purplerabbits | 2018 as was meme

This is a 2018 summary post which started off using some of the questions from the meme people have been doing, but turned into something else. Since I consider the first few days of January to be intercalary until the 'proper' year starts on 12th Night this post is Not Late.

Significant Milestones
Started working a day a week at Equality Network and have therefore been PAID to run a bi event and other bi activism! Since I've been doing unpaid bi stuff since 1989 and ran my first big event in 1992 I feel this needs more exclamation marks than is quite seemly!
As part of the above got paid to deliver actual intersectionality training to actual service providers!
Got a super short haircut and now have no dyed bits at all (first time in decades)
Got my very own dishwasher for the first time - bliss!
Felt properly housebound by combined disability and snow for the first time :-(

Other achievements
Ran a BiCon on four months notice!
Organised getting a new kitchen fitted including all the tiling and floor and painting
Organised getting a tap fitted in the garden which is super useful
Bought a bench which was lush in the great summer we had

Significant Failure
Running out of spoons for my Virgin Trains complaint half way through. I hate doing this as it makes them think they got away with it

Especially lovely things that happened
Going to the posh spa with Sam several times - always bliss!
The fabulous unicorn pool party at BiCon - provided by someone wonderful who both paid and did all the work :-)
Too many lovely supportive friends to mention
Lovely summer weather
Getting a new giant plushy at BiCon (see icon)
Getting the giant globe drinks cabinet of my dreams hand delivered by Jenny

Places I went
South London to visit mum
Salford for site visit and then BiCon
Stirling for site visits then BiTastic
Portobello beach

Didn't manage to get a holiday :-(

"Experiences" had
I didn't make it to Nineworlds or Bi Camp so this is a shorter list than I'd hoped. Plan is to get a larger list next year and include more 'experiency' things, but still count smaller things like exhibitions visited

Little Holland House with mum
Edinburgh art exhibition I've forgotten the name of
National Museum visit including giant balloon balloon
Quite a lot of PokemonGo Community Days
Equality Network parliamentary reception
Stonewall Bi Role Models
Meadows Fair
Edinburgh Pride
My First Trans Event
Out of Sight Out of Mind Exhibition
Glass Class, BSL class and Pottery class

Some good TV shows I saw
The Good Place
New Sabrina
Old Poirot
BoJack Horseman (so wow!)
Happy (haven't finished watching yet)
Travellers

Song of the Year for my one a year playlist

Currently The HU's Wolf Totem