#100 days of python

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Affirmations

Don't be so hard on yourself

You got this

A little at a time

1% everyday is better than 70% one day and nothing other days

Consistency is the key

If you only knew how close you were...

You can't quit just because it's tough

Let tomorrow worry about itself

Be more present

God's got you

God has something better promised for you

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Reflections of 2022, and Things I'm Looking Forward to in 2023

This year has been rough. I accomplished a lot though. I’m grateful for its lessons. I’m 2023, I want to be better. I don’t want to spend forever on social media. I want to prioritize the things I care about. I want peace in my life. I want to be more fearless. I became more independent and confident as an engineer.

This year, I:

got my own place

ended up in the emergency room, but I got myself there; all by the grace of God, of course.

made a confirmed new friend

resumed therapy

left a company that made me feel uncomfortable; yes, I got let go, but I was doing well before that

learned how to be more independent with my work

started body building

started juicing

started blogging again

started collecting ad revenue on a website that I created

was a facilitator in my professional black engineering group and my group liked me in that role

created a space I loved

lived alone again for a year

caught and fought covid

visited NY, New Orleans, and LA

started going to my old church again

finished my hot yoga classes

got over some failed relationship in my mind that weren’t serving me

filed for unemployment and utilities discount for the 1st time

I want to just be better and keep growing. Here’s to 2023. Next year, I want to:

Get hired at T4 or T5 SWE position at my top choice company

Get a $180k+ base salary

Start dating a guy a like and who likes me

Move to a 1 bedroom in Manhattan or Brooklyn, New York

Master all the tech topics I want to before June 2023

Visit friends in Milan

Read the whole bible

Start Toastmasters

Take adult ballet classes

Be debt free

Get the ab valley and more toned

Lower my A1C levels to <=5.3%

Eat more balanced meals

150 steps/hr, 10k steps a day

7-9 hrs/sleep a night

Visit New Orleans

Visit LA

Visit Milan & South of Italy

Here's my schedule and some rules that I will go by/ways to fill my time if I get anxious

From my lips to Jesus' ears...

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Check In

What I Did

Schedule my first technical interview

Chatted with another non-traditional engineer who wants to interview me for his podcast next week

Finally bought the tickets to the party my friend invited me to that I didn't really want to pay for...mainly going because she seems excited about it...

Rewrote my plans

Algo(s)

Had some bomb ass pumpkin with a bomb ass Asian drink

A little more retail therapy...but these things will be for my health...letting my money work for itself

Therapy

Bought these in hopes they help me be less anxious and give me something else to do with my downtime other than scroll Twitter & YouTube:

Calm the Chaos Journal: A Daily Practice for a More Peaceful Life (Daily Journal for Managing Stress, Diary for Daily Reflection, Self-Care

Live Your Values Deck

Shop our Live Your Values Deck at FreePeople.com. Boho clothing for the creative spirit- free worldwide shipping.

What I Learned

Feeling

A little anxious & nervous for the new year, but determined to work hard, surprise myself, and make myself proud

Takeaways

How I Got Myself Out of a Rut

Rewrote the list of things I want to do for 2023

Goals Completed

Found a therapist

Stopped listening to people worried about their own circumstances and remembering God works on his own time and that I am in no rush...

Got back on the ball

Being kinder to myself and stopping guilting myself if my energy isn't always on 100%

Goals After Today

Strengthen my relationship with God

Understand the main concepts I need to from Interview Cake, AlgoExpert, etc. in 6 months, NOT less than 3

Drop my body fat percentage to Marion Jones, Michaela Cole, or Jade Cargill levels

Consistently fight urge to fill up my time with social media/YouTube

Fully forgive my family & build a great relationship with them

Be more confident & faithful

250 steps/hour & 10k steps/daily consistently

Drink more than 64oz a day consistently

Go on a date with a guy I actually like who actually likes me too

Learn more about my gym crush & get him to ask for my number

Get a house similar to that one in Spain

Update my personal app

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Check In

What I Did Today

checked in with an ex-colleague

Exercised

cleaned

finally finished all the AlgoExpert Data Structures Crash Course videos

finished registration to collect Unemployment; seems like I'll get about 25% of what I used to get paid...eligible to receive it for 6 months...I'm grateful

Day 2 of 100 Days of Python

What I Learned Today

booleans can be added together in Python!? Cray...

Feeling

Felt good earlier, then tired, then heartbroken, then accomplished, then excited

Takeaways

It’s going to be an everyday battle of pulling myself up to the table and getting it done, and it will get easier over time, but I just have to do it

How I Got Myself Out of a Rut Today

I was so tired, but my 1st’s story of his sister passing mysteriously and suddenly made me paranoid…I shuddered at the thought of not being able to accomplish my goals in life, laid down for a bit, read some scripture, listened to Tim Tebow break down a few verses, prayed, then got back up, and banged it out…Thank you God.

ERRRKUHH FREAQIN' BADUUUUU! Danced my heart out...and cried a lot...especially to Bag Lady..."LET IT GO, LET IT GO, LET IT GO, LET IT GO...I betcha' love can make it better...pack LIIIIGHHTT!"

Goals Completed

Found a therapist

Stopped listening to people worried about their own circumstances and remembering God works on his own time and that I am in no rush...

Got back on the ball

Being kinder to myself and stopping guilting myself if my energy isn't always on 100%

Goals After Today

Strengthen my relationship with God

Understand the main concepts I need to from Interview Cake, AlgoExpert, etc. in 6 months, NOT less than 3

Drop my body fat percentage to Marion Jones, Michaela Cole, or Jade Cargill levels

Consistently fight urge to fill up my time with social media/YouTube

Fully forgive my family & build a great relationship with them

Be more confident & faithful

250 steps/hour & 10k steps/daily consistently

Drink more than 64oz a day consistently

Go on a date with a guy I actually like who actually likes me too

Learn more about my gym crush & get him to ask for my number

Get a house similar to that one in Spain

Update my personal app

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Day 1 of coding python

Did a few random exercises like defining variables and creating and splitting lists. here are a few examples!

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Posting my coding journey!

Learning a new language (python) and I'll be doing #100daysofcode to get adapted to this new language and posting each day starting tomorrow!