12...

When I started writing this post it was all, "If I see 2011 around here again I'm going to kick its arse out of the door, slam it hard, barricade it and run away screaming." But then I realised that makes no sense in the context of the blog, because I don't really blog about personal stuff. And let's keep things positive, hmm? Then I thought I can easily get away with glossing over 2011 by making my new year's post purely visual - maybe throw in a rare archive photo of Anna Karina or something... But I also realised that here I have a reliable document that shows me 2011 wasn't all bad, because the good stuff is what I blogged about - even if it was few and far between and I was a little less energetic or diligent than usual. How can I be disparaging about a year in which I inaugurated Bloggers + Cats (February) started writing travel dispatches for Fathom (May), finally visited Lisbon (August) and loved it more than I could ever have dreamed, and spent lots and lots of time with friends old and new - that's what I want to remember: the meals and the drinks, the walks and the good company.

I don't have resolutions, but if anything I'd like to plan for more of the good stuff, so it's not outweighed by just reacting to and fire fighting the horrible stuff.

So here's to you and to more of the good stuff in 2012.

{And er, to less of my Instagram photos taking the place of actual real photos. Promise.}