Happy New Year! Somehow without even realizing, I’ve reached an important milestone — a year of blogging!

I admit that my posts haven’t always been that regular, but this year I’m hoping to be a bit more consistent.  Despite this blog’s name, I rarely post at midday, but then again, it’s midday somewhere in the world, right?

So, what have I achieved in the past year? Upon reflection, it’s been a big year. In 2013 I:

• Started a part-time vegetarian diet (no small feat for a complete carnivore)
• Convinced Mr Midday Musings to join me in veggie-increasing ways
• Climbed a waterfall
• Went on a multi-night sea kayaking camping trip
• Swung into a lake on a rope

• Partied for 4 days in a canyon
• Made new friends
• Said goodbye to old friends returning home
• Celebrated Thanksgiving twice
• Completed (multiple!) art projects
• Killed at least three plants
• Kept more than five plants alive
• Got engaged
• Danced in the Vegas Strip at midnight on New Year’s

• Skied at Whistler, Cypress, Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Winter Park, Mt Baker and Revelstoke

• Welcomed old friends to my new home
• Discovered the joys of Ontario in fall
• Completed my target for Grouse Grind
• Dressed as a mime

• Watched the northern lights

• Played with husky puppies in the Yukon

• Decided I truly do not enjoy downhill mountain biking
• Realized I do very much enjoy cross-country mountain biking
• Hiked The Chief, Grouse Grind, and Joffre Lakes
• Discovered the beauty of the Northern Cascades at sunset

• Basked in the heat of Washington wine country
• Finally finished watching Entourage
• Indulged in a limited number of Netflix binges —Arrested Development and Orange in the New Black, in particular
• Tried trapeze in the desert
• Felt awed by the Grand Canyon in the fog, at sunrise, and in blazing daylight

• Saw a coyote in the wild
• Marvelled over rock formations in Sedona
• Explored markets on Salt Spring Island
• Spotted a bear at Whistler
• Biked between beer and food stops in Pemberton
• Gazed at Multnomah Falls
• Cruised breweries in Portland and Fort Collins
• Had second row seats at a hockey game!

• Enjoyed (multiple) BBQs on the beach
• Shot a gun — actually, more than one. Specifically, a handgun, an uzi, and a shotgun.

• Ate the deepest dish of pizza “pie” I’ve ever seen
• Learnt to paddleboard
• Laughed til I nearly cried at Vancouver Fringe Festival
• Nearly beat Mr Midday Musings at Pitch’n’Putt
• Sampled from about 10 different food carts
• Discovered the extreme deliciousness of a butter tart
• Explored the two “Sunshine Coasts” — in BC and Qld, Australia!
• Felt stunned by the beauty of west coast sunsets

• Became grateful for all the truly wonderful, helpful, and friendly people we’ve met in North America. Seriously, Canadians and Americans — you guys are awesome.