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2015, in hindsight

Girlie R January 8, 2016 no Comments

Today marked my first day back to work and nothing beats letting your mind wander about the year past while cleaning up your work inbox. Yes, I know that it’s a Thursday and it seems pointless to go to work for just two days but I need the holiday leaves for next week – eek, I’m going to go on a B-I-G adventure! Stay tuned.

2015, in hindsight

Anyways, while I was reflecting about 2015, I realized that it wasn’t such a bad/horrible/not-so-good year. If anything, it was pretty great – I was able to follow most of the plan I set last January (except for the eternal promise to lose weight). I never thought I’d actually be one of those people to preach this: but guys, seriously, setting aside the time to plan ahead really does help. This time last year I was busy trying to work out a doable budget so I that I can resuscitate my dying savings fund and except for that big impulsive Australian <s>splurge</s> trip, I was able to inflate my savings back to a non-hyperventilatory stage.

Being on a budget didn’t mean that I just stayed cooped up at home, though. I still tried to make it a point to visit one new place, somewhere I’ve never been to before, at least once a month. Being on a somewhat tight budget meant that these locations definitely meant local destinations only, and definitely no flying involved. In hindsight, I guess the no fly thing worked out for me; have you seen the crazy traffic in Naia these days?

Here’s a rundown of the places I went to last year (most were done via random road trips):

January: Cintai by Corito’s Garden

A Lovely Day in Cintai by Corito’s Garden