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#I MISSED HER SO FUCKING MUCH I LAST SAW HER IRL IN DECEMBER
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I LOVE MY MUM SO FUCKING MUCH I LOVE HER I LOVE HER
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sunnie-moved · 5 years
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🌻fifty questions tag🌻
1. What takes up too much of your time?
— this hellsite....and currently documentaries!! i just watched this one called “Blackfish” i recommend it, but it’s not for the faint of heart. it’s very sad, it’s about SeaWorld
2. What makes your day better?
— the girl i like!! she’s really sweet and talking to her always makesmy day brighter! and also my friends!
3. What’s the best thing to happen to you today?
— the girl i like asked me out on a date !!!
4. What fictional place would you like to go to?
— omg!!!! the spirit world in atla/tlok!!! or just anywhere in that universe tobe honest!!!
5. Are you good at giving advice?
— it depends on the situation, to be honest
6. Do you have a mental illness?
— i have diagnosed depression and anxiety, and my therapist talked abt bpd but we haven’t dived into it yet
7. Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis?
— no, knock on wood!
8. What musician(s) inspired you the most?
—  hozier, declan mckenna, taemin, hayley kiyoko, troye sivan, and jonghyun
9. Have you ever fallen in love?
— yes
10. What’s your dream date?
— i’ve always wanted to go to this one cafe in town thats inspired about this one classical musician and !! i’m going there sometime after the girl i like comes back from florida! i’m so excited like !!
11. What do others notice about you?
— my chest tbh, or my tooth gap. i also have a cute lil mole under my eye/above my cheek
12. What’s an annoying habit you have?
— i tend to leave things lay around, i’ve been working on it but ahhhh . 
13. Do you still talk to your first love?
— yes, she hurt me but she’s still important to me platonically
14. How many exes do you have?
— 3 if u count actual relationships where we saw each other irl (and knew each other irl) 5 if not that
15. How many songs are in you playlist?
— like 3000, i like a lot of insturments
16. What instruments can you play?
— piano and recorder. the girl i like is trying to teach me trumpet tho (i’m bad at it omg)
17. What do you have the most pictures of?
— taemin, probably
18. Where would you like to go before you die?
— all around the world to be honest. i’d love to visit spain, thailand, norway, both koreas, china, and mexico.
19. What’s your zodiac?
— aquarius
20. Do you relate to it?
— yeahhhh
21. What is happiness to you?
— acheiving what i set my mind to, being surrounded by the people i love and the people that support me
22. Are you going through anything right now?
— a major custody battle w my family; a depressive episode; lots of stress and money struggles; friend changes/drama
23. What’s the worst decision you’ve ever made?
— letting people control what i do and how i do things (they aren’t my guardians*); not waiting to have sex
24. What’s your favorite store?
— any  book one, to be honest
25. What’s your opinion on abortions?
— a woman/person born w a vagina can do whatever she wants to her body and i don’t think anyone else should really have a say in it
26. Do you keep a bucket list?
— a mental one of sorts
27. Do you have a favorite album?
— i have many, but one of my All Time faves is Hozier by Hozier
28. What do you want for your birthday?
— money, if not that then: watercolor, bracelet string, journals, cute clothes
29. What are most peoples first impressions of you?
— apparently i’m intimidating?? i don’t try to be!! i try to come off as approachable as possible but ahhahhhhh :/
30. What age do you seem according to most people?
— 18ish
31. Where do you keep your phone when you sleep?
— on the little stand i have beside my bed (plugged in and charging ofc)
32. What word do you say the most?
— valid; mood; estoy cansada; i love you; fuck/damn/shit
33. What’s the oldest age you would date?
— 18
34. What’s the youngest you would date?
— 15
35. What job/career do most people say would suit you?
— something to do with languages or helping people/animals
36. What’s your favorite music genre?
— alternative, rock, indie
37. If you could live in any country in the world, where would it be?
— Canada or Norway
38. What’s your current favorite song?
— i want to hold your hand by the beatles; say say say by paul mcartney and mj; replay 0127 by nct
39. How long have you had this blog?
— since dec30 so 3 months almost 4
40. What are you excited for?
— gonna do volleyball this summer!! i’m excited for that!! and also my date uwu
41. Are you a better talker or listener?
— talker gd i never shut the hell up
42. What is the last productive thing you did?
— cleaned my room, bought things for my health, showered/etc
43. What do you want for Christmas?
— money; if not that then: keyboard, probs taemin’s newest album bc i still don’t own it
44. What class do you get the best grades in?
— spanish
45. On a scale of 1-10 how are you feeling right now?
— if one is best and ten is worst, im a solid 3
46. What can you see yourself doing in ten years?
— something with linguistics; maybe a teacher
47. When did you experience your first heartbreak?
— december 10 2018 if youre talking romance wise
48. What age do you want to get married?
— i don’t really want to get married but maybe like my 30s if i choose to??
