2012 - The Year That Was

Overall, 2012 was a pretty good personal year. For the most part, a lot of the good stuff dealt with my coming out as a writer and on my family's own achievements.  Here's a round up of some of the things that made my year.

Things that made me happy:

• The arrival of my parents to spend the Christmas holidays with my family.
• Meeting my husband at the finisher's zone of the Philadelphia Half Marathon.
• Turning 40.
• Watching my kids perform at their school talent show.
• The increased vigilance of the citizens brought about by access to social media. 
• The publication of my short story, "The Walk," in the Tall Tales and Short Stories from South Jersey anthology.
• My first article on characterization on the Fictionista Workshop.
• My first guest post on Jennifer Hubbard's blog during her Books of Our Youth Series.

Things that made me sad:

• The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
• The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Things that made me swoon:

• Peeta from The Hunger Games trilogy.
• The Tenth Doctor of Doctor Who.

Things that made me go hmmm...:

• The 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon.
• The end of the Twilight Saga (No offense meant - Twihard here.)
• The fact that during the campaign period, we didn't hear any candidates talk about the fiscal cliff.

Who knows what the new year will bring? I look forward to finding out with everyone else.  I just pray that it will be filled with good health, love, laughter, good food, and family.  Oh, and flowing words for me.

Happy New Year!