Shall I do it? Write the 2014 reflection.
I wasn't going to. I'm not so into New Year's. I'd rather pretend it was another day. But, as I took my day off as a literal day off, a time to recharge cause I been burning it at both ends, I saw blogs and social media posts about last year and got inspired to write down what happened in 2014. More for myself than for you. I can't seem to remember this wild life I have lead. When I tried to remember what happened last year, I just looked at this here ol' blog and happily found the memories. You always think not much has happened but looking at the list, a lot can happen in a year.
I spent last New Year's Eve sweating it out in the sauna with my newest best girl friend, who has become a major staple in my life. A soul sister who has been a supportive anchor in my life. It was because her brother was in town that we went tasting at the Meadery, which in turn, got me a job here one day a week at the beginning of the year and by the end of the year, I quit my other job and moved to the meadery and have found a job that I adore with a really great crew of people. I moved from living in the middle of the woods to town and life has become much more connected with humans which is what I learned, the woods are peaceful and pretty but I need some people around.
I went to Hawaii, Chicago two times, I went to Florida twice, Seattle many, many times. I went to France, Sweden, Holland, Denmark and England. Which goes to show you, the road is life, even for a newly proclaimed "settled" chick.
I went through a breakup which challenged the me to the core.
I finally went to Yosemite.
A product I designed a label for got in all Whole Foods.
I sauna-ed with my college room mate in Copenhagen. Jip came to visit. Hannah came to visit. Victor came to visit.
I got to print $5000 worth of my fine art photography and have an open house for people to come view them.
Then there is the resolution part. Do I do it? I find myself pretty darn happy with the way things are. But I guess I resolve to let things go. I resolve to go for it more, to jump in, to not think and see what happens. I resolve to stop comparing myself to others- to live this life, which is pretty fucking good. I resolve to put on that sexy ass leather and neoprene-ish black mini dress that Tessa bought me and go dance my ass off like I am a twenty year old. I resolve to take more photos with no agenda, just to take them. I resolve to love again. I resolve to see my family more. I resolve to get back out there in those cold waters and surf again. And to buy a nice road bike and ride, ride, ride. I resolve to make some friends locally and to get to my city friends more often.
But, really, resolutions asides, 2015 will be good because it will be. It'll probably be hard. There will be tears but then there's the good. Nothing of last year was planned and so much happened, what will life bring next? So curious.