Steem Sri Lanka Year-End Contest | Looking Back at 2021

I have never had strong plans for a year. I don’t know why but I feel time has separate plans for us always. Fate decides for us sometimes. That doesn’t mean that I never had plans. I had. Some plans were successful and some weren’t. Anyway about 2021, of course I had some plans and time and fate also had plans for me. Let’s look back.

In 2020, I was a Junior Lawyer practicing under a senior Lawyer for Two years. At the end of 2020 I felt my job is getting stressful with workloads and I wanted some peace of mind. So I came from 2020 to 2021 as an individually practicing Lawyer. I didn’t know whether I will have cases or deeds when working individually. It was a challenge as I wasn’t economically stable. It was difficult to earn with the Covid 19 Pandemic. I had to pay rent for my office without an income in some months. These things discouraged me but there were silver lines for me to stay happier than ever before.

I could stay close to my husband seeing him every hour for five months this year. He had been working in Colombo and he came home twice a month until May, 2021. The country was closed and he had to work from home. We stayed laughing. I learned new things like photography and editing. I helped him in making albums. He introduced me to Steemit through his friend. And yes, we bought a Van with our savings after a long time of dreaming for a vehicle. With all of these I could achieve the peace of mind I needed in 2020. But………..

I don’t know whether I should skip this part. But I cannot do it because I will always remember this with the year 2021. There was that plan we were planning whole heartedly. The happy news came in June. I couldn’t believe it but dreamt a lot. Our fate didn’t allow him or her to be with us. For the first time after born I stayed in a hospital. My husband always tried to chat on other things which make me happy. I recovered with his support. When I’m alone, I still think of ……..I still stay sometime looking at the first and last picture of our little …..

In October he had to go for work again. It was unbearable as I suffered a loss and he was supporting me to heal. However I was strong enough to be alone again. in the same month I had an Interview in BOC for the post of Assistant Legal officer. I really wanted to pass it and I hoped so. I tried but I hadn’t fulfilled their 3 Years’ experience requirement. So that plan was missed. Nowadays clients keep coming to my office though I was not sure at the beginning of the year. I’m freely and happily doing my work as there is no stress.

When my husband come home at weekends, we go somewhere on sudden plans. Then he becomes my best friend with whom I can enjoy travelling to the fullest. I love those experiences a lot and they’re unforgettable.

When I joined Steemit this yearI didn’t have any idea what to post, whether the steemit family accept me and my posts, whether I will success in it. I love writing. But writing was an endangered skill of me. Thanks to Steemit, I'm trying to develop it. I try to look at small things that I ignored more carefully to share with you. Now I’m 600SP and working towards 1000SP happily. I take this time to thank Steem Sri Lanka family for every support and for the beautiful gift.

Thank you @randulakoralage for the opportunity to share my year filled with ups and downs. I invite @prasadi, @madhumunasinghe and @ruwankumara to share their experiences.

Wish you all a happy and healthy new year!