2017 in Review

It's time for my annual review again.

This year is pretty good.

Good Stuff:

• Great manager and co-workers
• Less travel time to and from work
• Office got remodelled
• No parking fee at work
• Won medal at both Victoria (Gold) and Long Beach (Silver)
• Gotten better in shape
• Netflix
• Amazon Prime
• Costco
• FIAT 500 - Red Sonya II
• Love my house 
• Travelled:
• Yellowstone
• Great Teton
• No Man's Land
• Monument Valley
• Antelope Canyon
• Grand Canyon
• Yosemite
• Hearst Castle
• Las Vegas
• Took a cruise to Mexico; my first cruise, loved it.
• Play in the snow for the first time (tubing)
• Not cold anymore
• San Francisco Ballet shows: Frankenstein, Swan Lake, Cinderella
• Ethnic Dance Festival
• Sleep is great
• Improvement on baking
• Less shoulder pain
• Knit for babies; not my but co-workers
• Dog sit for the first time overnight, it's Pickles, enjoy it
• Turning 40 years

Stuff I'm OK with (disappointed things, but don't sucks as much)

• Still on a Dragon Boat Team - San Francisco Dragon Healers
• Job got unionized
• No pet pig
• Parents live with me
• Knitted less due to practice for Dragon Boat Team and baking
• No boyfriend/dating

Stuff that SUCK!!! 

• Job got unionized 

Things Looking forward to in 2018; it's going to be a good year

• No more Dragon Boat
• More baking
• San Francisco Ballet show - Sleeping Beauty
• Ethnic Dance Festival
• Cruise to Hawaii in February
• Getting a dog
• More travel

2016 in Review

2016 in Review

One more year gone, it's time for my annual review again.

This year SUCKED in the first part of 6 months; then it got better

Good Stuff:

• Transfer to a new job at end of June
• Great to work with new manager who use to be an co-worker
• Less travel time to and from work
• No parking fee at work
• Still on a Dragon Boat Team - San Francisco Dragon Healers
• Won medal at both Vancouver, Canada and Long Beach Dragon Boat Races
• Gotten better in shape
• Great office mates
• Netflix
• Amazon Prime
• Costco
• FIAT 500 - Red Sonya II
• Love my house 
• Clean house and donated items for good cause
• Not cold anymore
• San Francisco Ballet shows
• San Francisco Opera - Dream of Red Mansion
• Sleep is much better
• Bake Cupcakes
• Purchased a Kitchen Aid standing mixer I been wanting for years
• Successes at baking French Macaroons 
• New iPad Mini 4
• New MacBook Pro 2016
• Less shoulder pain
• Knit for babies; not my but co-workers
• Turning 39 years

Stuff I'm OK with (disappointed things, but don't sucks as much)

• Job got unionized, but got a $1.54 increase per hour
• No pet pig
• Parents live with me
• Knitted less due to practice for Dragon Boat Team and baking
• No boyfriend/dating

Stuff that SUCK!!! 

• Grandmother pass away on 11/30/16
• Not happy at work (before transfer in June)
• Job got unionized 
• Management suck (before the transfer in June)

Things Looking forward to in 2017; have a feeling it's going to be a good year

• Victoria, Canada Dragon Boat Race in August 
• Long Beach Dragon Boat Race in July
• San Francisco Ballet show - Frankenstein, Swan Lake, Cinderella
• More travel
• More responsibilities in the new job
• Turning 40 years old

2015 in Review

One more year gone, it's time for my annual review again.

This year pretty much SUCKED.

Good Stuff:

• Still on a Dragon Boat Team - San Francisco Dragon Healers
• Won a gold medal at Long Beach Dragon Boat Race
• Attend the CDBA World Championship in Portland
• Gotten better in shape
• Great office mates
• Netflix
• Amazon Prime
• Costco
• FIAT 500 - Red Sonya II
• Love my house 
• Not cold anymore
• San Francisco Ballet shows
• San Francisco Annual Ethnic Dance Festival
• Las Vegas trip to see shows
• Sleep is better
• Bake Cupcakes
• iPhone 6s
• iTune Books
• MAC
• Knit for babies; not my but team mates & co-workers
• Turning 38 years

Stuff I'm OK with (disappointed things, but don't sucks as much)

• No pet pig
• Parents live with me
• Knitted less due to practice for Dragon Boat Team
• No boyfriend/dating

Stuff that SUCK!!! (pretty much everything)

• Got T-Boned on way to work in Jan.
• Issues with work; Florida house tenant; team
• Got accused of saying something, I didn't said.
• Physical Health is not good:  Break out in rash twice; had to go to ER
• Mental Health is not good: Upset most of the time
• Office without windows
• Always hot
• Job is being Unionized 
• Management suck
• Office is being move again
• Allergy to Cats

Things Looking forward to in 2016

• Vancouver Dragon Boat Race in June
• Long Beach Dragon Boat Race in July
• San Francisco Ballet show - Swan Lake
• Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival

2014 in Review

One more year gone, it's time for my annual review again.

