2020 in Review
1. What did you do in 2020 that you’d never done before?
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
New job!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not starting a family even though we tried.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Sore shoulder still.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
12. Where did most of your money go?
New kitchen cupboards and shelves in our living room and a new dishwasher.
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Starting a new job that is opening a lot of doors for future opportunities, our trip to Port Hardy, and our 10 year anniversary.
14. What song will always remind you of 2020?
Dance monkey and someone you loved.
15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Right in the middle due to the pandemic and our fertility struggle.
b) thinner or fatter? Slightly fatter, thanks covid-15 !
c) richer or poorer? Richer
16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercising, would have been on a great path except for covid shutting things down caused some challenges, especially in the rainier season.
17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Sitting on the couch and being stuck at home
18. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas was spent home with DH due to the covid restrictions. We made a delicious Christmas ham dinner.
19. Did you fall in love in 2020?
I continued to be in love in 2020.
20. What was your favorite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, Bachelorette, Izombie, married at first site, Jane the virgin.
21. What was the best book you read?
I read a few good books
22. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not really a discovery but rediscovering the classics.
23. What did you want and get?
New work experiences and the chance to get project management experience and the chance to explore what a new gov dept is like.
24. What did you want and not get?
A baby and a trip to Mexico.
25. What was your favorite film of this year?
We watched so many movies over the course of the year. The old guard and midnight sky were really good.
26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 34! Was a low key birthday thanks to covid.
27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Loosing weight, new family addition, being able to see and visit family and being able to travel.
28. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2020?
Very casual since most of my year was spent working from home, yoga pants and T-shirts’ were my thing.
29. What kept you sane?
My Hubs, my family and friends
30. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Brené Brown
31. What political issue stirred you the most?
Donald Trump as president
32. Who did you miss?
My family and best friend who live across the country, my mom and grandmother. Due to covid we had to cancel a couple of family trips we had planned.
33. Who was the best new person you met?
Kaitlyn, a coworker at my new job and my new boss. Both are amazing people.
34. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2020.
You don’t always end up with the life you envisioned and you need to learn how to move on. Nothing is promised in life - covid caught the world off guard and changed/affected lives in ways we never experienced or lived through before.
35. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Hmmmm.
Lived through a world pandemic with Covid-19 and took a temp job on an amazing project with a new gov department.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not really, the gym fell by the wayside for most of the year once the pandemic hit which is unfortunate as DH and I were starting to make some really good progress. Here are my resolutions for this year:
2021 resolutions:
- Continue going to the gym
- Eat healthier and drink more water
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no, have had enough passings the last couple of years.
5. What places/countries did you visit?
Due to the pandemic we didn’t venture to far. We did manage a trip up island to Powell River and spent a week camping and a few days at the in-laws cabin. Before the pandemic hit we spent a weekend on Galiano island. We took a mini vacation this September to Port Hardy and did a lot of exploring and enjoying the great outdoors! We celebrated our 10th anniversary this year and we’re supposed to be going on an amazing Mexico trip but due to the pandemic, I booked us a night away at the Laurel Point Inn in downtown Victoria. Was nice to get away and explore a bit of downtown Victoria.
6. What would you like to have in 2021 that you lacked in 2020?
The ability to travel again and see family! No more covid-19. A healthier lifestyle as well.
7. What dates from 2020 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no, have had enough passings the last couple of years.
5. What places/countries did you visit?
Due to the pandemic we didn’t venture to far. We did manage a trip up island to Powell River and spent a week camping and a few days at the in-laws cabin. Before the pandemic hit we spent a weekend on Galiano island. We took a mini vacation this September to Port Hardy and did a lot of exploring and enjoying the great outdoors! We celebrated our 10th anniversary this year and we’re supposed to be going on an amazing Mexico trip but due to the pandemic, I booked us a night away at the Laurel Point Inn in downtown Victoria. Was nice to get away and explore a bit of downtown Victoria.
6. What would you like to have in 2021 that you lacked in 2020?
The ability to travel again and see family! No more covid-19. A healthier lifestyle as well.
7. What dates from 2020 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
10 Feb 2020 - started my new job on a big project with a new gov dept.
17 March 2020 - covid shut my workplace down and been working from home ever since.
10 July 2020 - 10th Wedding Anniversary
10 June 2020 - celebrated 1 year in our new home!
11 October 2020 - 2 year anniversary of my moms passing
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
New job!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not starting a family even though we tried.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Sore shoulder still.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A new pair of fluevog shoes and we added an extra bank of cupboards in our kitchen and shelving on either side of our fire place. I will do a post on this in the new year!
12. Where did most of your money go?
New kitchen cupboards and shelves in our living room and a new dishwasher.
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Starting a new job that is opening a lot of doors for future opportunities, our trip to Port Hardy, and our 10 year anniversary.
14. What song will always remind you of 2020?
Dance monkey and someone you loved.
15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Right in the middle due to the pandemic and our fertility struggle.
b) thinner or fatter? Slightly fatter, thanks covid-15 !
c) richer or poorer? Richer
16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercising, would have been on a great path except for covid shutting things down caused some challenges, especially in the rainier season.
17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Sitting on the couch and being stuck at home
18. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas was spent home with DH due to the covid restrictions. We made a delicious Christmas ham dinner.
19. Did you fall in love in 2020?
I continued to be in love in 2020.
20. What was your favorite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, Bachelorette, Izombie, married at first site, Jane the virgin.
21. What was the best book you read?
I read a few good books
22. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not really a discovery but rediscovering the classics.
23. What did you want and get?
New work experiences and the chance to get project management experience and the chance to explore what a new gov dept is like.
24. What did you want and not get?
A baby and a trip to Mexico.
25. What was your favorite film of this year?
We watched so many movies over the course of the year. The old guard and midnight sky were really good.
26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 34! Was a low key birthday thanks to covid.
27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Loosing weight, new family addition, being able to see and visit family and being able to travel.
28. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2020?
Very casual since most of my year was spent working from home, yoga pants and T-shirts’ were my thing.
29. What kept you sane?
My Hubs, my family and friends
30. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Brené Brown
31. What political issue stirred you the most?
Donald Trump as president
32. Who did you miss?
My family and best friend who live across the country, my mom and grandmother. Due to covid we had to cancel a couple of family trips we had planned.
33. Who was the best new person you met?
Kaitlyn, a coworker at my new job and my new boss. Both are amazing people.
34. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2020.
You don’t always end up with the life you envisioned and you need to learn how to move on. Nothing is promised in life - covid caught the world off guard and changed/affected lives in ways we never experienced or lived through before.
35. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Hmmmm.
