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This was a fun experiment. I am fairly certain that I more than doubled the 100 things because around March / April I stopped running to the computer every time I did something new. Every time I stopped to reflect on these new things I would partially remove myself from the experience to think about it while it was happening.

Also where do you draw the line? Does every new article / book you read count? New recipes? New routes to school everyday? There are probably a thousand little things that were new to me but didn’t get listed during the completion of this goal. I think I’ll aim to do it again in 2010, but instead of a list of 100 things, I think I might write fewer more reflective pieces throughout the year.

We went camping twice this year: once in the Smokies, once at Red River Gorge. Both times were fantastic. I highly recommend visiting the Big Creek campground (on the TN / NC border). A short hike away from the campground brings you to a fantastic swimming hole with huge rocks you can dive off of. We have to go back next year just so we can get a picture of it!

Getting ready to give my first professional paper. This year has been all about submitting abstracts and going through the paper drafts. Right now I am putting together the powerpoints and rehearsing the presentation. The actual presentation happens next week, but most of the work happened this year (and I might count the presentation toward something new for next year ;-) .