Another year has come and gone. They seem to be going by faster every year too. And with every year comes many changes, both professionally and personally. Since I’ve started blogging a few years back, I’ve taken the time at the end of every year to sum up what’s been going on in life, and set some goals for myself.
Career Changes
About nine months ago, I was extremely blessed to be offered a full-time job working for Cramer Dev. I had been doing freelance work for them for two years prior, so it was a comfortable change, having known most of my coworkers. This was welcomed for several reasons, but the number one is that I get to work from home and be with my family all the time.
I’ve just about stopped all freelance work and am not currently looking for any. The only projects outside of my full-time job that I’ve taken on are personal projects or favors for friends and family. I was blessed several years ago to have the freelance to help pay the bills and I’m blessed that I don’t need the extra money these days.
Changes on the Home Front
My wife and I are expecting our third child in early-March. This is another welcomed change and we’re all very excited. Children are a real blessing and we love our kids very much. It’s amazing to see just how much they’ve grown in the last year.
Goals for 2010
I like to set some goals, with the notion that if I don’t get something done, it’s no big deal. I’ve never been a huge fan of New Year Resolutions for a couple of reasons:
- In Matthew 6:34, it reads, “So don’t ever worry about tomorrow. After all, tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
- I don’t like to set things in stone, so that if I don’t get it done, I don’t have to feel like a failure.
For 2010, I’d like to make more time to spend with my family and do more out-of-the-house activities. I have a bad habit of blurring the lines between work life and home life. Working from home makes that even harder for me. These past nine months have been great and I’ve been working hard at learning where to set boundaries, and not let work overlap.
Professionally, I’d like to learn more about JavaScript, Object-oriented programming, and MVC frameworks. I’d also like to try to blog more often than I do now, but we’ll see about that one.
There are other goals that I have, but those are the big ones. It’s been a terrific year with big changes and I’m sure next year will be no different. Have a Happy New Year!
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