Back in January I posted about 18 things I wanted to do in 2018! I love setting goals each year and really liked the "style" of the goals I set this year. they were pretty low pressure and were aimed at filling my life with joy and fun activities. I didn't complete everything, but I did pretty well!
- Go to 4 concerts
- COMPLETE!
- Vundabar (3/3)
- Boston Calling (The Killers, The National, Portugal the Man, Maggie Rogers, etc.!), (5/26)
- Billy Joel (8/10)
- Mae (10/13)
- Mumford & Sons (12/9)
- Complete 2 races
- DID NOT COMPLETE - Running was just not on the priority list for this year and that's OK -- between spending 3 months in physical therapy and giving myself some much needed personal space from the gym.
- Go to 10 new restaurants
- COMPLETE!
- I haven't kept track of this but most definitely surpassed it.
- Drive to or from New York to Boston (like, be the physical driver)
- COMPLETE!
- Embarrassingly, this is one of my proudest accomplishments of the year! I drove to or from NY a few times with Jacob, and then made the trip several times on my own! It was not nearly as bad as I hyped it up to be and I actually REALLY enjoy the hours listening to podcasts, jamming out to music, and just being alone with my thoughts.
- Take a pottery class
- DID NOT COMPLETE - I actually researched this several times but could never find a good class. Oh well, maybe next year?
- Read 20 books
- COMPLETE! I read 22 books in total this year. The books I liked the best are in bold (clearly I read the best books in packs?)
- This is How it Always is - Laurie Frankel
- Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
- Lilac Girls - Martha Hall Kelly
- The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
- Silent Victim - Caroline Mitchell
- Tips for Living - Renee Shafransky
- A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea - Masaji Ishikawa
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
- Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir - Cinelle Barnes
- Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
- Behind Her Eyes - Sarah Pinborough
- The Last Mrs. Parrish - Liv Constantine
- The Alice Network - Kate Quinn
- Intuitive Eating - Evelyn Tribole
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara
- The Power - Naomi Alderman
- The Hideaway - Lauren Denton
- My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir through (Un)popular Culture - Guy Branum
- Love and Other Words - Christina Lauren
- Matchmaking for Beginners - Maddie Dawson
- The Kind Worth Killing - Peter Swanson
- Then She Was Gone - Lisa Jewll
- Finish decorating my apartment
- DID NOT COMPLETE - Welp, we had to move fairly suddenly from the apartment I was referencng in this list, so we are now in a new apartment with a lot more space (yay)! With all that went on in the fall/winter and with the extra expenses of a move, decorating has not been a huge priority. We have bought some stuff for the apartment but still have a lot to do.
- Go to Tree House Brewery (looong overdue)
- COMPLETE! Thank God.
- Continue organizing book club
- COMPLETE! I organized 7 book club meetups this year and I also joined another book club with my coworkers. Yay!
- Complete my Institute for Nonprofit leadership course and graduate in May
- COMPLETE! Graduated in May :)
- Take a "big" trip
- COMPLETE! We went to Portugal in August-September for 10 days and it was PHENOM!
- Visit Northeastern and the Skywalk Observatory with Divina
- DID NOT COMPLETE - Divina didn't want to either of these things when I suggested them but has since had a change of heart! We are planning to visit Northeastern early in the new year.
- Watch all of the Star Wars movies
- DID NOT COMPLETE - Oops, totally forgot this was a goal of mine! I watched a few of the Star Wars movies but didn't watch them all.
- Replace a few of my makeup products with organic and environmentally friendly versions
- COMPLETE! I rarely wear makeup anymore -- maybe once a week and pretty much only to special events, but I did replace many of my makeup products with Burt's Bees brand.
- Complete an entire hot yoga sculpt class without a break
- COMPLETE! For about 8 months of the year I went to hot yoga sculpt nearly every Tuesday morning and over the summer I did complete a class without any breaks. Once I moved I also cancelled my gym membership so haven't been back since August :(
- Go camping
- DID NOT COMPLETE - This was planned for July but didn't end up happening. Oh well!
- Order omakase at a good sushi restaurant
- DID NOT COMPLETE - Totally forgot about this one - definitely re-adding it to my 2019 list!
- Complete a 500+ piece jigsaw puzzle
- COMPLETE - I did a 1000 piece New Yorker puzzle and loved it! I got 4 more puzzles for Christmas!
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