horrible nightmares He so cruelly plagued me with back for most of 2007 and nearly half of 2008.

Personally, tonight I’m overjoyed because I finally found my oldest (he turned THIRTY this year; that’s very old for a teddy! XD) teddy Bear Bear! Mother retired him several years ago from keeping me company every night in bed but said we could still bring him out for special occasions like the Origin only then she went and LOST him! O_o >< Only tonight when I hiked upstairs to visit my bedroom up there did, I find him in the middle spare room atop the chest of drawers!!

Oh, and this year was my year, the CNY of the Rabbit!  One highlight was when the parents and I were down in Sydney and eating @ some fancy restaurant that made xiaolongbao rabbit-themed with chocolate inside and dad lemme eat one all by myself!

Only thirty minutes till 2024 arrives, so I’d better note down some new years’ resolutions: work for better mobility? Find proper paid work? Eat more yummy meals? Huh, fat chance for the last one. >< XD *sigh*

Righteo, cya all in 2024!

Cheers,

Em. ^^

P.S. Next post here … umm, doubt I’ll do anything interesting enough tomorrow to warrant a special blog post; you may not hear from me again until March, when I put out my birthday wishlist for 2024! Until then~