Thanks 2010

2010 has been a really, really good year for me. It’s been pretty busy though and, so I don’t forget what I’ve done, I wrote a little round-up. (It's probably very dull for anyone who isn't me).

Misty fjords in Iceland

I took Jedward shopping on Oxford Street, watched Yoko Ono switch on the Imagine Peace Tower on a tiny island in Iceland and got trapped between Katy Perry and Rihanna on an LA red carpet.

In the summer, I took a deep breath and left a stifling job to go freelance. As it got hotter and hotter, I worked for a few magazines I'd always idolised (*cough* Conde Nast *cough*) and realised that I’d fallen out of love with traditional journalism for good.

Even scarier than going freelance was sharing a really personal story at Let Me Tell You All About Me. I began running a regular Nineties film club at Anna and Carly’s Christmas jumble sale  and dug out a script I wrote five years ago that I'm going to rewrite next year.

Maiden - where Yes Brian held their Xmas jumble 

I got very lucky, travel-wise, and went to New York, Morocco, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Reyjavik, Montreal…

Beautiful graffiti in Barcelona

Dream Jobs came and went and I worked for some brilliant companies. 

My banal tweets got me quoted in the Boston Globe and the Telegraph on Franzen, England and success, and photographed by Chris Floyd for his Great Twitter Portrait Project.

@isabelleoc, me and @carolineno for Chris Floyd

Between work and blogging, I met too many brilliant people to mention. Those with the best blogs include Fiona, Isabelle, Alan, Caroline, Rachel, Frankie, Jean, and every single one of the Domestic Sluttery gang.

And (obviously), I read a lot of blogs, bought a lot of dresses, listened to a lot of bands, read a lot of books and saw a lot of films.

A big thank you for taking the time to check out my little place online - you've made my year.

I'm ending 2010 with a fractured elbow and a big smile. Hello, 2011. Hope you're nice.