Well, it's come quite fast, but here is the new year & new decade just a short while away. This past year has been a crazy whirlwind for me personally and professionaly, and 2010 promises to likely continue down that same path.

2009 was a "ramping up period"

Of course I moved from my long time home in Colorado during 2009, and made my way to New England for a job that later didn't work out, but provided me 6 months of stability in a new location, a great group of new friends & associates, and a lot of great memories. 2009 also really changed both my dedication and immersion into the Drupal community. I attended D4D back in June in Boston, made it to Drupalcon Paris in September for my first Drupalcon event, and Drupalcamp Montreal following that up. I now regularly attend the Boston Drupal Users Group, and still skirt around the New Hampshire group, and always end up missing them for some reason!

2009 also ended for me as a freelancer/contractor again, and that has been the most rewarding change of all. It has brought me back to the life I enjoy leading, to being my own boss, making my own schedule, choosing what I want to work on or not, and most importantly not having to deal with higher ups that are complete douche-waffles. This last spurt of freelance work again has really reaffirmed why I worked freelance for so much of my professional career.