I have been a bad blogger. In my defense, I think a lot about blogging, but things always get in the way. And so, in an effort to become a better blogger, it’s time for a list.
I love lists. I love planners. I love post-its with lists in planners. So let’s start with a list of what has happened in 2010.
Grad school:
– I passed Advanced Genetics
– I passed Genomics (and learned perl programing)
– I passed both my written
– and my oral prelim
– I chose a thesis lab
– I co-authored a review
– I applied for the NSF GRFP (crossing fingers)
– I took the Advanced Genetics TAship for spring 2011
Places traveled and people seen:
January: South Carolina to celebrate my oldest brother’s marriage
April: My dearest friend, Emily, came to a conference in St. Louis
May: Chicago with Camilla, Anne, and Jillian, and I said “until 2012” to Camilla who moved back to Australia
June: Raleigh to celebrate the marriage of two friends, Sarah and Brian, and then on to a week in Maine to catch up and talk with mentors about lab decisions
September: Mum and Dad came to visit St. Louis for a few days
October: I missed the pig pickin’, but went to NC to surprise my scottish cousins visiting the US
November: Chicago with mum, and then spent Thanksgiving with cousins in Capitola, California
December: home to New Bern for Christmas
In other news:
– I started practicing Iyengar yoga in February
– I found a hiking buddy
– I found out I had a very hurt back and hip
– and I was discharged from physical therapy
– I stopped riding for 6 months
– and started back up, and my equitation is better than ever.
– Met some really amazing people – Camilla, Ashley, Sahar, Jane, Michelle, Kathy, and others.
– Went on my very first float trip
– found places to go hiking
– and went apple picking.
In fiber news:
– I actually started spinning my fleece
– completed several projects (and those of you who know my knitting habits should be proud), including two Christmas gifts
– joined ravelry
– learned lace knitting
– learned continental knitting
– learned how to read a knitting pattern
– learned magic loop
– started a sweater
– picked up needle felting
– and dyed my own self-striping yarn
And so what’s going to happen in 2012?
– I am going to be a better blogger. Or at least try.
– Stay on top of my written correspondence – do you want a letter from me? Send me your address. 🙂
– Complete the experiments necessary to publish on my work (and they’re going to work. really.)
– Work on gratitude – to the people who help me out every day without even knowing it.
– Be more systematic about becoming a better spinner. I already know I love it, now it’s time to get good at it.
What happened in your life last year? Do you have any new year’s resolutions?