At the end of 2008 and 2009 I made posts exactly like this one, a “best of” post, if you will. Basically a highlight of the important things that happened in the year previous, which will be followed by a post of the things I hope to happen in the year to come.
While I didn’t achieve all the goals I set for 2010 ((I do not like to call these resolutions but rather goals, expectations, and hopes for the next year. Resolutions have too many connotations associated with them.)) I did achieve quite a few of them. I didn’t get either of the licenses I mentioned last year, both of which I would still like to get, actually, but I did find a partner (albeit an ex at the time), write more, comment more, figure out my job situation, work on getting out of debt (not there yet), and I was definitely more active. Pretty good, if you ask me. So here are some of the highlights of the year.
In 2010 (kind-of sort-of in chronological order)…
- I was in a production of Julius Caesar with Theatre in the Rough in Juneau.
- I reunited with Onyx and moved back to Seattle after spending the first two and a half months of the year in Juneau.
- I participated in my first foursome and my number of sexual partners increased by four (though it hasn’t increased since July).
- I had some great weekends and got to meet Tristan Taormino, Amber, Em, Lilly, Nadia, Roxy, and Alpine Subdreams, and see Kyle, CoyPink, Alec (CoyPink’s husband), Essin’ Em/Shanna, and Minx again.
- I attended the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival for the first time, Sex 2.0 for the second time, and Element 11 for the second.
- I sorted out what I’m doing with my life and have been making strides toward that goal. It’s a work in progress.
- I worked on becoming more healthy and active and, in the process, lost quite a bit of weight, although I haven’t really talked about it that much, other than the post I just linked to which is more about my reconciliation of being size-positive but still wanting to lose weight than actually losing weight.
- I celebrated five years with Onyx (not counting the break in our relationship from November 2009 to January 2010).
- I changed my domain once again from FemmeFagette.com to OfPleasure.com
- Onyx and I did a lot of talking and examining of our relationship and rediscovered our Owner/Cuntpet dynamic. After a few months I asked for a new collar to symbolize our new relationship and he re-collared me on the five-year anniversary of our original collaring.
- I started the 30 Days of Kink writing prompts which I’ll finish in 2011.
- I attended and participated in the Seattle Esoteric Book Conference performing in a ritual play The Shrine of the Golden Hawk.
- I became more in touch with my spirituality, joined the OSOGD, and worked on learning and growing in that arena as well as others. I reconnected with the Goddess I am devoted to and am working on doing her work.
- I became a Certified Hypnotherapist.
- I participated in a pornographic documentary which helped recognize my desire to do work in porn. Scarlet Sophia (@ScarletSophiaXI) was born.
More? Of course there’s more. That short bullet-point list doesn’t account for everything I did in 2010, but it’s definitely a start. I didn’t mention my sex toy review site Wanton Lotus Reviews or my sex toy review round-up project Pleasurists which celebrated 100 issues. I didn’t talk about all the times that Onyx and I had sex or exchanged words of love. My posts for this past year haven’t even captured everything I have written about, this year was more about going out and doing.
I’m excited for the next year to come. I think it will be amazing.
Roxy
Whoo hoo! I’m honored to have made it to your highlights of the year. Finally meeting you after hearing so many wonderful things was great fun – you and Onyx more than lived up to your reputation as intelligent, fun, sexy and so very sweet. Sharing a meal with both of you was one of the highlights of my year, too, and something I hope we can arrange again when I’m in the neighborhood. :)