I was inspired by Stephanie Evergreen’s personal annual reports and I love looking at my own data, so this year I created my own annual report to reflect and give you some insight into my life.
Below, I go over the highlights of the year.
I started a blog!
It was quite an eventful year in both ways I have been planning for a while and taking advantage of new opportunities that popped up, like starting this blog. I received the push I needed thanks to Ann Emery and her Great Graphs course, which I completed in 2019. She provided students with the opportunity to guest post on her blog and I took it (and then some!). I decided create my own blog and since I work best with set deadlines and goals, her time frame for submission got me moving!
Check out my 3 most viewed blog posts here:
I traveled a lot more than usual!
I flew a lot last year, mainly due to a much-anticipated trip to Spain with my husband. We visited Seville, Granada, and Madrid- it was amazing. We even got to hang out with a peacock! Proof is below. My favorite place was Seville, where we got to see a flamenco show, had a spa day, caught the end Semana Santa, and ate so much delicious food.
I read a lot of books!
Before looking at this data I would have said I “read” more audio-books than hard copies of books last year, because I am always listening to one when I drive to and from work. But I guess that’s why we should rely on data and not intuition!
As I note in the report, the best book I read in 2019 was Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. I couldn't stop talking about it once I finished it. If you are interested in discovering examples of how lives can be improved and even saved by disaggregating data and understanding how women differ from men, I highly recommend it.
