December 31, 2014

 

This year went by incredibly fast. Faster than I ever thought. It started out really rough, snowstorms, breakups and more. But I kept myself busy, and am in a really good place right now in my life. I took back my life in 2014. It was all about me. I traveled alone for the first time ever. And it wasn’t as scary as it sounds! It felt liberating that the only person I had to answer to was myself. Do I want a fruity drink at 10 a.m. on the beach? Yes, please.

 

And despite the ups and downs of the year, I actually managed to get a lot done on my 2014 resolutions that I made for myself last year at this time. I’m actually surprised at how much I accomplished. And I am so overwhelmed with planning the upcoming year. I want to do so much!

 

As I said, the year started out pretty miserably. On Jan. 2, I was forced to stay at the first hotel of the year for a snowstorm at work. That should have been a premonition of how the rest of the winter would turn out, as a few weeks later, my relationship of almost four years ended. I won’t lie when I say it was pretty rough to get through the next few months. But I am proud to say I came out on top, and I’m a stronger person for it. I had an amazing summer and took some fun trips. I traveled across the country for some sibling bonding. I went to Vegas and partied all day and night (OK, well, one night), with some new friends. I watched two great new friends tie knot and welcomed into the world new babies. I started writing for a great new website, thanks to a college buddy, which is opening up a lot of doors for me. And in doing me, I also opened my heart up to love again, and I’m oh so glad I did, as I haven’t been this happy in a really long time.

 

So, cheers to 2014! What started out crappy ended up being an amazing year, complete with love, life and happiness. I can only hope that 2015 is even more amazing.

 

And without further ado – here are my 2014 resolutions and if I accomplished them, the year’s highlights, and then my 2015 resolutions!

 

2014 Resolutions:
-Learn to let things go. – DONE.

-Keep my friendships strong. – DONE.

-See Jimmy’s new show!!!!!! (or work for him)! – NO – AND THIS MAY LEAD TO AN UGLY 2015!

-Work hard at fixing things and stop being passive-aggressive. – DONE.

-See more movies!!!! – YEAR STARTED OFF GOOD, BUT DROPPED OFF.

-Start writing my Penny blog again! I miss her! – DONE AND DONE.

-Try to find an inexpensive Zumba class. I miss it! – CHANGED GYMS, WENT BACK TO ZUMBA!

-Travel to Seattle (I’m coming Mike!) – DONE.

-Finally plan and book that trip to Europe (or Iceland or Hawaii or New Zealand). – DOES PUERTO RICO COUNT?

-Read more (I put this back on from 2012). – DONE.

-Redesign my website. – GOTTA PUT THIS BACK ON.

-Lose weight – and keep it off. – I LOST IT, BUT THEN PUT IT BACK ON. GRRRR.

-Get a new look (ie. Start wearing more dresses, more heels and doing my hair fancy on a daily basis). Basically, be a lady. – I GOT TWO NEW PAIRS OF GLASSES AND HAD A NO PANTS SUMMER. I’D SAY DONE!

-Be a master at PhotoShop; learn to video edit. – PUTTING THIS BACK ON.

-Take a class (writing, cooking, photography, something!!). – PUTTING THIS BACK ON.

 

2014 High (and Low) lights:

-Snowstorms, motels and more snowstorms.

-Was heartbroken.

-Went skiing for the first time in a very long time and didn’t hate it. Didn’t love it either. Also rode a ski lift for the first time and didn’t fall off!

-Started writing TV reviews.

-Lily Elizabeth was born!

-Bought new furniture on a whim – won’t do that again!

-Brought Penny back with a vengeance and even created a Facebook page for her!

-Went to some Mets games with friends and family and had a blast.

-Traveled to Puerto Rico by myself for a long weekend.

-Saw Aladdin on Broadway.

-Avery was born!

-Made new friends at a bachelorette party in Connecticut.

-Traveled to Seattle to visit the little brother.

-Got another tattoo with Liz.

-Had an amazing 33rd birthday despite not wanting to celebrate.

-Lost a very special woman way too soon.

-Learned that I can, in fact, day drink for several days in a row in Vegas.

-Celebrated the weddings of two-coworkers.

-Fell in love again.

-Abby was born!

-Visited my favorite family in Virginia and bonded with my buddy Logan.

-Already attended several Islanders games with many more on the horizon – at least for this season.

-Ran (well half-ran) at 5K Wipeout Style Race and LOVED IT!

 

2015 Resolutions (in no particular order):

-See Jimmy’s new show (this will be done in 2015 dammit)!

-Re-design my website.

-Explore more things with Penny Redstar.

-Take a class.

-Volunteer.

-Travel to wherever my brother is (hopefully a new city)!

-Get back into the gym, for real, no excuses.

-Run another 5K race.

-Learn more Photoshop.

-Just live life day by day with no expectations other than enjoy every second of it.

 

I know I got a little sentimental, but it was a very good year. Bring 2015, I’m ready!