I have to admit, I didn't think 2018 would go the way I expected.
Oh sure, some good things did happen. But somehow I don't quite feel like I made a whole lot of progress. I guess I shouldn't complain too much.
Sure, I got a promotion this year. It took almost a WHOLE fucking year in the sense that my boss's boss told me in the beginning of 2018 that it'd happen in a couple of months.
Then March became May. And May became August. And August became October. And ... well you get the idea.
Meanwhile I worked and worked. It was great for my employer, and my team, and so on. They got the job done at a lower rate. Wasn't so good for me and my family.
Still ... I managed to survive and I guess succeed. And I did it the old-fashioned way - I earned it. I actually did it through a lot of hard and smart work with a good team, and achieved it through respect. I have to admit - it is good to have people finally acknowledge me by name and for what I've achieved for a change. I'm officially part of the middle part of my life, and now I'm part of middle management.
Also, didn't write that rock album - again. But in that sense I don't feel bad in that I did write a handful of new songs and finally have a semblance of a band together. Granted it isn't as hard as I like, but that's okay also. 2019 - I'll focus on getting as much stuff written for both my original effort and my current one.
We got kicked out of our house in the middle of the year. But that too also worked out in that I managed to become a home-buyer again. We bought a house out in suburbia. I have to admit, it did work out pretty well. We have a nice house, and a place for all the kids now. It's just enough space and more for all of us. Yes even little Manimal (i.e. CV jr.).
As for the globe, well ... let's face it, we essentially have 12 years.
So overall the year was better than most. And I will have some things underway that will hopefully take me to better heights of success.
It's time I really start doing what I can when I can. And set an example for the family.
Oh sure, some good things did happen. But somehow I don't quite feel like I made a whole lot of progress. I guess I shouldn't complain too much.
Sure, I got a promotion this year. It took almost a WHOLE fucking year in the sense that my boss's boss told me in the beginning of 2018 that it'd happen in a couple of months.
Then March became May. And May became August. And August became October. And ... well you get the idea.
Meanwhile I worked and worked. It was great for my employer, and my team, and so on. They got the job done at a lower rate. Wasn't so good for me and my family.
Still ... I managed to survive and I guess succeed. And I did it the old-fashioned way - I earned it. I actually did it through a lot of hard and smart work with a good team, and achieved it through respect. I have to admit - it is good to have people finally acknowledge me by name and for what I've achieved for a change. I'm officially part of the middle part of my life, and now I'm part of middle management.
Also, didn't write that rock album - again. But in that sense I don't feel bad in that I did write a handful of new songs and finally have a semblance of a band together. Granted it isn't as hard as I like, but that's okay also. 2019 - I'll focus on getting as much stuff written for both my original effort and my current one.
We got kicked out of our house in the middle of the year. But that too also worked out in that I managed to become a home-buyer again. We bought a house out in suburbia. I have to admit, it did work out pretty well. We have a nice house, and a place for all the kids now. It's just enough space and more for all of us. Yes even little Manimal (i.e. CV jr.).
As for the globe, well ... let's face it, we essentially have 12 years.
So overall the year was better than most. And I will have some things underway that will hopefully take me to better heights of success.
It's time I really start doing what I can when I can. And set an example for the family.
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