this time last year
This morning my editor left some extra work to do on my desk: figures for a double page spread featuring statistics from the top 100 “industry players” in Australia.
This is hardly interesting news, except for the fact that when I started with the magazine last year, this was the first ever project that I worked on. Next week will mark exactly a year at this job. I can’t believe time has gone by so fast!
So that made me think of what I was doing this time last year. On October 30th, 2005:
I was working as a waitress at a café and had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I still don’t know.
I saw my girlfriends every week and more, as opposed to every second weekend like I do now.
I was worried about being eternally unemployable and feared I would never find a job.
I was at the church where I had grown up my entire life.
I didn’t know half of the people I know now. Starting a new job and church has greatly increased my social circle.
I was completely comfortable doing things that didn’t stretch me. Challenges for this year: leading a mixed Bible study group, starting a new church, organising a large scale wedding, interviewing economists, metalworkers and laser technology specialists.
I had a boyfriend, as opposed to a fiancé.
I lived a few streets away from my boyfriend and would drop by late every Sunday night to talk about how church went. I miss living so close, but I don’t miss going to different churches.
I had given up writing my thesis, quit university prematurely and was beginning to seriously regret it. I don’t anymore.
I was good friends with people I haven't spoken to once since moving churches.
I forgot to go to my graduation. My parents still haven't quite forgotten this one!
Sam was thinking about buying me a laptop so I could have a go writing freelance articles should no job come through. He kept the laptop, declared his undying love for all things Mac and later we updated to a Macbook. Now I have the laptop and only use it to blog or check my email. I have yet to write a freelance article since leaving uni.
Where were you at this time last year?
6 comments:
You forgot to go to your graduation!! That is something I woud do too ;) I will have a think and do a list.
good on you nixter. Yeah, I worked at the cafe that day. I offered to stand in our backyard with the hat and gown, but that somehow isn't the same!
The funny thing is, I was working in the cafe and my friend randomly dropped by and said she was coming from her graduation. She graduated in my year and course, so I was like, "hang on a second...." I'm definitely not one for ceremonies and making a fuss of things, so I didn't really mind. I think I feel sorry more for my parents.
yeah your poor parents - it is a bit funny though ;)
I went to my first uni graduation, BORING!!! but didn't go to my second one, neither did AB, but we went to his third graduation - moore - which was by far the most enjoyable one of all of them!
This day last year?? Absolutely no idea - I had three boys at home not just two; my nephew had just been born; pretty much similar stuff to now...my life has had more than enough change for a while I'm thinking!!
Hmmm .. last year, the 31st of October was a Monday. I was still doing MTS at Christians in the Media. I was looking for work (I'd probably worked at 2GB or 2UE that weekend) and I was definately stressing about the up-coming mission to annandale. I can't say I've had as many changes in my life as you though Soph. I was single then - I'm still single now. I was living in the rectory -I'm still living in the rectory, although we have had 3 new house mates in that time. I have changed jobs (several times this year) and now I'm going to study!
I was about to finish working at the cafe, getting ready for a trip to Perth, going to church at Carlingford, living with my parents, had never really read a blog (seriously!) - wow things have changed a lot...
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