Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler

Let the good times roll, is the motto of New Oleans; one of my favourite cities in the world...so far, and it's an excellent way to sum up my 2009. Little bit of a crazy one, that year was, and SO FUN!

In January I started working at my current job, but in a bit of a different capacity. Little did I know that choosing to take those two shifts a week with that little company would radically transform the shape of not only the rest of that year, but certainly this one as well, and likely the next couple after this.

In February I turned 23 and went to Dublin for the second time.

March was a big travel month, went to Cardiff, Rome, Venice, Nice, and Paris.

Brian and I split up in April, ending a six year long relationship and starting a new chapter in our lives. We remain best friends, of course, and I'm very grateful for that. April also saw me fly back to Ontario from England.

In May I caught up with lots of freinds, went to Ottawa and Montreal, and started two of the three jobs I'd have that summer.

In June I started my third job and worked. And worked. And saw friends, and slept, and worked.

In July I moved back to England.

In August I watched more tv than I've watched in the last three years combined and basically just chilled out.

In September I drank too much whiskey.

In October I drank even more of it.

In November I started paying off my debt and radically altered basically everything about the way I see the world, reality, and everything in it.

In December I continued this work and went home to Tibshelf with my friend for Christmas.

In 2009 I discovered Paulo Coelho and Eckhart Tolle. The Toniks, The Cinematics, and Hotel Lights. And Boho Girl. And Planet Earth and The Big Bang Theory.

I got my full driver's licence.
I started practising yoga.
I did more creative writing, took more photos, and listened to more music than I have in years.
I learned how to strike the precarious balance between solitude and a social life.

It was a good one, 2009 was.
This one will be even better.