So 2021… we expected a lot from you

The year had potential… for the first couple of days. And then, well you know.

So, armed with my bathrobe and bottle of wine, I decided to poke fun — at the world, at myself — throughout all the craziness of 2021.

Here’s a synopsis of the year as it unfolded. You may decide to go back through the news to kind-of, sort-of, figure out what craziness I was poking fun at each month, or just wing it and apply my jokes willy-nilly. Whatever you decide, may you don your bathrobe, grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join me in laughing at the year that was, well… interesting:

p.s. click on the images and hover over them to display the full text

January 2021

2021 was a crazy year... WAIT! We're only in the second week? (Jan 7)

So 2021... we’re now into week 3? (Jan 17)

So 2021... can I come out now? (Jan 23)

So 2021... the rumors are NOT TRUE! I don’t ALWAYS wear my green bathrobe. Sometimes I wear my grey one. (Jan 28)

So 2021... when you evaluate who's eligible for the vaccine, does how I look count? (Jan 31)

February 2021

So 2021... I’m lowering my expectations a wee bit (Feb 5)

So 2021... bring it on! My bathrobe comes with accessories (Feb 13)

So 2021... You’ve got insurrections, viruses, economic disasters and storms, but we’ve got bathrobes and bandaids. So there! — one shot down, one to go! (Feb 18)

March 2021

So 2021... if I go to bed at 7:00, does that mean I can pour a glass at 2:00? (Mar 4)

So 2021... What exactly IS normal? (Mar 13)

OK - give me your best caption! (This is at the huge Google construction site)

And now there are two... Since you are all award-winning caption writers - bring it on!

April 2021

So 2021... s#@*s about to hit the van — no wait, it already did (Apr 21)

May 2021

So 2021... Happy Mother’s Day! I hear we’re s’posed to lounge around in a bathrobe and drink wine all day. I declare every day Mother’s Day! (May 9)

June

So 2021... I’ve got my party clothes on, how ‘bout you? (Jun 6)

So 2021… Happy Summer Solstice (There’s always a reason to celebrate!) (Jun 20)

So 2021… The days are getting shorter and I’m going to whine about it. (Jun 21)

So 2021… you really like heating things up don’t you? Could ya turn it down a notch? (Jun 27)

So 2021… Now we’re back to something, kind-of, sort-of normalish? (Jun 30)

July

So 2021… I’m a great bathrobe multitasker - I can vote and drink wine at the same time! (Jul 18)

So 2021… I’m saving up money to go to space (Jul 20)

So 2021… for those concerned I’m consuming too much wine - I assure you, I only drink one glass a day! (Jul 23)

So 2021… can anyone actually open these? (Jul 30)

August

So 2021… I neither admit, nor deny, that the wine I’ve been ingesting might contain microchips which may, or may not, reveal my location, my likes and dislikes, and what I plan to cook for dinner.

So 2021… it’s August - I WILL NOT turn on the heat (Aug 21)

September

So 2021… my rain dance finally paid off! (Sep 11)

So 2021… Guess I’ve been in my studio too long… came home to find this in place of one of my paintings. My hubby unearthed it in the basement fridge. (Sep 12)

October

So 2021… I’m trying to find some joy, some positivity in our failed septic system. Nope. Not finding it. (Oct 9)

So 2021… I showed up to vote looking like this! Thank you Washington State for making it so easy for me to make my voice heard! (Oct 20)

So 2021... this Halloween I'm going as a crazy lady with bad hair and a bathrobe. How 'bout you? (Oct 31)

Yes, I’m actually out and about in my bathrobe in downtown Kirkland! Loving my Chocolate Picante Tea Latte at LizzyKate Tea and the banana guy! (Oct 31)

November

So 2021… Facebook is down. No wait, it’s back up. No down. How will we survive? (Nov 3)

So 2021... now that it's gonna get dark at 4:30, I know just how to console myself (Nov 7)

So 2021... I've been Boosted! How about you? (Nov 29)

December

So 2021… Happy Winter Solstice! I can feel it getting lighter already. (Dec 21)

So 2021… May your Day-After-Christmases be white! (Dec 26)

So 2021… Bye. (Dec 31)

May 2022 live up to your expectations!

(or not)