As I look back on 2010, it was definitely a busy year. I kept up with my monthly reviews and was able to write a number of other unrelated pieces that both challenged me intellectually and expanded my writing style/repertoire. I’m currently conducting my annual year-end review today and one of the first things is to take stock of this past year.
One of my goals that I set out to accomplish at the beginning of the year was to write at least 2 blog posts per month. While I didn’t manage that specifically, I did exceed my goal of writing at least 24 blog posts this year (total of 25 and counting). Here is a recap of every single blog post I wrote this past year with a one sentence highlight/summary.
January:
Some Thoughts on 2009
-a synopsis of my review of 2009
Moving Outside My Comfort Zone
-it’s the journey that matters most, not the final destination
Poetry Series
-When Death Comes, by Mary Oliver<
January Review
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” – Woodrow Wilson
February:
Developing my Code of Ethics
-The Golden Rule is one of my guiding principles: do unto others as you would have them do unto you
The Right Frame of Mind
-I’m an optimist at heart, and view the world as an inherently good place
March:
February Review:
-gratitude
Vintage Seeds
-a flashback in time to some vintage seed packages from several decades ago
April:
March Review
-the month of soup
May:
Poetry Series:
>-Desiderate, by Max Ehrmann
Poetry Series:
-To Risk, by William Arthur Ward
June:
No blog posts in June
July:
April and May Review
-features in the Globe and Mail
More Finding, Less Seeking
-click through and read the quotation, you won’t be disappointed
June Review:
-June was the month of cherries, cherries, and even more cherries
August:
July Review
-playing tourist for a couple of days
Conscious Food Festival
-lots of delicious and tasty food
August Review
-the month of day trips and events
September:
Orchestra Update:
-an advertising for an upcoming concert
September Review
-mmmm, pig roast
October:
The 2010 Picnic at the Brickworks
-quite possibly the biggest/best/tastiest food event I’ve ever been to. I can’t wait to go again next year
New Orleans Initial Thoughts:
-what a great city!
November:
October Review:
-mmmmm, garlic
My Review of the 14th Annual Community Food Security Coalition Conference (New Orleans)
-one of the best decision of the year was to go and attend this conference
Poetry Series:
A Psalm of Life, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
December:
November Review:
-more food related events