The Story of Me: In 2009

Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event. Oscar Wilde

Just reading vegan-whole-foods-chef Jae Steele's end of year list, and I liked her categories. So I decided to try them out myself, and tossed in a couple more that I thought of...


Favourite learning experience: Taking a First Aid course.

Best health move:
Dancing in the kitchen while filling the dishwasher, and cooking.

Favourite new health tool: A new battery in my ipod.

Favourite new recipes: Avocado-green-apple salad (adapted from 100 Recettes 100 Vedettes.) Celery soup (I think I adapted it from some internet recipes.)

Favourite comfort food: Curly pasta with lemon juice and olive oil.

Favourite Party In Your Mouth food: You know... when it's the start of your weekend and you make something really nice? Jae Steele's guacamole.

Favourite drink:
Rooibas vanilla soy milk latté at Starbucks. (But what I drank the most was my own latté made with Almond Sunset herbal tea.)

Best writing accomplishment: The query letter. Now if only I could get back to working on the outline...

Best blog accomplishment: Generally maintaining a 5 day/week posting on A Great Attraction.

Favourite garment acquisition: New jimjams.

Favourite tv show discovery:
Welcome Back Kotter (rediscovery); Gavin & Stacey; Spaced.
Purposely avoided too many new shows.

Favourite movie: I don't watch a lot of movies--probably The Hangover.

Best cultural move! : Finally going to Stratford. Runner up: Getting back to reading about a book a week.

Saddest moment: The Night They Drove Old Nombly Down.

Most memorable This Is My Life And It's Pretty Great moments: * Getting home after work and listening to CBC radio 1 while chatting with my cats and making supper. * Watching tv with Fernando, on the couch, and fending off Haley when she tries to lick our ears. * Anytime I spend the day reading and listening to music.

Motto of 2009:

"Every morning, I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work." (Robert Orben)