Thursday 29 December 2016

150+ Things I Did In 2016

I had so much fun doing this last year that I knew I had to do it again! Here goes:

1. Won Pimlico Bake off with a yule log.
2. Went to Orange Buffalo in the rain with the rest of the crazy people and S
3. Played Mahjong at Mummy Chan's house (lost ALL the money) S
4. First Street Jazz lesson with S
5. Added swimming to my timetable.
6. First Cogs rehearsal.
7. Life Drawing class.
8. Dinner with Dancing girls.
9. Colossus in Watford.
10. Started learning Cogs choreography.
11. Played Board Games in Draughts S, S+H
12. First Chinese New Year with S.
13. Dinner at Buen Ayre and Smoking Goat with R + M and S
14. First Choir Rehearsal in 2016.
15. Went to see Deadpool.
16. Dinner for A + I's 10 year anniversary, S meets the fam.
17. Party at J + D.
18. Joined the Library.
19. First Valentines day with S + Friends.
20. Learned the Ceroc Nu line.
21. Celebrated my one year anniversary with S. Dinner at Moro.
22. Closed down TCR in style.
23. Tried DD's mad electric door!
24. Competed in World Modern Jive Championships and performed: Cogs Present: Team America. Came 2nd place for Double Trouble, 5th in ProAm with JE.
25. Opened Marylebone Ceroc Venue.
26. Camber weekend of funtimes! (then got very ill)
27. Saw Immortal Tango with S, S+H
28. Started steroid treatment for eczema.
29. Pimlico bakesale fundraiser and performance.
30. Easter Weekend catch ups with Bennett and Black.
31. Danced four days in a row including a tango lesson.
32. Trained on Premium Reports at work :D #notfired.
33. Went to B+M's Wedding Part 1.
34. Went to my first Bookclub.
35. Saw 5SOS at the O2 in a private box N+Z
36. Pottery Painting.
37. Went to B+M's Wedding Part 2.
38. West Side Story with Cogs
39.  Yoga lesson
40. Catch up with College Friends.
41. Cogs Freestyle
42. Friends and Family Performance
43. Break Up
44. Climbing with P
45. Saw Unknown Era with The Fam
46. Was disappointed by Natural History Lates
47. Competed in first London Champs. Third in Team Caberet. Second in Great Escapee.
48. Quarter Life Crisis and struggle with depression.
49. Trampolining.
50. Party on a house boat
51. Dinner with Ceroc Ladies
52. Dinner with HURST Girls
53. 'Savage' party with CB
54. Chicken soup for the soul with K.
55. Southbank with H (Ugh)
56. First Yo Sushi experience.
57. First Hyde Park Picnic of the year!
58. Ballet emerging dancer with Z.
59. PRIZM Freestyle in Colchester.
60. CLMJ Social
61. Undressed Exhibition and Haircut in SK
62. Quarter Century Birthday Party. (25)
63. Dishoom Dinner K, P, D, I
64. Visit to Turkey.
65. Denied NHS Counselling
66. Choir SummerJam, Here Comes The Sun, For The Longest Time, Africa.
67. Bristol Switch, Baby Shower, Did some crying.
68. Vote Bremain.
69. Competed in Northern Champs. Fifth place Fixed Experienced Freestyle (H), Second in Double Trouble (S,N,G), FIRST PLACE Pro-Am with S
70. CB to Stay.
71. Family House Warming and Family Weekend Extravaganza
72. Lunch with MH (birthday midweek picnic in the park)
73. Hen Party - Highlight Fire Hazard Games. Followed by impromptu BBQ
74. Hampton Court, ice cream and sticky bun. DA
75. PokemonGO happened in a big way.
76. Sign language lesson. T,N,Z
77. Choir begins practice for Halloween Mash.
78. Studio Ghibli movie night DA
79. Warehouse UV Party
80. Lazy day. "It's a three" with Z. Swanky BBQ party
81. Feeding deer and picnic with N&N
82. Birthday Picnic for SO. Hula Hoop, Poi, Twister, Dancing, Aerials, FOOD. Bliss.
83. Execute secret birthday plans for Z.
84. Made candles.
85. Frevans Picnic and hoop tricks.
86. Disney Date with DA. Many entertainments were had. RideLondon watching
87. All you can eat Sushi
88. Lido Swimming, Brunch Raw Duck. ENEKO Dinner.
89. Dinner with H. < BIGGEST ROLLERCOASTER IN HISTORY
90. Visit from Dream Chasers N&N
91. Staycation with CJ. Watching Meteors.
92. Cinema to see Finding dory with DA
93. Dinner with C&A and Minerva!
94. Impromptu flaming cocktails with H.
95. Madrid with CB - Slept under the stars, walked 30000+ steps, siesta in the park, rowing on the lake, topless sunbathing, BBQ, spent all my money on Jamon.
96. Steak Breakdown and Trampolining
97. Drinks at Sky Garden. North West London Adventures with H.
98. Hedley wedding
99. NHS Talk Interview #2
100. Sadly, our family dog, Jasper, Died 6th of Sept. He had a lovely life and will be missed. Troy died shortly after.

