recap!

let’s see… what sticks out about 2008 (in no particular order)?

• i worked out a lot more than the year before.
• i learned i really like to run and want to do more of it.
• then i borked my knee.
• i went to physiotherapy and massage therapy. a lot.
• my new-to-me car developed mystery problems i spent a few thousand dollars trying to repair.
• my boss quit and i cried.
• my boss came back and didn’t give us his present back.
• i splurged and got really good sneakers (Nike Vomero+ 3’s FTW).
• i made pies! yum.
• i turned 36.
• i finally, finally! got a firm handle on my finances so, even though i’m still fairly deep in consumer debt, i feel more optimistic about money than i have in many years.
• i drove in the snow. and didn’t die.
• i spent a lot more time with my friend colene (whom i miss).
• i discovered the best sushi in Vancouver — but, i’m not telling you where so it gets too popular for me to get my fix.
• there was a lot of purging of physical things i owned but didn’t need/appreciate/want. it was liberating!
• i got orthotics for my shoes because my physiotherapist told me i have ridiculously flat feet.
• my friend, whom i’ve known for over 12 years but not yet met, came to visit and…
• we went to see REM!
• i sold a bunch of stuff i knitted/crocheted/crafted!
• i attended a mini highschool reunion and learned it’s true you can’t go home again.
• i broke my fake tooth on a piece of Dove chocolate.
• i cut off all my hair. well, a lot of it, anyway.
• i had a photo displayed in an actual art gallery.
• i turned into a clean freak (aka my grandmother).
• i lost some friends.
• i realized, thanks to facebook, that i don’t really care to rekindle a lot of relationships from my distant past.
• i had an MRI!
• i went to see a couple plays.
• i let myself try a whole bunch of new foods and liked most of them! but, i still refuse to eat mayonnaise.
• i went to two fantastic weddings!
• two hard drives crashed. one was recovered, the other died and took 14 years of net.memories with it.
• became dejected regarding my photographic abilities and hardly shot anything at all.
• i hope i learned to accept gifts graciously.
• there was a lot of being spoiled by christopher evans, my amazingly generous and sweet boyfriend.
• i went to Victoria and hung out with my lovely friend mrs. boo.

i’m sure i forgot some wonderful things, but these are what stick out with a few moments reflection.
2008 sure went by fast, though. even with all the trauma and stress (car, teeth, money, knee), i seem to have ended the year on a pretty positive note. i feel fairly optimistic about my self and my life. sure, there are things to be worked on (and be sure they will be), but nothing seems unsurmountable right now.
it’s taken me a long time to reach this place in my life. i sometimes feel i was a very slow learner that way, that people my age reached this level of maturity sooner than i did or, maybe i just think *i* should have reached it sooner. i suppose it doesn’t matter when you get there, just so long as you eventually do. it’s a much calmer place to be within yourself and the world at large and i highly recommend it!