This year was a crazy one. I can't even begin to list all the crazy things that have happened in 2017 because it would go on forever. This year was particularly wild for me. I did things that I didn't think I would ever be able to do...well, at least some things that the 2016 version of me didn't think I would ever be able to do. Here are a few:

1. Ordered a coffee by mistake...and continued to drink it

I don’t drink coffee so this is by far the most exciting thing on this list…the even more shocking part about this is that I enjoyed it.

2. Voluntarily answered my phone

I’m the kind of person that will hit decline if the number isn’t already saved in my phone, but that changed this year. I answered the phone and had to talk to people (2017 was crazy if you ask me).

3. Did adult things by myself

Car repair? Check. Eye doctor? Check. Blood Test? Check. Hated every minute of it? Check.

4. Cut people out of my life

People always say they want to cut people out of their life, but never actually do. This time, I hit delete and block, and never looked back. And I really have never been happier.

5. Stopped putting so much effort into my makeup every single day

My Grandma Sally would never go out in public without putting her face on, and I was the same. This year, I somehow got the confidence to go to Meijer on the weekends without makeup and then that stretched to minimal to no makeup to class and work.

6. Wasn’t a “bro” and gave a bad peer review

Sometimes people need tough love...even if it is going to affect their grade.

7. Declined a job offer…twice

Have you ever gotten to an interview and everything about the position felt off? Well, it happened twice to me this year. And I am so glad that I did what I did. Better things came along for me, and I know that I made the right choice, even though it was hard at the time.

8. Told everyone about my alopecia areata

In case you missed the announcement, I'm going bald — and have been for years!

9. Wrote for Odyssey

I always thought this stuff was cheesy (and a lot of it is) but here I am, posting an article on Odyssey.

10. Quit something because my heart wasn't in it

Sometimes you have to sit back and really evaluate the reasons why you're still doing something. I did this, and I realized that there were things that needed to be cut out of my life. Which is what I did. Which is why I only have one more article left writing for Odyssey.