Blog: reflection

2023 Year in Review

2023-12-31 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

photo of pablo

What a year 2023 has been! I've learned so much about myself and hit so many milestones. This will be my first year in review I ever post. I've written brief year in reviews on paper in the past. My year in review for 2023.

I started a Company

  • I filed and started my own company called, Pabs Tech, LLC. This has been something that had in the back of my mind for a long time. I only did very tiny projects with my company.
  • I'd like to have more projects where I can help others suceed in there projects.

Helping Friends

  • I started to help my friends build a small game.
  • Help friends with their projects.

Blogging

100 Blog posts! This blog post is number 100 for 2023. This is the most I've written on a personal site. I'm really proud of myself. This year I got back into blogging. I am so happy I did. I wrote a blog post on why I blog.

The IndieWeb

I joined the IndieWeb this year! I've meet some amazing people who have motivated me in so many ways. I find them inspiring. This is a great communithy to join. I only wish I would have done it sooner.

  • I got to meet up with an IndieWeb community member while I was visiting Los Angeles.
  • I've attended almost every Homebrew Website Club (remote) since March.
  • I started building an IndieAuth extension for Datenstrom Yellow

Podcast

Photography

I really explored photography and videography. I made some major leaps and bounds in both analog and digital photography. My camera visited new cities.

Outdoors

  • I've gone on 10 hikes this year! Darn it! I live in California and I should make more use of the natural facilities.

Traveling Around

I did some traveling this year. I've been telling myself that I need to travel more of the United States this year even if I have visited these places before. I went to new places in California and went to places in California I've been to in the past. I even went to the same place on the East Coast Again.

  • I visited two Buzzfeed Offices in Los Angeles and New York City.
  • I attended NYC Climate Week for the first time
  • I visited wine country for the first ime

Cities:

  • San Francisco
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Napa Valley (Wine Country)
  • New York
  • Oaxaca, Mexico
  • San Luis Reservoir, California

Things I have learned in 2023

  • I'm learned to start loving myself. I started going to therapy. I'm starting to unravel and start understanding why I've seen myself in such a negative light.
  • It's okay to make mistakes. Learning from them is key to improve.
  • Feel less guilty in enjoying time for myself.
  • Being active consistently is key. It helps me stay motivated knowing I don't always have to go hard. Consistency is key.

What about 2024 ?

I have a lot planned for 2024. I will continue to travel with friends but also go places on my own. I will need to go on more artist dates.

  • I'm planning to host an IndieWebCamp in Sacramento.
  • I'd like to run a marathon.
  • I'd like to learn how to dance.

Here's to a great 2024!

Alone Time: Solo Adventures

2023-09-04 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

When was the last time you did something alone and by yourself outside of your place of living? Do you think about how as a person, it's hard to think about times you are truly by yourself? This has been something that has been on my mind a lot.

Today, I went on a run today and drank a matcha latte at a coffee shop. It was nice just being in my thoughts and I appreciated being with myself and only myself. My mind was saying (or saying to itself?) "This is relaxing!"

This initiated me to start refecting on the activites I've done this year so far. I went through my phone's photo's apps, looked at my check-ins and any other history I had available. hen I started filtering out all things I've done alone and not with people. This is what I was able to recall the things I did or initiated by myself.

  • Sitting in a Coffee
  • Going to Noisebridge (San Francisco)
  • Going swimming in the river
  • Seeing two films
  • A few day trips?

I ask myself the following questions: "Am I not having a enough solo time?" or "Am I having a healthy amount of solo time?"

Often times, activites outside of home involve people in my day to day. I am not complaining about having a social circle. I just wondering for myself, "What is a good balance?", between activities that social and alone?

Am I afraid to venture out on my own? Probably? Being at home is comfortable and I feel safe. Does my lack of knowing what is happening in my community add to this? More than likely. Does becoming a home body also play a roll. Yes!

I should address these to make progress.

For those on the web, what is your take on this? Send me a webmention or email?