02 January 2012
Frosting Christmas Cookies
I'm not sure why...but my life seems to be made up of New Year's thoughts lately. Maybe time has been flying faster than I could have imagined. Maybe I am finally on my road and going forward...
Whatever the reason...I seem to be in a state of reflection once again, but this time in the grand "New Year" way. So I thought I might follow some other bloggers leads and compile a best of or favorites of 2011 list.
I started the new year online in a different home...and by Valentines Day was here. When I look back at the first post of last year (Happy Creative New Year) I am awed by how much I predicted and how much has happened. I am credit card debt free, a graduate of my herbal apprenticeship, and after another amazing trip in Scotland...on a new path.
So my first favorites of 2011 have to be my trip (back) to Iona and Edinburgh. I think my life can be split into two parts as of now. Before Scotland, and after.
1. Time on Iona for "Pilgrimage for Change" (Iona 2011: Part I, Part II, Part III)
2. Feeling at home in Edinburgh (I'll Follow the Sun and Haste Me Back)
3. Graduation from Herbal apprenticeship (Transitions)
4. Open Hearth Cooking Class at Mystic Seaport (Hearth and Home)
5. Getting out of credit card debt (Saving Graces)
6. Moments of Silliness (Hot Dogs & Horcruxes, A Bloody Good Time, Silly in Edinburgh: Part 1 and Part 2)
7. Getting out there and being a Photographer again (Black Belt Test)
8. Creating Custom Gifts (Back in the Saddle, Mighty Oak, Broken but Beautiful)
9. Fall Beer Tasting at Mystic Seaport (Beer Me!)
10. Weekend trips to CT (Memorial Day Memories, Cleaning House, A Dreamy Birthday)
11. Finding my essence (When the Stars Align, Daydream Believer, Camping Out in the Essence)
Having a blog is an amazing thing. I was able to really go back through my year and see where I started. It's amazing what can be done in a year. I am grateful that mine was filled with good friends, food, adventure and love.
2012 is going to be a whole new ball game...and I'm looking forward to the ride. I hope you all will join me!
P.S. If you'd like to see all my Scotland posts, I have put them up on my Scotland Board at Pinterest...
XO