2012 - Year in Review

Happy New Year, dear readers!  Every year I do a little re-cap of the previous year's completed projects and achievements. It's a nice way to take stock of the past 12 months and breathe a sigh of contentment before pressing on to new resolutions and goals. (If you're interested, you can take a look back at 2011 and 2010.)

While, the year was somewhat slow for home improvements, 2012 was an enormous transitional year for me and my family. Here's a look back at my top 20 highlights:

one

I painted my living room BLUE.

two

I finally replaced my SINK. 

three

I traveled to Ithaca College in New York for a READING OF MY PLAY.

four

I did some fun DIY projects like THIS.

five

I took a WRITING RETREAT so I could work on my book and do some PAINTING. 

six

I began a new writing ROUTINE. 

seven

I opened a shop on Etsy TO SELL MY ARTWORK.

eight

I had a large but necessary EMOTIONAL MELTDOWN. 

nine

I transformed our guest room into a HOME STUDIO and office. 

ten

I discovered that Charlie had EPILEPSY due to his stroke. 

eleven

I was honored to participate in the KENNA CUP golf tournament - a benefit for my son, Charlie, and two other medically fragile kiddos. 

twelve

My home was FEATURED ON HOUZZ.

thirteen

I reached my goal of losing 75 POUNDS IN ONE YEAR.

fourteen

I started working as a freelance contributor for HOUZZ.com and published 28 articles.

fifteen

I celebrated my 75 pound weight loss by taking a sojourn to ZION NATIONAL PARK.

sixteen

La Maison Boheme hit 1,000 FOLLOWERS!

seventeen

I completed the WARRIOR DASH without dropping dead.

eighteen

I created a RAISED VEGETABLE GARDEN in my back yard and then WATCHED IT GROW.

nineteen

I ran my FIRST EVER 5K.

twenty

And I started the year with some TOUGH NEWS from Charlie's January MRI.