Once again, another year has come to an end… That went really fast! This means I am here writing my final post for the year.
This seems so abrupt since I havenβt written any Christmassy or end of year themed posts. I guess Iβve been having such a terrific and busy summer that Christmas was really just the icing on the cake. I mean seriously, the weekend right before Christmas eve, I took a trip to Portarlington with Charlene to stay at the beach house (awesome weekend btw).
Now letβs see, what did I do this year? I got into my dream course at RMIT Journalism; and completed my first year. Met a bunch of nice Uni friends. Interview some politicians during our federal election. Went to a few book launches β read tones of books. Celebrated Romeoβs 1st birthday Ability fest for the second year in a row. Graduated from Royal Childrenβs hospital; transitioned to the adult system (difficult and scary but all around successful). Transitioned to an NDIS plan and gained a lot of wonderful new carers who have become friends. Got a new brother (international student living with us now). Went to a few protests. Went to Canberra on my first solo trip. Went to Echuca with my parents. Saw a lecture by Barrie Cassidy (famous Australian Journalist) and met him! Interviewed Mary Gearin for an assignment (another one of my favourite Australian Journalists). Celebrated the launch of the Swanston Gazette (the student paper by the Journalism Society at RMIT. Attended a wedding. Went to Werribee mansion and rose gardens. Went to high tea at the National gallery of Victoria. Saw The Sleeping Beauty ballet β those last three adventures all within the space of a month with the same amazing woman. Spent the weekend at Portarlington; GOT MY FIRST TATTOO. And finally, celebrated Christmas with my entire family at our house β also went to boxing day sales. I will also be going to a New Yearβs Eve party on Tuesday to cap off 2019!
So yeah, you could say itβs been a big year for me. If youβre how I managed to get all of that β that is what the iPhone camera roll is for!
If I made any New Years Resolutions last year, Iβve completely forgotten all of them. Well, all except one; to read 100 books this year. On this note, I can confidentially say that I really made an effort to stick to it. While I didnβt quite get there, I managed to read 76 books which is pretty close and VERY good considering last year I wouldβve read about 5. If youβre interested, or you just want proof, I will upload my full 2019 reading list here shortly.Β
Iβm very proud of how this year turned out considering how much I did and accomplished. I did hit a bit of low for a while there and I think that my writing motivation suffered the most. Since then, I think the area I most fell short on this year was this blog and writing in general. My mental health as well as the added commitment of uni assignments meant that the quantity and quality of my writing took a beating. However, like always, I have plans for how Iβm going to fix this and of course to improve myself in general. Iβm super excited about whatβs in store for my writing as well as my life next year.
Blog posts this year: 40 (including this)
Average per month: 3
Highest viewed post: Never felt so all alone; 1,068 views
Biggest traffic month: March; 4.2K views
Hope you all have a fantastic New Years and Iβll see you in 2020 baby!
All the best for next year, Claudia. I’m sure it will be more exciting than 2019!
Amazing Clauds. I’m exhausted just reading how much you’ve done. You must feel onto of the world. You have moved onwards and upwards in leaps and bounds so I suspect that there will be no stopping you in 2020. You go girl xxxx
Hope you have a very Happy New Year and hope to catch up with you soon.
Wendy xxxx
You’re such a go getter. Well done. Happy 2020