It’s been almost two years since my last post, and I really have no good excuse for the lack of updating other than the fact that life (as it usually does) got in the way. How do you account for two years of time? I thought a quick and easy way would be via a quick photo montage summarizing the highlights:
Between 2012 and today…
I moved four times – into the very first home I owned in Markham, all the way to the country with my boyfriend, into a suburb in Georgina (which ended up finding its way into my novel), and finally to our forever home in Simcoe County.
I studied a lot, obtaining a Certificate in Adult Education/Staff Training from Seneca College, starting (and thus far completing 7 out of 9) courses for a Certificate in Human Resources Management from Centennial College, and obtaining my Project Management Professional certification.
I crossed a few things off my bucket list – having my very own library (courtesy of Mat), a wine collection to drink, a spice rack, and going fishing, among other things.
I expanded my family. My brother got married and I adopted Bear.
I worked and experienced a lot of fun and new things (i.e. Special Olympics) while figuring out a few others (i.e. to Oxford comma or not to Oxford comma? I am sure this dilemma will provide a wealth of blogging content later).
And last, but certainly not least, I thankfully did a bit of writing. With much help from the Diaspora Dialogues Long-Form Mentorship Program and my mentor, David Layton, I managed to finish my novel (for now).
Now that we’re up to speed, I hope to blog more regularly. There are tonnes of new things on the go, so I hope to see everyone soon.
And with that being said, belated happy new year to you and yours, from 2012 until now!