2021 Year in Review and Looking Forward to 2022- Join me

[Granny_Weatherwax]

I do this every year and enjoy looking back through my journals and comparing my responses. I know I've done this a couple of times here on WTM (one partial year because my laptop died and I didn't replace it until close to the end of the month).

Here's how it works. There are 31 prompts: 17 for 2021, 14 for 2022. Some will be easy to answer, others will require a bit of thinking and reflection. I will post the prompt with no explanation or intro. You interpret the prompt and write your answers based on your interpretation.

I am writing my responses chronologically in a journal spread. I have also written them in a daily planner that had lots of open space. You choose if and how you want to keep your responses. Edit: If you do write things down, leave some space. I have found that as I go through the month, I find new things to add to some of the previous entries.

You do not need to share here unless you want to. If you are following along, post an emoji or something fun so I know.

Here we go....

1. New to me in 2021

Edited December 1, 2021 by Granny_Weatherwax

[Granny_Weatherwax]

1. New to me in 2021:

• my puppy
• two new professional certifications
• creating custom bullet journals/planners
• teaching tennis part-time

[Eos]

Great thread idea! 

New to me in 2021:

1 mother cat and three kittens, a new hiking friend, a 20 pound weight loss from when I was so ill this summer which has been great for my health.

[Slache]

New to me:

• Grandkitty
• Not looking forward to next year (I'll get over it, just overwhelmed like everyone else)
• Hubby's embarking on a new career that will completely change our lives

[KatieJ]

New to me.

 

new lifestyle …retired

New state….moved back “home”to MN

new address…bought a brand new patio home, no stairs and walk in shower .❤️

[marbel]

New to me: 

- Discovering the wonders of a beautiful and huge park near me - I had been to small parts of it but never realized it's extent or magic - and spending lots of time in it. 

- New job for my husband after a long period of unemployment.

- Being the mother of 2 college graduates. 

Edited December 1, 2021 by marbel

[SKL]

New to me in 2021:

• My puppy.
• Becoming a CERT member.
• Being almost completely hands off regarding my kids' school work and personal spaces.  (Eyes still on, though, about once a day.)

Seems like this list should be longer.  Maybe I'm forgetting a ton ....

[sassenach]

New to me:

• (in 2 weeks) a bachelor's degree
• Zion

 

[Granny_Weatherwax]

Bump

[Rebel]

New to me in 2021

- Son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter moved in with me

- Adopted 2 puppies

- Got a promotion at work

- Gained about 30 pounds

[fraidycat]

New to me in 2021:

- 3 kittens

- consistent clients in my tiny business

- part-time job w/decent pay

[mom31257]

I missed this yesterday! Fun challenge!

New to me in 2021:

• new home and address 
• about 10 pounds weight gain
• empty nester

[regentrude]

New to me:

• bought kayaks and got into kayaking
• joined a writing circle
• ETA( because Melissa Louise reminded me): writing prose

Edited December 2, 2021 by regentrude

[El...]

New to me: 

New home, new town, new state

Family dog

Now live near siblings, first time as an adult 

Own house 

New permanence, don't intend to move again soon

[Selkie]

New to me:

Retirement - woo hoo!

Empty nest - also woo hoo!

A cute new puppy who started out small and is now bigger than his canine siblings, but definitely still acts like the goofy baby of the pack❤️

[Melissa Louise]

A particular friendship 

Post- humanism 

Writing in prose

 

 

 

[regentrude]

oh, @Melissa Louise you reminded me to add "writing in prose" to my "new in 2021" list, too. 🙂

I am taking a short prose memoir  class this semester

Edited December 2, 2021 by regentrude

[Melissa Louise]

Just now, regentrude said:

oh, @Melissa Louise you reminded me to add "writing in prose" to my "new in 2021" list, too 🙂

Snap!

[Ditto]

New to me in 2021:

Taking on all care of my car and all it entails.

Learning and doing basic toilet repair.

Finding out that my marriage/relationship has never been what I thought it was and that my husband not only doesn't love me but truly doesn't care what happens to me.  Bonus: he now appears to be cheating on me.

A level of loneliness and despair that I didn't know could actually exist while still alive.

[Hannah]

New to me in 2021

New job - our company restructured and I was placed in a managerial position in an area of the business I knew nothing about. I was very fortunate to inherit a competent and committed team who have been very patient with me. I'm finally finding my feet.

Two new friends - I made an effort with two female friends I've actually known as acquaintances for a long time to get to know them better. Separate to each other we've been doing coffee, going to shows, etc.

Diagnosis of autism for younger dd. It has explained so much.

 

[El...]

6 hours ago, Ditto said:

New to me in 2021:

I'm so very sorry you're going through that. 

[lovinmyboys]

I went back to work for the first time in almost 15 years.

My kids went to school so first year with no homeschooling.

We hosted two college baseball players this summer so I now have 2 new bonus sons.

I had my first surgery- everything is good.

I had my first ambulance ride with my ds15, who thankfully is also fine. 

I have a child with a driving permit.

[carriede]

New to me in 2021:
Going to the Rocky Mnts, Yellowstone, Mnt Rushmore
Babysitter Date Nights (very new)
Starting Invisalign and getting my dental health under control
Covid vaccine!
Taking thr kids camping without DH (but with other help)
Enneagram 9 - learning more about myself and feeling seen

[WildflowerMom]

@Ditto, I'm here if you need to talk.   You deserve better.  💛💛💛

 

[TexasProud]

New to me 2021

First experience with the American Exchange Project. Loved it. 

 

[elegantlion]

New to me in 2021: 

finished coursework for PhD (finishing up last class this semester)

First year with no periods!!! - so much joy there (hysterectomy last fall)

Ds graduated college - so I am the mother of a college graduate

 

[Corraleno]

New to me in 2021:

Grocery delivery!

Whole food plant based diet

Getting vaccinated in a grocery store

First year in more than four decades I haven't traveled, at all, anywhere, for an entire year. I think the farthest I traveled in 2021 was to a plant nursery about half an hour from my house.

 

[Granny_Weatherwax]

Bumping for @mlktwins