The greatest moments of 2014

It's New Year's Eve. Typically, I spend this time reflecting on the year, promising myself not to make the same mistakes I made yesteryear blah blah blah. But this year I thought instead of reflecting solely on my own experiences in the past 12 months that thinking about the 7 greatest moments of 2014 (in my terms. It is unlikely that any scientific breakthroughs will make my list and for that I apologise). So in no particular order ...

Wolf of Wall Street. What an amazing, sexually graphic film you wouldn't want to watch with your parents. A ''based on a true story'' film about the rise and ultimate demise of a lying, cheating stock broker featuring a lot of swearing, sex and drug use. This for me was my favourite film of 2014 and one I have watched over and over again. (If only for Leo). I personally believe he was robbed of that Oscar.

 The World Cup. Never ever a phrase I thought I would use in the same sentence as ''greatest moments'' but there's no denying I got pulled into the hype and excitement of all those overpaid adulterous men kicking a ball around. (Not sexist, accurate). A particular highlight for me was when Brazil scored an own goal, then later proceeded to lose 7-1 to Germany. Even I realised the huge enormity/embarrassment Brazil faced at this stage of the competition.

The infamous ''Oscar selfie'' containing more A Lister per square inch than any other photo in existence. Whether you're partial to a selfie or not, I think we were all in awe at celebrities of such a high calibre jumping on the bandwagon and posing for a photo.

Frozen broke almost every record going and taught impressionable young girls everywhere '' hey its ok to be alone'' and that actually, you don't always need a man/Disney Prince to rescue you. With subtle feminism and a song so irritatingly fun to sing Frozen is now the most successful animated film of all time. Well played Elsa.

Apple and Facebook planned to cover the cost of freezing the eggs of their female employees.The motivation behind this aside it being an obvious ''perk of the job'' is that it allows working women more flexibility and control over when they decide to reproduce, and not being dictated to by their biological clocks. A controversial issue and one that has feminists up in arms on both sides, I think such large corporations offering benefits to women is great and a huge leap forward towards equality in the workplace. 

 The Lego Movie came out and was AWESOME! I've lost count of how many times I've seen this film. At 23, I'm confident I'm not the only one who appreciates the immediate mood booster associated with watching it. Hugely successful and funny for all ages this was my favourite kids film of the year. 

Angelina Jolie's impressive speech about the use of sexual violence at war. I will be the first to admit I'm team Aniston all the way and stealing someone else's husband is never ok, but in terms of her political stance and her powerful speech to the UN Jolie smashed it, and has brought light to such a taboo subject. With all the conflict happening around the world at any given point often the women in those areas are forgotten about, but in time hopefully rape will no longer be used as an act of violence, and considered ''inevitable'' at war.

I wonder what 2015 will bring? Calorie free pizza? The demise of ISIS? Here's hoping...

Happy New Year!