So here is my Year in Review also known as Twelve Thing of Thankful which I have renamed as Crap I Did This Year. I haven't been blogging a year yet. Well, I started in 2011 then stopped and restarted in October 2013. But here is a list of a few other things I did that maybe even you didn't know about. I apologize that it seems a little late. But better late than never.
January
In January I left my old job in commercial real estate to start a new adventure in affordable housing. Everyday since has been an adventure. Working for a non-profit is different than anything I have ever done before. There are all the goods and bads of any other job but there is this additional layer where at the end of each day, we did good for someone else. We put people in homes.February
An outing with a friend takes us to an improv show. I have taken improv classes in the past but this show changes my fate with improv. After this show, I take an additional class. That class leads me to an improv troupe and performances in front of actual people. People who paid money to see me perform. Pretty cool.The Smooch and I have an Oscar Party. We went all out. We decorated the house and had swag bags for all of our guests. We even dressed the dogs up.
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| Yes, I made an evening gown for our cement goose. Yes, we have a cement goose, but it is The Smooch's and not mine. No way I would own that awful thing. |
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| Best Dressed goes to.... |
March
I have been very luck up until this point but in March I lost a good friend. This was the first funeral that I have gone to that was for a friend. Not an old relative, not the grandmother of a friend, but my friend. Someone that was brought to me randomly by fate. I should maybe add here that she was 90 when she died. But it still hurt me in my heart. I met her when I worked in a nursing home right after college almost 10 years ago. We became fast friends and spent many years playing Scrabble. I miss her dearly.April
The Smooch and I went to see Elton John in concert. It was my second Elton John concert and The Smooch's 18th. I don't think it was our last concert.
I discovered roller derby and attended my first bout. The Smooch and I attended a bout of the Ohio Roller Girls. I hate sports. I have a short attention span and get distracted by cheerleaders, bands and time outs. But I could not take my eyes of this sport. I am in love. I later attend a couple Wanna Be clinics where you get to practice your roller derby skills. Being a novice, we learned things like how to fall and stop. Why do I would need to learn to fall. I know how to do that. You read Tricknee right? I fall down just fine. But I needed to learn to fall without hurting myself. The Smooch and I also have season tickets to the 2014 season and I can't wait for it to kick off in March! Boom!!
I stopped pinning stuff on Pinterest and actually made something that I pinned. Pretty awesome right?
May
As I stated in January, I was reintroduced to the wonderful world of improv. In May, I had my first performance. It was quite an experience. The crowd was not huge, but full for the venue. I was so nervous I could have died. But I am glad that I did it. I conquered a fear and love performing. I actually have a show on Friday!My Office Plant Died. This was very traumatic for me. The plant was thriving and doing well. Then after an extended period away from work it died. It was determined it died of lack of light as my office has no windows. Afterwards, the office plant doctor took all the rest of my plants out of my custody and determined me an unfit mother. She nursed them all back to health, except the one pictured below and gave them back to me. Now I have to get a babysitter for my plants anytime I am out of the office for more than 3 days.
June
My parents and in-laws engage in a war for my love during my birthday. In a surprise turn of events, my parents sent me a birthday card. This may be the second or third card I have received from my mother EVER. The card held one slightly wrinkled $1 bill. This may be the largest and most expensive birthday gift I have received from my parents in years.
Not to be outdone, my In-Laws "upped the ante." Not only did they send a card, they sent a wrinkled $5 bill. I am hoping this tradition continues until I am getting $100 each birthday.
I spent all that money on lottery tickets and won NOTHING!! Lesson learned: people can't buy my love, it just doesn't pay.
July
July was the month I became famous, for about 15 minutes. While eating out at a local hot dog restaurant, me and my coworker we approached by a news reporter. They were doing an article on hot dog eating for July 4th. I was interviewed and then I was video tapped eating a hot dog. Now when you Google my name, this article comes up in the top 10. So it is my Facebook page, my LinkedIn page and then a video of me eating a hot dog. Can't wait until I look for my next job and future employers find that little gem.August
August is the month that I decide to start blogging again. This led me on an adventure. I know realize that I know nothing about nor do I understand SEO, PageRanks, analytics etc. I had no idea there was so much more to blogging. As I stated in my post My Blogging Goals for 2014 are......, I am going to try to ignore all of that stuff and just blog about whatever moves me. I am not trying to get a book deal or get the most pins on my recipe on pinterest. I just want to ramble aimlessly.August is also the month that I discovered the best pants in the world. I totally love these pants and will wear nothing but them. Check them out at Button Free, Zipper Free, Care Free. Yes, I wear elastic waist band pants. Don't judge me until your fat ass has been in these pants and you were like, oh yeah.
September
September marked the two year anniversary of The Smooch and myself. It often times feels like it has been much longer. This is also the month wear rumors really started flying that I may have killed him. I did not kill him, he had only been kidnapped by his mother. If I had killed him, no one would ever know. Read more here... The Smooch has left the building...I also got to meet Alex Newell who plays Unique on Glee. This was one of two nights this year that I was up past midnight. The other being New Year's Eve. I am always amazed by the confidence of drag queens. That was a drag....
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