2012: The year that was
Monday, 31 December 2012 
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In 2012 I ran 1544 km, started doing CrossFit, got a tattoo, quit Citalopram and other than a break over summer holiday and Christmas – didn’t eat any sugar.
So all in all it was a good year, even though it didn’t start very well – MrB got labyrinthitis right as 2011 became 2012 and was very sick for several weeks.
He did eventually recover and no serious health troubles have bothered us since. I have actually hardly been sick at all this year, maybe it’s got to do with the crazy new year’s resolution I made (and actually mostly stuck to!)?
In February I ran the Brighton Half Marathon and right afterwards was out of running action for a while due to one of my knees being busted from a fall.
In March I though about Papa who passed away a year ago in March 2011… (I actually think about him a lot… not just in the month of March…)
In April I visited Amsterdam and caught up with my best friend from my sophomore year in college in Missouri – a crazy Dutch chick I hadn’t seen since 1997! I also pondered how meaningful running has become for me and decided to screw the PND and give up Citalopram.
In May we all visited Edinburgh to catch up with friends we met while living in Canberra. After that little holiday I spent several weeks stressing about a job situation (one that did have a very happy ending eventually – 5 months later!)
In June I answered some questions about my sugar free life that was still going strong and went to Britmums again to catch up with all the great friends I’ve made through blogging.
In July and August I took 9 weeks off work and spent most of it in Estonia. And because it’s a miserable rainy December right now I’m going to post these photos again to lift my mood :)
In September we visited the Making of Harry Potter studios near London and I fell in love with CrossFit.
In October I ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon and the Run to the Beat Half Marathon.
In November the winter blues started to rear their ugly head (especially since I’ve been off Citalopram since the end of April).
In December we spent a lovely weekend in a spa hotel on our 12th wedding anniversary and afterwards a mad rush leading up to Christmas followed.
In total I wrote 567 blog posts in 2012 and after 7 years I’m actually calling it quits with this blog.
Only because I’m working on a new one :)
It’ll be a little “happy place” for me as I go through my midlife crisis and train for a marathon (Paris, April 7, 2013) and attempt to live not only sugar free but wheat free and dairy free as well!
Until the new blog opens up, catch up with me on Twitter, I’m ALWAYS on Twitter :)
Have a wonderful 2013! See you soon in my new blog!
Mwah!
New blog? Can’t wait! As for your running, I think that I am hopeless compared to you. I will stick to Bikram! x
What an inspiration ;)
Very excited about your new blog!!!!
Need a lof of exercise tips for 2013!
XXX
My phone is buggered and so not on twitter very often as you might have noticed :)all…where’s your blog? Xxxx
Congratulations on a year of so many achievements! I’m looking forward to reading your new blog. Hopefully it will inspire me to do a marathon one day too… though I’m happy to stick with halfs for now! All the best for 2013 xx