Here we are at the last month of the year of 2018.

I began this year with focusing on making it the best year ever.

It wasn’t.

At best it was a mixed bag (me sucking in a deep breath against transparent scary truth telling). Looking back I can see a few highs and many, many painful lows that I did not share. The further the months turned, the less I wrote. I was that damn duck paddling like hell beneath the water to keep afloat.

2018 Recap

January

Wiki News Milestones: The United States government enters a federal government shutdown as a result of a dispute over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.^[4]January 24 – A total lunar eclipsetakes place. The Moon appears as supermoon, with perigee being on January 30. It is also the first blue moon eclipse since 1983. It was also referred to as the super blue blood moon.

Personal happenings: 10 Things I Learned About Happiness and How Social Media Trolls Are Real Nightmares (post I thought about writing but never did)

February

Wiki News Milestones: February 6 – SpaceX successfully conducts its maiden flight of its most powerful rocket to date, the Falcon Heavy, from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.^[9]February 9–25 – Kay Goldsworthybecomes the first female archbishop in the Anglican Communion on her installation in the Anglican Diocese of Perth, Western Australia.

Personal happenings: 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover In Las Vegas and What the Hell To Do Now? (post I thought about writing but never did)

March

Wiki News Milestones: March 9 – President of the United States Donald Trump accepts an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a meetingin May to discuss the denuclearisation of North Korea.^[18]March 11 – China’s government approves a constitutional change that removes term limits for its leaders, granting Xi Jinping the status of “President for Life“. Xi is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China(paramount leader).

Personal happenings: Easter Weekend 2018 In Pittsburgh – Seriously and Exploring Island Life and Has Anyone Seen The Escape Hatch? (post I thought about writing but never did)

April

Wiki News Milestones: April 4–15 – The 2018 Commonwealth Games are held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Personal happenings: Chasing Bluebonnets in the Texas Hill County and Body, Mind & Soul A Store for Discovering and Playing Monopoly & Losing (post I thought about writing but never did)

May

Wiki News Milestones: May 5 – NASA‘s unmanned spaceprobe InSight is launched. It is expected to land on Mars in November and use a drill to conduct geological science. May 19 – The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at St George’s Chapel, England, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.

Personal happenings: Spending Memorial Day Weekend in Alaska and Play Time in Colorado – April 2018 Adventure and Mental Health Support Ain’t No Joke (post I thought about writing but never did)

June

Wiki News Milestones: June 14 – July 15 – The 2018 FIFA World Cup is held in Russia and is won by France. Canada becomes the first major industrialised country to legalise cannabis for recreational use. The Bill which legalises cannabis took effect on October 17. June 24 – Saudi Arabia allows women to drive.

Personal happenings: DIY Potion for Cocoa-Lotion and Theres nothing wrong with things taking time and What the Hell To Do Now? (post I thought about writing but never did)

July

Wiki News Milestones: July 11–12 – The 2018 Brussels NATO summit is held in Belgium. July 25 – Scientists report the presence of a subglacial lake on Mars, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) below the southern polar ice cap and extending sideways about 20 km (12 mi), the first known body of water on the planet. July 27 – The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century occurs, and Mars makes its closest approach to Earth since 2003

Personal happenings: Beach Hair; Don’t Care and It’s Time to Sell & Get The F out of Dodge (post I thought about writing but never did cuz being brutally honest is scary)

August

Wiki News Milestones: August 2 – Apple Inc. becomes the world’s first public company to achieve a market capitalization of $1 trillion.^[85]August 7 – The United States reimposes sanctions on Iran.

Personal happenings: Good Morning, Buenos Aires and Turning 51 and Gambling On Buying Park Place – Life’s Game of Monopoly (post I thought about writing but never did cuz being brutally honest is scary)

September

Wiki News Milestones: September 6 – The Supreme Court of India decriminalises homosexuality.The moon becomes officially full on Sept. 24 at 10:52 p.m. EDT (0252 GMT on Sept. 25), according to NASA’s SkyCal.

Personal happenings: a BIG day and Exploring London for the first time

October

Wiki News Milestones: October 2 – Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, triggering a diplomatic crisis for Saudi Arabia.^[101]October 8 – The IPCC releases its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC, warning that “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” are needed to ensure that global warming is kept below 1.5 °C.^[102]October 10 – Hurricane Michael makes landfall at Mexico Beach, Florida, with winds of 155 mph and a minimum pressure of 919 mbar. It is the most intense hurricane to hit the mainland United States since Camille in 1969.

Personal happenings: No words. I thought about writing but never did.

November

Wiki News Milestones: November 8 – The Camp Fire ignites in Butte County, California. It becomes California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire, with 88 deaths and 18,804 buildings destroyed. 26 – NASA’s InSight probe successfully lands on the surface of Mars. November 30 – Former 41st President George Bush, dies at 94. Anchorage, Alaska 7.2 earthquake strikes.

Personal happenings: Daily Affirmations – A Fun Generator and Thanksgiving For Two

Hello December

What will this month bring? I’m not sure. But with mercury in retrograde it’s been nice to reflect back, looking deeper into the year’s happenings, but also looking forward to new beginnings and fresh starts.

Sending you love and happiness. ❤️