This was, on balance, a pretty good year. No floods (always a bonus), and no cross-country moves (cats are grateful even if they don’t know it). Still, we have yet to have what I’d classify as a nice, boring year.
What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before? I made real progress in fitting the clothes I sew. I’m getting the hang of some of it, finally.
Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes – our dear friends from Boston had their first child, a boy, this summer. We’ve been able to see him twice and he’s a happy, chunky little guy.
Did anyone close to you die? Not close to me, no. But I was surprised by how much the Boston Marathon bombing affected me. The blast occurred where I watched the marathon the year before and my friends always go there too. It was just pure dumb luck that none of them were there this year.
What countries did you visit? Canada, Ireland, Spain, Andorra and France.
What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013? I’d like to feel as though I know what I’m going to be when I grow up. I’ll write more about that later this week.
What dates from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? This year wasn’t as dramatic as last year, so mostly the dates aren’t etched anywhere. But here are some highlights not covered by other questions:
What was your biggest achievement of the year? I got my lungs stronger and I’m off all asthma medications and officially asthma free.
Did you suffer illness or injury? Not really. I did get the very virulent stomach bug making the rounds at the first of the year, but nothing else.
What was the best thing you bought? Our house (the Little Yellow House). This house is perfect for us; we use every room and completely enjoy living here.
Whose behavior merited celebration? This year, I’d have to say my husband’s. He’s been so completely supportive of me and I couldn’t be contemplating some of the changes I’m considering without his love and support.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I could list myself again the way I did last year, but honestly I think this question is a little strange. If I do this meme again next year, I’ll probably just remove it.
Where did most of your money go? Travel and fabric. We’re a little addicted to both.
What did you get really excited about? We really loved our Crazy Weekend™ trips. I personally was ecstatic that K’s surgery resulted in a full return to health.
What song will always remind you of 2012? Not sure this is the anthem of 2013, but I really like the song and the group.
What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before? I made real progress in fitting the clothes I sew. I’m getting the hang of some of it, finally.
Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes – our dear friends from Boston had their first child, a boy, this summer. We’ve been able to see him twice and he’s a happy, chunky little guy.
Did anyone close to you die? Not close to me, no. But I was surprised by how much the Boston Marathon bombing affected me. The blast occurred where I watched the marathon the year before and my friends always go there too. It was just pure dumb luck that none of them were there this year.
What countries did you visit? Canada, Ireland, Spain, Andorra and France.
What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013? I’d like to feel as though I know what I’m going to be when I grow up. I’ll write more about that later this week.
What dates from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? This year wasn’t as dramatic as last year, so mostly the dates aren’t etched anywhere. But here are some highlights not covered by other questions:
- We bought a house and moved again (my 38th move and K’s 19th).
- K had his first and hopefully last surgery – he recovered fully and quickly so all in all, this was a good thing.
- We both sewed a lot – he made five shirts, three stuffed animals, a light jacket, and has almost finished a pair of shorts (guessing he won’t complete those until spring; it’s hard to get motivated to sew hot weather clothing when it’s below 20°). I looked through my blog posts and was startled to realize I’ve sewn a ton. I made seven dresses (one is not finished due to fit issues, and I managed to ruin one with the iron), one shirt, one sweater, two koozies, five bags, a baby blanket, three bibs and three burp cloths.
- Because we sew so much, we got a second sewing machine . . . and a second iron. When Ikea opens here, we’ll get a second ironing board too (we love our Ikea ironing board, it’s worth the wait).
- We traveled a lot – We saw Montreal, Honolulu, and Dublin and had a wonderful trip to Barcelona to celebrate our 10th anniversary.
What was your biggest achievement of the year? I got my lungs stronger and I’m off all asthma medications and officially asthma free.
Did you suffer illness or injury? Not really. I did get the very virulent stomach bug making the rounds at the first of the year, but nothing else.
What was the best thing you bought? Our house (the Little Yellow House). This house is perfect for us; we use every room and completely enjoy living here.
Whose behavior merited celebration? This year, I’d have to say my husband’s. He’s been so completely supportive of me and I couldn’t be contemplating some of the changes I’m considering without his love and support.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I could list myself again the way I did last year, but honestly I think this question is a little strange. If I do this meme again next year, I’ll probably just remove it.
Where did most of your money go? Travel and fabric. We’re a little addicted to both.
What did you get really excited about? We really loved our Crazy Weekend™ trips. I personally was ecstatic that K’s surgery resulted in a full return to health.
What song will always remind you of 2012? Not sure this is the anthem of 2013, but I really like the song and the group.
Compared to this time last year, are you:
- Happier or sadder? Even happier, which is a little surprising.
- Thinner or fatter? Thinner, and so is K. We’ve been disciplined about our food budgets and also working out.
- Richer or poorer? Same as last year – richer, and not just in money.
What do you wish you’d done more of? Still struggle with the relaxing. That’s probably a lifelong issue though.
What do you wish you’d done less of? This year I did a pretty good job of not allowing negative nellies to take up space in my head.
How did you spend Christmas? For the actual day, we were at home. We spent this last weekend in Tulsa with K’s mother.
What was your favorite TV program? I discovered Benedict Cumberbatch when I saw the second J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie. Now I’m swooning over him in Sherlock Holmes.
What was the best book you read? I got into a genre actually, so I’m not going to list a single book. It started with Swedish mystery novels and then I just sort of gobbled up all I could find, then Norwegian and then Icelandic.
What was your greatest musical discovery? Jalapeno Funk Volume 3, specifically track 18.
What did you want and get? A house that was not too big, not too small and was just right. Call me Goldilocks.
What did you want and not get? Not a thing. I am very grateful.
What was your favorite film of this year? Star Trek Into Darkness.
What did you do on your birthday? We were home this year. K was recovering from his surgery so it was a very quiet day.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Clarity of purpose, a sense of what I want to do with my life.
What kept you sane? Definitely running.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I have a massive crush on Benedict.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. I don't know that this sums up my year, but I do love the song and see K and me doing this with each other.
How was your year?
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