This is a pretty good year.  Join a team sport; meet alot of new people.

Happy Stuff:

• Join a Dragon Boat Team - San Francisco Dragon Healers
• Got better in shape
• Won a gold medal at Long Beach Dragon Boat Race
• Neck pain is less
• Happier at work (toward end of the year; due to new manager)
• Great office mates
• Netflix
• Amazon Prime
• Costco
• Purchased a FIAT 500 - Red Sonya II
• Went to China to see Grandma
• Love my house in San Francisco more each year
• Not cold all the time anymore
• Attend San Francisco Ballet shows
• Attend San Francisco Annual Ethnic Dance Festival
• Sleep is better
• Bake more
• iPhone 5s
• iTune Books
• My MAC
• Knit for babies; not my but team mates & co-workers
• Allergy is getting better
• Turning 37 years
• Knit down my stash
• Purchased nice jade pieces in China
• Meet a Golden Retriever named Zoey

Stuff I'm OK with (disappointed things, but don't sucks as much)

• Sold my Vespa  - Red Sonya; she went to a nice lady named Marti
• Went to China to see Grandma - she got Dementia
• No pet pig
• Parents live with me
• The "idea" of eating is better than actual eating
• Knitted less due to practice for Dragon Boat Team
• No boyfriend/dating

Stuff that SUCK!!!

• Office without windows
• Start getting hot all the time
• Hate my job, manager is getting more annoying all the time (in the begging of the year)
• Allergy to Cats

Things Looking forward to in 2015

• Defending Gold Medal at Long Beach Dragon Boat Race in July
• May go to Canada for Dragon Boat Race in June
• Move/work out more
• Attend San Francisco Ballet shows
• Attend Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival

2013 in Review

Another year gone by so fast, it time again to say goodbye to this year and welcome the new year.

My annual end of year review

Happy Stuff:

• Home owner ship in San Francisco
• Knit for babies, done 3 this year
• Turning 36 years old
• Pilate's
• iPad Mini
• iTune Books
• Orchids
• MAC
• Netflix
• Amazon Prime
• Friends
• Great co-workers
• Knitting
• Red Sonya
• Good massage place

Stuff I'm OK with (disappointed things, but don't sucks as much)

• Parents live with me
• No pet (micro pig)
• Increase in Property Tax
• No boyfriend/dating
• Not able to purchase second home in San Francisco, Ca
• Knitting less due to shoulder & Neck pain
• Grandma in Florida past away

Stuff that SUCK!!!

• Still in a shared office with 5 others and office has no window.
• Going to PT for my neck, shoulder pain
• Start to hating my job
• Artfibers closing
• Don't sleep like I use to
• Don't eat like I use to
• Allergy related asthma 
• Maybe developing an allergy to cats

Things Looking forward to in 2014

• Stitch West 2014
• Knit more socks
• Improvement on neck & shoulder pain
• Going to Ballet shows

2012 in Review

Happy Stuff:

• Visited Shanghai, China for the first time in 17 years
• Saw grandmother for the first time in 17 years
• Travel
• Home ownership in San Francisco, Ca
• Purchased Madeline Tosh yarn
• Increase yarn stash
• Increase beads stash
• Increase Artfibers Ming
• Knitting for others
• Turning 35 years
• Purchased set of Mauvel Pots
• Red Sonya
• Pilate's
• iPad Mini
• Knitting in Irish Pub
• Knitting with Beads
• Knitting in Fair Isle
• Enjoy my job
• Got new office mates
• New friendships
• Relative visits
• Orchids
• Friends, both old and new
• Job security
• MAC
• Netflix
• Dr. Who, Torchwood, Warehouse 13, Lost Girl, Vampire Diaries, Arrow

Stuff I'm ok with (disappointed things, but don't sucks as much)

• Break off a friendship that's not good for my mental health
• Parents live with me
• No pet (micro pig)
• Increase in Property Tax
• No boyfriend/dating
• Spend too much money
• Not able to purchase second home in San Francisco, Ca

Stuff that SUCK!!!

• Moved to a shared office with 5 others and office has no window with less than 24 hours of notice
• Artfibers Ming is discontinued
• Don't sleep like I use to
• Don't eat like I use to
• Allergy related asthma 

Things Looking forward to in 2013

• Stitch West 2013
• More traveling
• Turning 36 years old
• Speed dating
• Knit more socks

I'm going back to Shanghai, China for the first time in 17 years!!!!!

I'm leaving on 3/22 for 5 weeks and it's going to be wonderful.

I get to see my grandma and home.