Last year, I wrote an article about the things I had hoped to do while I was 20 years old. Some of the things were silly, and others were quite serious. With my birthday being only a week away, I thought it would be interesting to see what I accomplished on my list of things to do.
1. Go one semester without any C's as a final grade - happened.
This actually happened twice, so yay.
2. Get rid of the negative people in my life - kind of happened.
I started to, but not every negative person can be removed.
3. Talk to/spend more time with my family - kind of happened.
There were some family members I got closer to, but not as many as I had hoped. It's a process.
4. Manage my attitude/temper - happened.
I've been more aware of it. When I do start to get angry, I take a breath and take a step back before something bad happens. I do still have my attitude, but it is much better than it was (at least I think so).
5. Go on vacation - happened.
This did happened. I went for an almost two week long vacation which was well worth it.
6. Travel more - happened.
I ended up visiting 5 states that I had never been to. Very cool, and I can't wait to see more.
7. Realize it is okay to put myself before others sometimes - did not happen.
Yeah. It just didn't happen.
8. Learn how to manage money better - happened.
For sure. I saved so much money in the past year, and it was worth it. I'm glad I started to figure out this #adulting thing.
9. Stop eating junk food in the middle of the night - kind of happened.
There were some nights that I caved, but overall, I did pretty well.
10. Learn to be confident - did not happened.
I should have learned, but I didn't.
11. Actually stick to exercising - did not happen.
Oh goodness. I don't think I worked out once this year.
12. Learn to accept/love who I am - did not happened.
There are still a lot of things I wish I could change, and I still have to learn to accept it.
13. Start narrowing down where I want to go for graduate school - kind of happened.
I started looking into them more and what I wanted to do, and what I needed to do to get there, however, I did not pick where I wanted to go just yet.
14. Get a tattoo - did not happened.
It will. Soon.
15. Figure out what a normal sleep schedule is - happened.
This happened for a while. I have a sleep schedule now, but it's not what it should be.
16. Realize that the past is the past - happened.
I have come to terms with my past and have realized I wouldn't be who I am today without it.
17. Learn how to trust people - happened.
I've been less skeptical of others which is great.
18. Successfully watch a Netflix Original - happened.
They have gotten better, so I think I watched two ("The Ranch" and "Big Mouth").
19. Have a political discussion with someone - happened.
This happened a few times, so that's good.
20. Be happy - kind of happened.
2017 was a rough year, so I struggled with it, but it will get better. So here's to next year!