49. What career did you want to have as a child?
— lawyer
50. What do you crave right now?
— i really want to cuddle w the girl i like and binge disney movies:(((
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do all the evens on that unusual asks post from like 12 posts ago
Bitch, that's a LOT 👀
2. is your room messy or clean?
Messy for the most part of the week. Then I get into the Marie Kondo mode and swipe up everything to the point it looks like a fucking Ikea show room.
4. do you like your name? why
Nein. If it was with a C instead of a K maybe I would like it better. Also the meaning is ugly.
6. describe your personality in 3 words or less
vide noir
8. whar kind of car do you drive? color?
I'M BI, I CAN'T DRIVE AKDNSK (I have the license though, still don't know how did I make it lmao)
10. how would you describe your style?
Hmm a mix of simple vintage, basic with a hint of modernity.
12. what size bed do you have?
Big enough for me and my stack of books laying down next to me, not big enough for tall people 💀
14. if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?
IRELAND. I've been obsessed with that country since high school (hello 10 years of crying). I just need a place in the countryside where it's not too hot and where I can enjoy nature and peace. Also Irish people seems to be on the same reckless wave as I am, so 😂
16. favourite makeup brand(s)
I don't care really. The cheaper and working, the better!
18. favourite tv show?
Random order: Russian Doll, Misfits, Breaking Bad, Queer Eye, Good Omens, Stranger Things, In The Flesh, Sense8.
20. how tall are you?
5.2-5.3 or 159cm 😭
22. do you go to the gym?
Not right now. I used to go back in time, though. I did functional training and crossfit for a while.
24. how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?
Not enough for chickin nuggets :(
26. how many pillows do you sleep with?
6. I sleep on 2, the other ones are for hugging because I'm the lonlies bitch on this planet.
28. how many friends do you have?
EHM. Irl maybe 2. Online a few more... maybe 3 😂
30. what's your favourite candle scent?
Berries, vanilla, sandalwood, cinnamon.
32. 3 favourite girl names
Juniper, Eden, Aoife
34. favourite actress
Hmm nobody in particular at the moment.
36. favourite movie
Dead Poets Society, the majority of Wes Anderson's movies, Being There, The Fall
38. money or brains?
Why can't I have both?
40. how many times have you been to the hospital?
For an operation, only once. In ER for minor thigs I guess 3 times.
42. do you take any medications daily?
Dumb bitch juice.
44. what is your bigger fear?
Not having financial stability.
46. what's your go to hair style?
Messy hay nest or a bun.
48. who is your role model?
I don't think I have any... I mean, there are some people that I really admire but I don't know if I could define them as my role models.
50. what was the last text you sent?
"I'M HORNY FOR THAT NECK"....... I'm-....
52. what is your dream car?
Maybe a Mini or the new Fiat 500. Idk, something small 'cause I fucking fear big cars.
54. do you go to college?
Not anymore.
56. would you rather live in rural or the suburbs?
RURAL
58. do you have freckles?
I wish. God didn't gave me freckles 'cause otherwise I'd be too powerful.
60. how many pictures do you have on your phone?
+1300
62. do you still watch cartoons?
Sometimes, yes!
64. favourite dipping sauce?
BBQ, I think.
66. have you ever win a spelling bee?
WE DON'T HAVE THESE IN EUROPE
68. can you draw?
Yes, or at least I think I can lol.
70. what was the last concert you saw?
The love of my life, mister Hozier 😭 I miss him so much, it's been almost exactly 7 months as we speak.
72. Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?
Bitch, my maroccan breadmaker from the other side of the river.
74. what is your crush's first and last initial?
I have only one crush. I mean, we all know on this godamn clusterfuck of a blog that I love only one man that doesn't know I exists :')
76. what color looks best on you?
I don't know... I love wearing black, though 🖤
78. do you sleep with your door open or closed?
When I'm home alone - open. When people are around - closed.
