i know that sounds dramatic
but….
i’m allowed.
i have been sick.
that’s gotta buy me some
artistic liberties, i think. :)
all in all,
2022 was actually a pretty good for year
for me.
a bit of a recap in bullet point form:
got a new laptop named iris
tried chef’s plate with mostly success
made a smurf display in the corner cabinet
watched roughly 19 years of grey’s anatomy IN ONE YEAR
wisdom tooth extracted after about 9 years of “it’s fine”….
survived COVID (August - made me miss family camping)
survived pneumonia (December - SO MUCH WORSE than COVID)
purple hair in various iterations
read 38 books! (goal was 35)
survived fiona with one tree down & a mcgyvered sub pump
rebuilt the deck with Cam’s help
painted many things in my front yard purple, orange & yellow, including the door (purple)
my dad’s emergency surgery scare
did the wellness cocoon, acupuncture, chiropractor & may have gotten a family dr
brought home samir the squishmallow, a car tent, a pink car mattress & a hammock
got a park pass, went roadtripping — Wolfville with Cathy; Isle Madam with Andrea; and Cabot Trail with my brothers & wives & island-tripping with old friends home from away Angela & Chris
got coyote spray and reclaimed the trails!!!!
saw the skydiggers again with Cathy, heehee
pushed out of my comfort zone with 80’s rollerskating!! and the Land & See photography workshops!!
had a totally sweet and unexpected surprise on my birthday
did the grown up stuff — Bell cell phone saga; got the furnace cleaned; replaced a door knob ALL BY MYSELF
saw an almost really big murmuration!!
listened to 182, 207 minutes of music
sat wayyyyyyy too close to the fireworks; went to the parade; stock cars and smash up derby; minions movie; (all of this by myself and that’s ok) :)
i did some creative stuff, too, but….
not really enough to talk about.
painted some cards…did most of a month of inktober…
started a floral alphabet, finished nothing.
but that’s ok.
some years you do, some years you don’t.
but…..i kinda feel excited about 2023….
i have plans and goals and aspirations and
i feel all butterflies-in-my-belly
when i think about it,
and THAT is a good way to feel
about a new year coming in.
i hope the end of december
finds you happy and loved and
full of turkey dinners and
super sweet cupcakes…
and sending you all the best for 2023!