2012 In Review

Happy New Year: 2012 in Review 

The coming of a New Year always makes me think about the things I wanted to accomplish. I liked the idea of thinking about both my accomplishments and my shortcomings. 

I found this Q&A on Wit and Charm and think it would be a nice review of the year to try to fill out. 

I'd thought I'd share mine with you.

	1: What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? Ran a half marathon and drew a comic.
	2: Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Yes but not as fully as I had anticipated. 1) I wanted to become more organized (which I improved on) 2) Not let opportunities pass me by (which I feel I succeeded at!) My new resolution is to make a body of work and get it in a gallery or published.
	3: Did anyone close to you give birth? Our good friend's Kiley and Yasemin had a sweet little girl named Zia!
	4: Did anyone close to you die? No, thankfully.
	5: What countries did you visit? Just this one but made some great trips to Florida and Michigan!
	6: What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012 A full time job, but I'm feeling rather secure in my part-time teaching positions.
	7: What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? *November 6th Obama got re-elected, Yay! *May 25th My Grammy Hall turned 80, and I'm so grateful! *August 4th our great friends Brian and Rachel got married.
	8: What was your biggest achievement of the year? Painting a 20 foot long mural on my own.
	9: What was your biggest failure? Not making more artwork or getting published.
	10: Did you suffer illness or injury? Yes, again due to all the running this past summer. I was introduced to the magic of the chiropractor.
	11: What was the best thing you bought? A real Marc Jacobs bag for my 31st birthday.
	12: Whose behavior merited celebration? My 80 year old Grammy Hall for getting through the recovery of her vascular surgery, she was amazingly brave.
	13: Whose behavior made you appalled? Sorry it's political but the Republican party as a whole.
	14: Where did most of your money go? Moving to our new apartment, car repairs, and clothes.
	15: What did you get really, really, really excited about? My dad and Grandma Donna coming for a visit over the summer. It was that Grandma's first visit to see me since I've lived here.
	16: What song will always remind you of 2012? Ugggg...gangnam style
	17: Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer? A)Happier, because of my professional life seeming a little more predictable. B) About the same, the holidays and being sick all winter has reversed all the good work running all summer did. C) About the same, just a little less debt.
	18: What do you wish you’d done more of? Make art work and travel.
	19: What do you wish you’d done less of? Stress out about things.
	20: How did you spend Christmas? In Cleveland with my family and Chris's
	21: Did you fall in love in 2012? Already in love.
	22: What was your favorite TV program? Downton Abbey: so heartbreaking sad though!   Illustration via: kelseygarrityillustration.blogspot.com
	23: Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No I don't hate many people, but the ones I do are still on the naughty list.
	24: What was the best book you read? It was a graphic Novel: American Vampire , Both the story and the artwork are fantastic!
	25: What was your greatest musical discovery? Ha! I started violin lessons again after 10 years and still remembered a thing or two.
	26: What did you want and get? A new GPS and a Kitchen Aid mixer
	27: What did you want and not get? A digital SLR but I'm in the process of finding a good one.
	28: What was your favorite film of this year? I think Dark Night Rises or Django Unchained or Lincoln, so many good ones this year! I still haven't seen the Hobbit.
	29: What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Again with the half-marathon. It got me running again.
	30: How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012? Feminine, I wore a lot of dresses and skirts this year.
	31: What kept you sane? Therapy and running.
	32: Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Michelle Obama, she's all around awesome.
	33: What political issue stirred you the most? Legitimate rape?!
	34: Who did you miss? Always, my mom.
	35: Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012. It's OK to tell people no.