2011, In Review

2011 was... intense. 2006, 2007, and 2008 saw me get progressively crazier, and 2009, 2010, and 2011 were about trying to improve that situation little by little. Clearly, there is still a ways to go. I need to calm down, be more realistic with my expectations for myself, and nix some habits. Still, I'm proud of myself, and proud to be a better person than I was in late December 2010. Here are some highlights and lowlights of 2011.

In 2011:

• my transcript said I officially graduated.
• I was declared sane.
• Zeus went to the big wheel in the sky.
• my Peace Corps dreams came tumbling down in one blaze of 20/20 muckraking.
• I worked with that four-year-old who broke windows.
• I visited Philip in Boston and my Aunt Rushie and Uncle Jim in DC.
• I wrote the 500th entry on this blog.
• Claire dyed my hair purple!
• I realized my decision making skills were out of control.
• Kelsae, Caleb, and Holly challenged me to name my top five celebrity crushes of both sexes, and did I ever.
• Canada and I were reunited.
• I stopped working with the kiddos in rehab.
• I struggled at my new job, and then quit after seven weeks without giving notice and without any job prospects.
• Denver. No link needed. A weekend which will live in infamy.
• Holly and I took an impromptu trip to Redlands.
• I started the afterschool job.
• I started the middle-of-the-night job.
• I gave up sleep but enjoyed both jobs.
• Two words: November 2.
• Holly gave great advice, and I followed it.
• Sylvia, Badass Morose Cat, came into my life.
• there were definite benefits from bravery.

Thanks to everyone who made 2011 what it was. Now, onward and upward.