#2013

Apart from being the year of the "selfie", I think it's safe to say that 2013 is also the year of the #hashtags, hence, the title.

I used to do my blog's yearly round-up with pictures for each month. However, I mainly take photos now with my phone plus Instagram and again, I'm lazy to copy and paste. For this year, I'll just type type type without thinking.

If I have to sum up my 2013 in one word, I must say it has been a helluva EXPENSIVE year. Two failed treatments and one almost-failed treatment drained our wallets pretty quickly. Not to mention the physical, emotional and psychological uhm, turbulence, we had to go through that was more draining than having our pennies disappear like that. C'est la vie.

Due to such circumstances, I turned to retail therapy to make me "happy" and shopped I did. This year, I discovered the wonders of My Shopping Box, online shopping and Instagram shopping on top of real life shopping. It was a year of fiscal irresponsibility. Sorry, hubby.

It was also a year of concerts. We watched Aerosmith, The Killers and #SugarSmashGin while I watched The Legends and the Classics. No fiscal irresponsibility here though because we always bought the cheapest seats haha.

It was a year of healthy living. After his trip to the ER early in the year, hubby turned to running and joining organized runs. I accompanied him to a couple and slept in the car.  I hate running around in circles with nowhere to go. My friends laughed when I told them that reason, but it's true. On my part, I joined the Zumba classes in our clubhouse or did the treadmill at the gym when I tagged along hubby at the gym. I tried to eat healthy, too. Well, only when it came to the snacks I devoured at the office, like checking the nutritional value for the sugar content. I'm gradually giving up coffee, now drinking green tea at work and decaf when I'm craving coffee. I switched to dark chocolate, too. Hubby will dispute this though and will insist that I am still eating sugar. At least not as much as I used to.

On the travel front, 2013 was a year of firsts - first trip to Boracay with my family and first trip to HK-Macau with hubby's family.

On improving myself, I bought a Noodler's fountain pen  and practiced more calligraphy.  Still a long way to go though. I also joined a rubber-cut stamp workshop. But I think I should just focus on calligraphy this year.

Resolutions for 2014? Maybe healthier living, maybe I could try joining hubby on his runs but until 5k only. Lesser fiscal irresponsibility, if I can help it. 

And of course, my one fervent wish. Please, 2014.###