getting my weight down to its lowest point so far this year, and without too much struggle

finally getting my new scanner to function at its full capacity -- shout-out to James and Al for being my IT guys!

finally, and likely belatedly, discovering Alice Munro

learning to view myself and my work more charitably

learning to ink with a brush a bit better -- I still won't impress or amaze anyone, but I can do things with the brush now that I couldn't a few weeks ago, so the practice is starting to have an effect

catching someone's interest