101. First Zumba lesson
103. Restarted Kayla (Shredding for Xmas). and failed again.
104. Last night at the Proms sing along Z+N+F
105. Welcomed E. 9/9/16
106. Saw Nina Conti. Got involved.
107. Zoo Riot Zumba Party
108. Memory Walk
109. Welcome collection and Arts Theatre adventures Z+N
110. Mushroom hunting for chicken of the Woods with I + K
111. Welsh Champs. Intermediate with NS, LuckyDip with KH, DT (fourth no place with N+S, Smack to face), Second Place Dragon's tooth ProAm with JE, Third place Cogs. - Devastated by emotional revelation that devalued the past year of my life.
112. Failed to give blood
113. Got Stomach flu and was ill for AGES (Also depressed, didn't want to leave my bed, eat, speak, It was bad but mostly I just didnt ever want to see day light again.)
114. First sorely needed gingerbread hug with H
115. Breeze Weekender. Won Great Escapee with B. Baby sitting and chatting with Z,N,F,M, E
116. Meeting with therapist x 2
117. Catch up with Hurst Girls
118. Dinner with MK
119. Interview with DA for Nanowrimo
120. Choir Autumn Performance
121. Chess with Z.
122. Tango as a cat with N.
123. Demo in Rochester with DA as Tinkerbell
124. DONATED BLOOD.
125. Finished Dress
126. Dark slump of depression in time for winter.
127. M's Birthday and Trampolining with F,N,Z,E
128. Visit to Bristol on my own for all things E
129. Birthday darts with R, L + M.
130. Therapy continues.
131. Missed out on Rumpus.
132. Brunch and hanging out with E, Z, N, F, M (all my favourites)
133. Went to Coffee and Cocktails event with K
134. Finished papermache.
135. Got most amazing advent calendar from Z!
136. Sent Imgur Secret Santa!
137. Work Christmas Dinner
138. Beach Blanket Babylon for Birthday meal S
139. Played guitar (KIND OF) with M
140. Read DA's second book and edited
141. Made first pot roast.
142. Christmas Markets with MK.
143. FINISHED MY WHEN WILL MY LIFE BEGIN PROJECT
144. Saw Moana with K
145. RENT for N with Z, DA, and friends
146. Birthday dinner for SH (Who's initials may have changed :P)
147. First date with P.
148. Skating at Somerset House w/P
149. Pottery again.
150.Christmas at K's house with DD and + I



Can you figure out your initials? How many adventures did we go on together? If you'd like to see last year's list click here.

In bold are the things that really really mean something to me on another level. If you can see the purplish coloured ones, that's depression or memories that are clouded by bad experiences. It's good to see the purple beginning to fade out towards the end.



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