When I look back on 2011, I’m not sure there’s a whole lot that will particularly stand out about it. While we did some fun travel, we didn’t leave the country. I will, of course, remember the trip that felt like I left this planet for a short time – my rafting trip down the Grand Canyon (hopefully not the last time I’ll do that trip).
It was a slowish year skydiving for me, which was okay. It was an up-and-down year health & fitness wise (and yeah, I’m focused on that right now because a couple small but nagging injuries have had me pretty inactive for the last three weeks). Professionally it was more of the same, though I did get a promotion, other than the salary bump and the change in title, nothing much changed in my day-to-day life. Working on possibly changing that in 2012; stay tuned.
Oddly, for someone who has generally tried to consume less and buy less (do I really need X, Y, or Z?), 2011 may be remembered for three purchases: 1) The RV, 2) my freezer (and its contents – a 1/4 cow and 1/2 hog) and 3) my food processor. The former made our year’s big boogie experiences more pleasant, and the latter two have made it so much easier to make good choices food-wise (not that I always have, mind you, but they do make it easier!). In fact, I just made up my first batch of sauerkraut using the food processor. We’ll see how it turns out – I put in cabbage, carrots, onion, and fennel (all from my CSA box this week). Yum!
Overall, though, 2011 was a good one, and I’m looking forward to lots of positive things in 2012.