What have you achieved this year? 2022 edition

[PhroX]

Very little. Which is more than fine with me, as achieving things tends to take effort.

 

[Kyriakos]

Very little. Which is more than fine with me, as achieving things tends to take effort.

 

[PhroX]

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Yep, that's me

But somewhat more seriously, I've put in plenty of effort in the past, which has got me to a point where I'm pretty happy with my life. And now, well, why put effort into achieving more when I could instead spend my time enjoying what I've got?

 

[AmazonQueen]

Written and currently running a Runequest campaign for my RPG group.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

My biggest accomplishment this year is definitely finally figuring out that I'm transgender. Other than that, I've finally started drawing again even if it's just practice at the moment and I've won my ninth NaNoWriMo.

 

[Kyriakos]

My biggest accomplishment this year is definitely finally figuring out that I'm transgender. Other than that, I've finally started drawing again even if it's just practice at the moment and I've won my ninth NaNoWriMo.[

 

[sophie]

Let’s see:

-Started HRT
-Came out to extended family and on social media
-Ate at a 3-Michelin star restaurant
-Moved across the country with my partner
-Applied for a joint bank account
-Got a much better-paying job while applying and interviewing fully as a trans woman
-Attended a family reunion as Sophie
-Legally changed my name
-Listened to 328 new albums

So all-in-all a pretty good year I’d say

 

[Snerk]

Oh not that much

-progressed in my studies, some good results, others less so
-made some new friends
-got my first car
-everything is hard but my peeps still love me

 

[danjuno]

Got though a full semester.

 

[amadeus]

Very little, although I did figure out how to make scenarios for SSI’s Imperialism after much tinkering and looking at slightly faulty documentation.

 

[AdamCrock]

Managed NOT to be drunk all year round , hope the next year will be better ....

 

[Kyriakos]

Managed NOT to be drunk all year round , hope the next year will be better ....

May we both have an excellent 2023!

 

[Catharsis]

This year I genuinely did set out to achieve goals, and I wrote them down too. Seems like this is the appropriate place to take stock of them so here goes:

- Resolved some problems that had arisen with my flat - in particular, had my boiler replaced before it could blow up, and managed to repair my Venetian blind
- Acknowledged my advancing age by getting a proper health checkup for the first time, including an MRI scan (to see if they could figure out what causes my headaches! Nothing doing there but at least my cranium is currently tumour-free)
- Trained for and participated in a 5k run, and upped my gym attendance - I'm still a weed but at least I can say I'm trying
- Went swimming for the first time since childhood
- Went out to do a bunch of stuff that was new to me including going to a live gig for the first time
- Learned to juggle three balls
- Played Dungeons and Dragons for the first time
- Helped to plan and went on a holiday in Europe with some friends - first time I'd been out of the UK in years, and first time I'd ever been on holiday with people other than my family
- Bought a record player, meaning that I now own some physical copies of music, again for the first time
- Cooked for somebody else for the first time
- Started reading fiction again
- I am still awful at the piano but I did at least try to learn a piece to an acceptable degree of competence this year
- Still making my way chronologically through the '1001 Albums to listen to before you die' book - have listened to all of them up to 1970 now
- I have two houseplants and both of them still seem to be at least somewhat alive

TBH I'd say the biggest achievement is that I managed to keep focus on doing this stuff for a whole year. It's the first year in a while that hasn't seemed to fly by.

 

[Birdjaguar]

^^^ Excellent work!

 

[Synobun]

This year I genuinely did set out to achieve goals, and I wrote them down too. Seems like this is the appropriate place to take stock of them so here goes:

- Acknowledged my advancing age by getting a proper health checkup for the first time, including an MRI scan (to see if they could figure out what causes my headaches! Nothing doing there but at least my cranium is currently tumour-free)

If you are interested in unsolicited advice from a random bellend on the internet, my chronic headaches reduced drastically after starting to consistently supplement CoQ10. Which was a happy coincidence, since that wasn't why I started taking it.

Mind, it does take a long time to start working, usually between 1-3 months. I started seeing effects after 1.5 months at 200 mg a day (which is the therapeutic dose used in studies for my health condition, but some of the migraine studies went up to 800 mg as a maximum).

There's also no risk with taking the supplement beyond a financial hit (costs around $23/mo for me).

 

[Birdjaguar]

What is CoQ10?

 

[Synobun]

What is CoQ10?

The Mayo Clinic is probably a better resource than me. (I know; I'm skeptical of that too.)

Coenzyme Q10

Learn how coenzyme Q10 might help treat certain heart conditions and prevent migraine headaches.

www.mayoclinic.org

CoQ10 is found in your mitochondria and plays a role in energy production and transfer.

From this study:

The primary biochemical action of CoQ10 is as a cofactor in the electron-transport chain, in the series of redox reactions that are involved in the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate. As most cellular functions are dependent on an adequate supply of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), CoQ10 is essential for the health of virtually all human tissues and organs. Coenzyme Q10 is one of the most significant lipid antioxidants, which prevents the generation of free radicals and modifications of proteins, lipids, and DNA. In many disease conditions connected with increased generation and the action of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the concentration of coenzyme Q10 in the human body decreases[1,2] and the deficiency of coenzyme Q10 leads to the dysfunction of the respiratory chain, which is due to the insufficient production of highly energetic compounds, which decrease the efficiency of cells.

 

[Aiken_Drumn]

I will have to think on this.

 

[EnglishEdward]

I won my local club's inaugural Duck Chess competition.

 

[Kyriakos]

I won my local club's inaugural Duck Chess competition.

Interesting, but it should have something better than a duck ^^ I'd vote for the twin brother of Hypnos.