Looking back at 2010

At the end of each year I think back on what I have done; it’s easy for achievements to sort of slide on by barely noticed. Knowing what we have done, and where we’ve been, helps map the road forward – so here a quick recap of things that stand out from 2010 (edited following comments from my best friend Sandra – thank you):

• Completed my 3-yearly professional registration with LIANZA
• Entered numerous art exhibitions around the country
• Supported my best mate Sandra and her mother through another difficult year
• Kept Mum happy, and quite well, through most of the year
• Sold a few paintings
• Lent Sandra my notebook for a couple of months, to save her sanity, when her laptop got stolen
• Moved Auntie Julie to a new rest home
• Tidied up my online presence
• Made Sandra laugh when no one else could – or even thought they should probably
• Completed a lot of the NZ Art Guild Challenges
• Bought an exercycle and have actually used it
• Joined in the Crusades at the GPP Street Team site
• Lost 25 kilos
• Gave my father, and Sandra’s father and uncle, the acknowledgement they deserve through the Legato exhibition
• Became Co-Chair of a national committee for public librarians
• Went to Italy with Tony for the Legato exhibition
• Stepped things up another notch at work with my awesome team
• Was able to wind up a Trust I was part of (with the help of the other Trustees)

My word for 2010 was Map. At the end of 2009 I said Map relates to those (art) works and to the thought processes behind those works. MAP worked well for me, both with my art and in personal goals. I mapped out all sorts of endeavours and achieved them. So my word for 2011 is – well, that’s a post for another day.