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New Year's Friday Five
1. What was the best thing that happened to you this year
Bought a house with my partner!! Also we went to Edinburgh which was pretty fun.
2. What are you looking forward to next year?
Getting married. D: Haha.
3. Will you be doing anything special to ring in the New Year?
Erm. Try not to fall asleep basically...
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2022 resolutions
And we're back. Let's see what I want to do this year. Fingers crossed I actually get to DO any of it.
General
- Enjoy my new job! Whoo! Finally! But more seriously: stretch my wings, learn new things, meet new people etc.
- Find a house to live in with my partner.
- Keep a diary at least somewhat consistently.
- Take up some kind of sport again ( ( Read more... ) -
Friday Five for December 31th
1) What was the biggest thing that happened to you in 2021?
I went on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela! And learned a lot about myself and what my body can and can't do anymore, sigh.
2) Where was the most exciting place you went?
I went to Porto and Lisbon in Portugal, and to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Each were amazing but uhhh I ( Read more... ) -
2021 overview
Wat a year, huh. Pfff.
Let's see how I did on last year's resolutions!
General
- Let's hope this is the year I finally find a new job I DID OMG. The best part was that they called ME for the job! I'm starting... literally tomorrow officially, but it's in education so my first actual day is on the 10th after the Christmas holidays.
- Start a blog ( ( Read more... ) -
Friday five - fame
Oh this is a fun one.
- If you could design your life exactly how you'd like, how famous would you be?
Not THAT famous, certainly not to the level where I'd have paparazzi camp out on my doorstep. But I'd want to be, like, wealthy-famous, so I can support the arts and culture, and charity. Basically I wanna be a Rockefeller. :p
- How often would you ( Read more... )
- If you could design your life exactly how you'd like, how famous would you be?
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Friday Five - going away (I wish)
1) What's the furthest place you've traveled to in the last 12 months?
Hahahahahahahaha sob.
Um. I went to the Eise Eisenga planetarium last summer, that was basically the one location that wasn't my home, my parents' home (in the same city) or my boyfriend's home.
2) What's the most interesting small town within driving distance ( Read more... ) -
Friday Five - holidays
1) Where in the entire world would you love to be vacationing right now?
Somewhere in Italy. I'm working on the photobook of my Florence/Siena/Venice trip from 2018 right now and I so badly want to go back. So either Florence, Siena, Assisi or Venice. Preferably without COVID. :(
2) Where in your own home country or state would you love to be ( Read more... ) -
Friday Five! Craft edition
1. Are you crafty?
Yes! I sew, knit, do cross stitch, used to make jewelry, *try* to spin yarn, and I'm looking to get into handsewing.
2. Do you own a sewing machine and what brand is it? If you don’t sew, do you own a glue gun?
I don't *yet* but I've been saving up for one. Ironically, while lockdown would be a perfect time to get it, I've also ( Read more... ) -
The Friday Five for 01 January 2021
A day late, but whatever. :p
What was the best thing about 2020?
Uh. Became more aware of the importance of family and good friends in my life, and my health. And how much I *need* travel to get myself going. :/ Sitting home all day is bad for me. So I learned a lot about myself.
What lessons from 2020 will you carry into 2021?See above. Also don' ( Read more... ) -
2021 resolutions
I feel like I'm tempting fate by even posting this! But here goes. What I would like to do in the coming year. Don't pull another 2020 on me, universe.
General
- Let's hope this is the year I finally find a new job
- Start a blog (again, lol)
- Start doing yoga
- Start hiking/walking
- Do the Camino de Santiago (Portuguese way) in September (I've ( Read more... )