That was not my favourite year (nor my favourite decade) but I did a lot of work to get things pointed in a great new direction; quit my job & career, moved back to Canada and got prepped for my Masters of Counselling Psychology (that starts on Thursday EEEK!!!! 😳). In between, I snuck in sundry other adventures, a bunch of dancing and some travel. Bonus round of firsts and life list items:
- Visited Cuba and México City (twice!)
- Visited the Smithsonian in DC
- Performed flamenco in public
- Did a solo moto trip through Oregon, Idaho, Montana & California (plus the regular parts of WA and BC)
- Rode > 1000 miles in 1 day
- Sold our house in under a week
- Finally made a paella over an open orange wood fire
- Rode my vintage bike in the pride parade (first time back on it since it launched me into a truck in 2017)
- Bought a home in YVR
- Rode motos through England and Wales (including cruising past Stonehenge!) to see our friends married in a castle
- Participated in a week long art retreat in Oaxaca during Day of the Dead
- Got an A on all of my undergrad psych courses (including one I failed in my BA)
- Renovated our basement suite and have almost finished amazifying the dining room
- Visted Teotihuacan and Chichen Itza ruins and dove in a cenote
I’m grateful for all the opportunities to learn, experience, explore and adventure – and especially for the support – and I am super looking forward to a less intense year in 2020.