Best of 2009, #16 - 21) Tea, word, shop, car ride, person, and project
Tea of the year. I can taste my favorite tea right now. What's yours?
I should have read all the prompts before agreeing to do this I think. What kind of person do these prompts lead us to try to be? Tea? I think it was that curiously strong tea that comes out of my French press. For sure.
Word or phrase. A word that encapsulates your year. "2009 was _____."
My word of the year, determined early on, was "frugality to the max!" I suppose that sort of sums it up for me... an attempt to reign in the unbalanced nature of my life from the previous year. Back to basics, build from the strongest part of the foundation, make a plan for a sustainable and balanced future while still thinking big and taking well-calculated risks.
Shop. Online or offline, where did you spend most of your mad money this year?
Lawyers, landlords, credit cards, and the IRS. I guess the offline shopping world wins again.
Car ride. What did you see? How did it smell? Did you eat anything as you drove there? Who were you with?
Another silly question. I don't have a car. But the scene from the window of a taxi is usually pretty exciting. I also enjoyed the bus ride to Vancouver this summer. My Zipcar errands were more about the destination, and our mini-roadtrip to Orcas was more about the people in the car.
New person. She came into your life and turned it upside down. He went out of his way to provide incredible customer service. Who is your unsung hero of 2009?
I'm very happy to report that my unsung hero of 2009 wasn't a customer service rep. That would be sad. I didn't so much get swept up by any new people this year as grow more solid relationships with the people I already know and love. Kellianne deserves special props for weathering our third year of higher highs and lower lows with me. I feel like I also got to know several of my friends a lot better this year too. You know who you are.
Project. What did you start this year that you're proud of?
Locavore, Enjoymentland, and project Baby Benson.
I should have read all the prompts before agreeing to do this I think. What kind of person do these prompts lead us to try to be? Tea? I think it was that curiously strong tea that comes out of my French press. For sure.
Word or phrase. A word that encapsulates your year. "2009 was _____."
My word of the year, determined early on, was "frugality to the max!" I suppose that sort of sums it up for me... an attempt to reign in the unbalanced nature of my life from the previous year. Back to basics, build from the strongest part of the foundation, make a plan for a sustainable and balanced future while still thinking big and taking well-calculated risks.
Shop. Online or offline, where did you spend most of your mad money this year?
Lawyers, landlords, credit cards, and the IRS. I guess the offline shopping world wins again.
Car ride. What did you see? How did it smell? Did you eat anything as you drove there? Who were you with?
Another silly question. I don't have a car. But the scene from the window of a taxi is usually pretty exciting. I also enjoyed the bus ride to Vancouver this summer. My Zipcar errands were more about the destination, and our mini-roadtrip to Orcas was more about the people in the car.
New person. She came into your life and turned it upside down. He went out of his way to provide incredible customer service. Who is your unsung hero of 2009?
I'm very happy to report that my unsung hero of 2009 wasn't a customer service rep. That would be sad. I didn't so much get swept up by any new people this year as grow more solid relationships with the people I already know and love. Kellianne deserves special props for weathering our third year of higher highs and lower lows with me. I feel like I also got to know several of my friends a lot better this year too. You know who you are.
Project. What did you start this year that you're proud of?
Locavore, Enjoymentland, and project Baby Benson.