For the past two years or so, I haven't been alive.
No, this is not a blog post written from "the other side". I am still pulsing and breathing, thank you very much.
What I meant was that I haven't been alive in the truest sense of the word.
Have you ever wondered if there is more to life than what you currently have on your plate?
I do. All.the.time.
For the past two years or so, I have let work and Toastmasters consume a huge chunk of this pie I call my life. Those years were not completely wasted, mind you. I am now finally a writer, after years of many false starts and dipping my feet in different buckets. I have also found an outlet that allows me to improve my communication skills and connect with like-minded people.
It is always good to fill your days with meaningful labour and contributions. However, in my haste to keep up with work and speech deadlines, a lot of things have unfortunately been unceremoniously sacrificed.
And so I have started this blog, to document the misadventures I am about to set upon, in my effort to live life to the fullest.
In order to do so, it is always good to have a list. I personally am partial to lists because they give me a sense of purpose and direction. Whether I complete them or not is entirely another matter, of course. Haha!
After a long discussion with Mickey, a geek friend of mine, and many weeks of contemplating *cough*PROCRASTINATING*cough*, I have decided to set my heart on two things to achieve by the end of 2014:
1. Learn how to write HTML.
I used to work in digital marketing communications, so I can read and modify HTML a bit. A little wittle bitty bit only. But if you ask me to code from scratch, you'd be covered in cobwebs long before I even start.
I recognise that while I do have the appetite and maybe a little bit of aptitude for coding, my dedication to mastering this craft has been embarrassingly scant.
Very embarrassingly scant.
2. Learn how to use Photoshop.
I used to make amateur announcement posters as a freelance Facebook Page Manager.
Guess which programmes did I use to make them?
a. Word
b. Picture Manager
c. Snipping Tool
d. All of the above
I seriously wasn't kidding when I used the word "amateur". My current blog header is created using a combination of all three programmes. Haha!
Told you I wasn't kidding. Lol.
So that's the list of goals from the world's most underachieving blogger, folks. I promise this won't be the first AND the last post you'll see from me.
The Geek Goddess
