Sunday, January 3, 2010

Goodbye 2009

It's a new year!  Cheerio 2009, it's been mighty fine, and well helllloooo 2010.  There's loads of good posts kicking around the blogsophere just now, everyone seems to be having a think about what 2009 meant for them so, ach, I reckon I'll jump on the bandwagon too. 

In 2009 I:
  • Left the big city behind.  Hopefully forever.
  • Moved out to the back of beyond in the Scottish Highlands.  When Tim Ferriss talks about his 'remote working arrangements' he only knows half the story.
  • Landed a fabulous new job with a fabulous small company.
  • Tried working from home.  It really does rock by the way.
  • Injured my ankle.  Repeatedly. 
  • Gained a lot of weight.
  • Lost some of it.
  • Didn't run two marathons.
  • Tried a gluten-free, dairy-free diet.  Not as bad as I was expecting...
  • Did my first course with the OU.  Then immediately did another one.  The OU beats every other university I've ever studied with. 
  • Celebrated two years with my wonderful man.  To mark the occasion, went to a comedy ceilidh, complete with flashing sporrans and hula hoop solos.  Hula hoops should be part of life more often.
  • Was interviewed for a newspaper.  I'm not including the link, because it really was so embarrassing.  A media darling I am not.
  • Got chickens!
  • Abandoned Traildreamer.
  • Resurrected Traildreamer.  Missed you baby.
  • Wrote poems that made me giggle.
  • Wrote stories that gave a friend's 6 year old daughter nightmares.  Note to friends, my stories are not children's fiction, no matter how childish they may seem.
  • Bought a kick-ass bike.  Kicked ass, by bike, for miles in every direction.
  • Spent oodles of quality time with family.
  • Didn't travel overseas at all, not even once (unless you count a long weekend in the Orkney Isles.  Stromness is great, but it ain't Maui).
Overall, I've had a fabulous year.  Chickens must bring you luck.  What about you?  What did you do, or not do, this year?  Would chickens help?  Or hula hoops maybe?

Image of hula hoops by otherthings


Happy New Year
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