Saturday, December 31, 2022

2022 in Review

I haven’t been on here in ages to make updates to the blog. Had to at least get my year in review on here 


2022 in Review

1. What did you do in 2022 that you’d never done before?
Went on a girls only trip with my sister to Mexico!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes and no, while I didn’t exercise per day having a 1 year old keeps a person bay! Here are my resolutions for this year: 

2022 resolutions:
  1. Eat healthier and drink more water
  2. Get more exercise
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no. But the Queen died this year. 

5. What places/countries did you visit? 
We did manage a couple trips up island to Powell River and stayed at Desolation Sound and the in laws cabin. Went to riviera Maya Mexico with my sister. We celebrated our 12th anniversary this year. 

6. What would you like to have in 2023 that you lacked in 2022?
No more covid-19. More travel and many a sibling for my daughter.

7. What dates from 2022 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
10 July 2022 - 12th Wedding Anniversary
24 July 2022 - our daughters first birthday 
11 October 2022 - 4 year anniversary of my moms passing

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Balancing being a full time working mom and having a toddler and a girls trip with my sister! Breastfed my daughter for 15 months

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not exercising as much as I hope.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
So much sickness from sept onward, literally cyclical illness in the household. 

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Honda CRV, new fridge for our garage, mini photo shoot of our daughter.

12. Where did most of your money go?
Buying stuff for our daughter and new car

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My daughters milestones! Crawling, walking, talking etc

14. What song will always remind you of 2022?
Anything wiggles, little baby bum

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Thinner thanks to pumping!
c) richer or poorer? Richer and poorer

16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercising and travelling, getting to spend time with my daughter 

17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Working 

18. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas was spent home with DH and our daughter. We had a ton of snow (36cm) so wasn’t much going on

19. Did you fall in love in 2022?
I continued to be in love in 2022

20. What was your favorite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, Bachelorette, married at first sight, 90 day fiancĂ©. 

21. What was the best book you read?
The shell collector 

22. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not really a discovery but rediscovering the classics and kids songs.

23. What did you want and get?
Making memories with my daughter and DH and letting my daughter experience the big exciting world 

24. What did you want and not get?
A second child

25. What was your favorite film of this year?
Marmaduke 

26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 36!Was a low key birthday

27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably better? Having more time odd with my daughter 

28. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2021?
Very casual since most of my year was spent on mat leave 

29. What kept you sane?
My Hubs, my family and friends, my daughter.

30. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
The queen, Kate Middleton 

31. What political issue stirred you the most?
Covid 19 

32. Who did you miss?
My family and best friend who live across the country, my mom and grandmother. 

33. Who was the best new person you met?
Some coworkers, didn’t meet any new friends 

34. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2022:
Life is short, love it how you want to. Make memories, take photos and be in photos but also be present 

35. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
 Hmmmm.