It is good to look back upon the year that was. This retired life is often free from milestones, goals, and ambition, and we often forget all that we have done.

• This year I committed to weekly swimming at the local pool YAWA, and I stayed true to that, swimming about 1600 metres each time.
• I walked regularly and did yoga at home in the mornings.
• I continued to listen to the Rich Roll podcast, sometimes listening as I walked, and also often tuning in to the YouTube version. He has been consistently providing these interesting interviews for ten years now and I have listened to every episode. While I used to tune in during my commutes to and from work, now I have to make time in order to listen.
• I have been practicing the French language using the Duolingo language app.
• I joined the Peninsula Writers Club and while I have not attended many meetings, I did enjoy the workshops that I went to.
• I wrote a work of historical fiction, and my autobiography to the present year. These were both great exercises for me to complete and my writing apprenticeship has broadened.
• I read 32 books of the 50 book Reading Challenge I set for myself on Goodreads. My favourite piece of fiction was Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. My favourite piece of non-fiction was A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home by Frances Mayes.
• Time spent with my granddaughters was a lot of fun. Together we swam, cycled, drew, painted, cooked, played games, and enjoyed watching Bluey.
• My husband and I had our DNA tests completed with Ancestry, and this confirmed my research into our family history.
• The coronavirus pandemic is still circulating unseen.
• I didn’t practice my piano lessons as often as I planned and hope to do more in 2023.
• We didn’t go on any trips this year staying close to home.
• We sold the caravan.
• We are planning an itinerary for an overseas trip in 2023.
• As of now I am hopping off social media. I deleted my Twitter account after subscribing in 2007. Instagram annoys me so much now that I can’t bear to be on there for more than a minute. I am not interested in TikTok. Facebook seems to be a necessary evil, but I will try not to post anything. I deleted my Strava account. Of course, I will keep Google and YouTube as these are actually helpful platforms.