Hi friends and happy Monday! I’m back with a traditional post of mine… celebrating me! 😄 Today is my birthday… and I’m elevating to the next level, a new decade. I’m excited to start a new year and new decade, but before starting, let’s take a look back at the final year in my twenties!
Read more: Happy Birthday Me: 30As I do every year, I have to give, Marie @Drizzle & Hurricane Books, for the inspiration of this post. She has a similar look-back post on her birthday, which is where I got the inspiration to start mine (thanks, girl!✨❤️).
I started writing things down to put in this post (unlike years past, look at me learning…😅) but I didn’t continue throughout the year, but it’s a good thing I take pictures!
Woof, was this year a complete 180 from last year, in the best way possible! This year I spent it outside and doing things and spending time with friends/family, it’s just been such a good year, I’m sad to be saying goodbye to it. So let me go through my year.
🌟Celebrated my birthday by going book-hop shopping. We went to 11 bookstores in Toronto (read here) and I bought 19 😱 books!
🌟Celebrated my birthday with my November friends for brunch!
🌟Started my Classics Project, reading Pride and Prejudice, and I’ve been loving it!
🌟Tried to apply for a full-time job… and didn’t get it. My freelance contract got renewed, though
🌟Got a raise 🎉
🌟Actually went to the bank to start thinking and planning my future – how responsible of me 😂 … even if it was a little disheartening
🌟Had a small friend get together for Christmas
🌟Started the new year by going to brunch with a friend… this just started a very long run of many brunches for the year – I am not complaining! 😊
🌟Did a re-watch (my sixth! 😱) of One Tree Hill
🌟Finished a second blanket and it came out so well!
🌟Bought a new sparkly dress to celebrate one of my best friend’s birthday!
🌟Celebrated all of my friends’ 30th birthdays in all the ways they liked!💞
🌟Baked a few times in the beginning of the year… then completely gave up on it… oops
🌟I bought an e-reader for the first time and I’ve been enjoying my Kobo and my e-reading experience!
🌟Got together with my friends for a Galentine’s Day
🌟Started going to the movies more frequently
🌟Went bookstore hopping again for Independent Bookstore Day (read here)
🌟Went to the Toronto Symphony for the first time. They played the score while we watched Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Such a cool idea!
🌟Had fun watching the Leafs make it to round 2 in the playoffs… only to blow it from there ☹️
🌟Got on a plane for the first time since 2019!
🌟Went on a mini vacation to Washington D.C. with my mom. I can’t wait to go on vacation again (read here)
🌟Got our bathroom re-done and now it looks amazing!
🌟Took a day trip with my best friends to Buffalo for a shopping trip
🌟Went to see Billy Talent in concert for the first time with my friends and brother (read here)
🌟Felt good about my savings
🌟Went to a Disney Immersive Experience with a friend
🌟Went to a Toronto Blue Jays game, and they won, woo!
🌟Fell in love with the Barbie movie… I saw in theatres twice! 💞
🌟Went to the VIP theatre and that was a fancy experience!
🌟Spent some time on a boat… twice, both times were fun
🌟Went to see City and Colour for the third time with my friend and brother and was such a beautiful concert. (read here)
🌟Went to the CNE briefly, it was nice to walk around for the first time since 2019!
🌟Wore my prom dress for the first time since prom… so shocked it still fit, but I’m happy to put it back in the closet
🌟Went to the beach for the first time in a few years with my best friends
🌟Had a pool party with my brother and his friends
🌟Had an amazing summer!
🌟Felt very loved
🌟Went book store hopping for the third time, I feel so special to be able to do it so many times this year
🌟Took quite a few drives to different places in Ontario
🌟Had a Friendsgiving
🌟Completed my Goodreads goal of 100 books, 2 months before the end of the year
🌟My blog stats have started to go up, woo!
🌟Felt deflated
🌟Looking forward to the future
And that’s a wrap on my 29th year and a wrap on my twenties! I’m sure I’m missing something, but this is what I’m remembering the most. I have to say, I ended it with a bang and I have no regrets. I’m looking forward to the future and what the next decade has in store for me! Here’s to 30! 🎉💜
Happy birthday
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Thank you! 🙂
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Happiest of birthdays to you Meghan! It fills me with joy to see the amazing year you had! I wish you all the best in this new decade 🩷
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Thank you so much Karla! 💞😊
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Happy birthday! It looks like you had an amazing year and wishing you many more!
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Thank you so much! 😊
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happy birthday!!! have a wonderful year ahead ❤
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Thank you so much! 💞😊
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Happy Birthday. It looks as though you’ve just ended a fantastic year and I hope this next one will be just as good.
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Thank you so much! Here’s hoping! 😊
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Happy birthday to you !!!!!!!
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Thank you!!! 😄
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Happy birthday!
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Thank you! 😊
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Happy 30th! I saw some of your celebrations on Instagram, it looked like a great time!
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Thank you! 😊 I had a really great time! I made sure to go all out!
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