2013 – the year I never blogged.
I was going to write a really reflective post about what a great year 2013 was, how much I learned, how far I’ve come and blah blah. It was going to be deep, meaningful, and moving. But then I decided to make a list of things I did in 2013. It’s not comprehensive, but it includes some of the more notable events.
In 2013 I:
- Worked too hard and not enough
- Didn’t leave the City for nine months straight
- Wrote a book proposal
- Had a maxed out credit card all year (but never got a second one)
- Learned from mistakes… and later ignored those lessons
- Broke a heart
- Felt reaffirmed that storytelling is what I want to do
- Tried to ask out my barista (found out he’s straight)
- Missed things I probably shouldn’t and didn’t miss things I probably should
- Continued dreaming
- Ripped my pants the entire way down the back while dancing
- Got an internship at my dream company
- Realized I’m 24 going on 44
- Went a little crazy (in both good and bad ways)
- Continued to speak Jasonese (s’cute though)
- Read more than I have in a year’s time
- Liked myself a lot more
- Called my father once
- Wanted nothing more than to run away and stay put all at the same time
- Tried to Instagram less selfies (key word being tried)
- Smiled for those I was happy for and jealous of
- Learned I’m a lot more independent than I ever knew
- Got my heart broken
- Found an issue which makes me righteously angry
- Gave my number out on the subway… only to see him throw it away in the trashcan as the train left the station
- Went through two iPhones. Learned I don’t always need music while using the sink
- Final felt contentment
- Realized I truly love New York City and how lucky I am to call it home
- Humbled bragged
- Realized I’m actually kind of a catch and told myself not to settle (this is an example of the above)
- Wanted a baby, then decided a dog was easier, then a cat, then just settled on a pint of Ben & Jerry’s
- Went to the gym once
- Second guessed myself much less
- Never had a steady savings account of more than $50
- Realized haters gonna hate
- Paid $18.75 to see the One Direction documentary
- Got up at 4 a.m. during the winter to see One Direction in Central Park
- Drove a UHaul in NYC
- Danced among the lights and fog in the kitchen of a restaurant in Williamsburg while most of America was sleeping
- Met Anderson Cooper, Brian Williams, Diane Sawyer, and Richard Engel
- Cried at work when DOMA was overturned
- Said “We should do this again” without meaning it
- Stared all seven deadly sins in the eyes
- Saw Jane Lynch in the Village and yelled, “Jane, love you girl!”
- Had fewer regrets than any other year to date