Since the start of 2011 I've...

Reblog and cross off what you’ve done: 

Gotten a new piercing.

Dyed my hair.

Ended a relationship.

Started a new relationship.

Been on a long car/bus journey.

Passed an exam.
Met someone who’s now an important part of my life.

Cried on someone’s shoulder.

Had a massive fight with a boy/girl.
Received flowers.

Had a valentine.

Written a letter using pen & paper.

Gone to see a therapist.

Read a really good book.

Gone to the zoo.

Spent too much money on unnecessary things.
Travelled by train.

Cried over a member of the opposite sex.

Spent the day out in the sun getting a tan.

Slammed a door out of frustration.

Had an anxiety attack.

Babysat for a friend’s child.

Gone bowling.

Seen a film at the cinema in 3D.

Gone on a date.

Been the only sober one on a night out.

Helped someone home after they had been drinking.

Stayed up all night.

Talked on the phone for over two hours.

Supported someone who’d received bad news.

Watched some kind of live sporting event.

Read an entire book in one day.

Bought a DVD the day it was released.

Eaten McDonald’s more than four times in a single week.

Met some incredible new people.

Gone to great parties.
Fallen backwards off a chair.

Broken my glasses.

Worn a watch for the first time in years.

Cried over someone in the past.

Spent hours aimlessly browsing the internet.

Cried over a film.

Thrown up.

Gone out of my way to avoid an ex-boy/girlfriend.
Fought with someone in public.

Been in a relationship for over a year.

Cried in front of someone I adore.
Lost one of my closest friends.

One Year

I don't miss you.

I don't miss all the time and effort I wasted on you

I don't miss how horrible you made me feel

I miss feeling like there was always someone

who cared about me and would take care of me,

even if it wasn't true.

I miss being loved,

even if it was just a lie.

First Snowfall of 2011 -- Avon, CT

Barberry bush after the first snowfall of 2011

we had to start following the signs after one of our neighbors complained about people hiking in the woods

stream leading to the swamp

a small well in my neighbor's front yard