Ramble #4: thoughts on end of the year/winter holidays

Post date: Dec 4, 2016 9:45:49 PM

Apologies on missing a week, this thing still is mostly a side thing and other stuff i needed to do probably overwhelmed me enough to forget about it.

So I've considered just writing a thing on what exactly I think of the holidays around this time. In general what I think is that they honestly are pretty cozy, but not for the traditional reasons. Even if christmas wasn't a thing, I think I would still enjoy the winter, maybe even moreso without all the stupid advertising and shopping encouragement. I think the idea of it being cold and forced to take refuge in home, closer to people, actively finding warmth is a nice feeling. It gives a feeling of being safe within the given situation. Unfortunately I don't find snow any fun anymore, mainly because it only usually snows enough to be a pest with driving and transportation and not deep enough to be forced not to drive and able to fuck around.

Additionally the end of the year gives a time to reflect on everything that happened, for better or for worse. I can see in what ways I matured as a person, feats I accomplished, friends I made, think about what next year's goals will be. It's a nice self-check to make sure my life is in order. This year while I still can see a ton of ways I can improve, I'm happy with how I've handled this year overall, even if there were still roadbumps small and large. And while I am a bit worried about everything I need to do in the meantime before I go on break, I've still improved in a way that lets me focus at least a bit better.