The Ohioan

Writing and publishing one blog post every month for 2019 was one of my new years resolutions last year and I am proud to announce that with this post, I will have successfully reached that goal! Here is my 2019 in review:

This year I:

• taught myself how to do embroidery
• applied for a job I really wanted (and didn’t get)
• started going to therapy again
• completed 50,000 words in NANOWRIMO
• read a lot of books for pleasure
• started a podcast (For Scorpios By Scorpios)
• spent a lot of quality time with friends
• traveled
• went on a lot of walks around my neighborhood
• filled two and a half journals
• drove across the country with a close friend
• got bangs
• made mental and emotional wellness a priority

At the end of the year I feel:

• drained
• hopeful
• like I’ve already lived through the hellscape of the 2020 election and that it will never end
• dissatisfied
• satisfied
• grateful
• stronger emotionally
• sad
• nostalgic
• content
• ready to introspect
• restful
• loved

I’m not proud that this year I:

• stopped listening to the news
• used too much plastic and paper
• stopped going to yoga
• bought so much stuff from Amazon.com
• spent a lot of emotional energy being frustrated with things that were out of my control
• bought all my clothes from fast-fashion sources
• didn’t call my long-distance friends enough

Whatever you did in 2019, however it made you feel, I hope you’re feeling optimistic about today, tomorrow, and the year ahead. Be kind to others and be kind to yourself.