Hello friends, happy… Saturday! I’ve never posted on a Saturday, but since this has become tradition on my blog for the last couple of years, I couldn’t not post today. Today is my birthday (yay!) so I’m going to look back at the past year at the good, the bad and the ugly. 🎉

Last year I categorized this in good and bad, this year I’m just going to go in order of the past year. Let’s see how much I remember 😅

🌙 I had a pretty good 27th birthday even if it was a quarantine one – I got my hair cut and saw my two best friends on my front porch

🌙 I started recording more videos on Instagram, which I’m proud of

🌙 I wasn’t going to talk about COVID, but how can you not? I also wasn’t going to admit to testing positive for it because it feels shameful to say, but I’m going to because it did happen. I had COVID, it was a very mild case, which was good; it was like I had a cold, runny, stuffed nose – the only difference was I lost my smell and that was really strange for me.

🌙 Felt super anxious and paranoid about going out

🌙 I started to take more photos… my Instagram game is going strong

🌙 I started making lattes at home (thanks to a new Keurig with a frother) and using food colouring to make the milk a fun experience

🌙 I baked a little (more so in the beginning of the year… I’d really like to get back to it)

🌙 I made dough from scratch, that was a mission but I’m happy I tried that

🌙 Started to finally read more Canadian books (I’m almost through all 15 2021 nominated Canada Reads books!)

🌙 Felt totally frustrated by the state of the world and the no direction

🌙 My coworker and friend dropped off a bullet journal (… that I have yet to use 😅)

🌙 Got obsessed with making iced lattes… even with chocolate milk

🌙Actually took my bike out… even if it was for a few bike rides 😅

🌙 Watched the Leafs blow another playoff year… there’s always next year right? 😅

🌙 Saw my two best friends after months of not seeing them and went to sushi where they deliver it to your car… that was an experience… never again

🌙 Went to the beach for the first time in years with my two best friends

🌙 Got fully vaccinated and bought concert tickets to my first concert since COVID in the same week

🌙 I learned how to knit in the round

🌙 I also knit my first blanket

🌙 Had patio dinners and wine Wednesdays with my two best friends

🌙 Got to see a friend I haven’t seen since 2020 and it was SO good to catch up over afternoon lattes (like the good ol’ days)

🌙 Went to an outdoor event called Sugar Rush with a really good friend

🌙 One of my best friend’s got married!

🌙 Went to Niagara Falls, my first real trip since 2020

🌙 Got to see another really good friend since 2020

🌙 Ate a lot of sushi and wontons 😂

🌙 I read my first audiobook and I really enjoyed it

🌙 Watched my brother build lego a lot 😂

🌙 Went bookstore hopping with my two best friends

🌙 Read a whole bunch of Goosebumps books, it was so much fun

🌙 The blog stats went down

🌙 Started to hate the management of my job

🌙 I created a new logo and headers for the blog

🌙 Read a lot of good stories

I’m sure there is so much more that I’m missing, but this has already gotten quiet long. On a whole and looking at all of 27 it wasn’t too bad of a year. I mean, I feel like I spent it mostly at home (since I’m still working from home) but it seems like things are looking up, so who knows what 28 will bring.