The year that was

Abbey Lee in a crown, because she's conquered this year like nobody's business

In this issue of Frankie, in a story of the same name, the Editors, Jo and Lara asked a bunch of well-known and very much loved contributors, "What did they get up to in the past 12 months?" Myf Warhurst, Sally Seltmann, Karen Walker plus many more, give an insight to their lives by revealing 20 events which occurred during the year. In this story, we have a simple list of things  people hold dear to their hearts -  their achievements, their struggles, their loves and heartbreaks, their observations as well as what they call their everyday.

You've read theirs, now you can read mine.

1. Graduated from uni.
2. Found a new job.
3. Made some beautiful new friends who I wouldn't be able to get through a work day without!
4. Turned old acquaintances into friends.
5. Enjoyed picnics and sunbaking in the park with said new friends.  
6. Visited the hill tribes of Mae Hong Son and Pai in Thailand.
7. Started watching Gossip Girl again and subsequently continued to get annoyed at the characters' stupidity.
8. Developed a shoe fetish.
9. Decided to listen to the doctor's orders 14 years later and started drinking soy milk.
10. Realised the wonderful possibilities of online shopping.
11. Had too many dreams about another Harry Potter book coming out and waking up terribly disappointed.
12. Tried and failed to disapparate home after a long day at work (numerous times).
13. Danced around like an idiot without a care in the world until my feet could no longer take it. 
14. Became more open to trying new things.
15. Went on a road trip with my amazing uni peeps.
16. Toned down my unnatural obsession with Alexa Chung.
17. Ate a diet of Japanese food at least twice a week and longed to be Japanese.
18. Became obsessed with velvet.
19. Declared it was "The year of the pants" after refusing to wear them for two years. A month later, I saw that same statement in a magazine.
20. Finally rocked the orange lip that for two summers had been too afraid to do so.

So tell me, what did you get up to in the past 12 months?