80. what is your biggest pet peeve?
Lazy and disrespectful men.
82. favourite ice cream flavour?
vanilla, pistachio, cherry
84. chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?
BITCH BOTH
86. what is your phone background?
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88. do you like it when people play with your hair?
Y E S
90. do you wash your face? at night? in the morning?
Both.
92. have you ever been drunk?
Yes, of course 💀
94. favourite lyrics right now
"You never loved me
I came all the way through time and space
To take you away and out of this place
You're an emerald in the sky
You light up the night by blinking you eyes
I'll cry and I'll cry if your light ever dies"
AND OF COURSE AND STILL:
"True that I saw her hair like the branch of a tree
A willow dancing on air before covering me
Under cotton and calicos over canopy dapple long ago
True that love in withdrawal was the weeping of me that the sound if the
Saw must be known by the tree must be felled for to fight the cold
I fretted fire but that was long ago."
AND
the whole "In The Woods Somewhere" song
96. day or night?
NIGHT
98. favourite month?
October, December but also March/April when it's still kinda crisp but you can enjoy the first warm sunlight and the nature that comes back to life 🖤
100. who was the last person you cried in front of?
Idk, I cry all the time when I'm alone.
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Ok so it’s 4am and I accidentally drank diet coke and it has caffeine in it which i just found out + a lot of other bad things so it’s fuck diet coke i guess this is my bad luck because I cannot sleep anymore lol i and have to be up in 2 hours but anyways i’ve been in yuma arizona visiting my boyfriend Cabot who’s been locked up since april 2018 i mean i haven’t even seen him in 17 months!!!!!!! I’ve made so many cactus friends and the palm trees give me life and i went to finally see him yesterday let me tell you taylor’s single lover PUSHED my ass go to see him since i’ve been so nervous like how do i go from only talking on the phone to someone for so long to actually seeing them IRL? Like IN THE FLESH omfg it was so perfect seeing him it’s as if not a day had passed us by. August 1st i packed up all my things and moved across the country to tucson az from Massachusetts to set up a place for us and basically start our lives together i just got approved for a one bedroom apt and the # is apartment 143 ?!! Like how much more ironic and perfect can life get i can’t wait to set up all our furniture and decorate. And make a home for him and US !! UGH He gets out December 21 2019 so we are in it for the last leg of his sentencing but let me tell you my bday is January 16th so when taylor said we can leave the christmas lights up till January i .... felt like she was singing to me. He gets free on Christmas basically I feel her lyrics to the depths of my heart ever since i first saw her tim mcgraw music video playin on MTV i have been a STAN i might not show it so much publicly online maybe cuz im old and weird now but that’s how it’s always been in my heart and soul Since 2006. I’m 28, so i can relate to everything musically she’s sang since the beginning i feel like i’ve grown up with the woman and she’s played such a big part of shaping me and who i am today and i love her for that. All the trials and tribulations no matter what i will stand by and support her. I feel like i’ve had a best friend through the radio who understands what it’s like growing up through millions of broken hearts and now we’re at a time where we’ve both found the loves of our lives so once again everything is relatable. This era is going to be the most EPIC one i can feel it in my bones. It’s gonna be healthy ~and right and real~. I love it and i can’t wait to grow with her even more. In other news i must say.... cabot did get his right hand tattooed like a skeleton and it needs fixing because it’s literally scary. Maybe we can add a snake slithering through it, and have it “spitting venom” but instead of spitting venom it can spit out butterflies. And Any snout remarks from my father about cabot’s tattoos will be ignored ... especially his face tats but i’ve always been very attracted to the “bad boy” type . When taylor said he can be my jailer i guess we took that very literally didn’t we. But we are ready for it , our lives together, and the new album comes out the day before my move in date so it will be so lovely moving in to Lover!! Anyways its been two whole nights without my cat Penny so i miss her and i hope she’s ok she’s my only friend i just want to be with her and cabot forever
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kennadavenportgayle · 7 years
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92 things tag
I was tagged by @pbophelia @maxwellbaemont and @zigsexual
I don’t know who to tag cuz it seems like everyone has done it so if you want to do this then I tag you! 
The last: 
1. Drink: Water, so exciting 
2. Phone call: A random ass number, no idea who it was
3. Text message: A text to my college friends, I sent a meme that represents our (well now my old) college 
4. Song you listened to: The last time by TSwift
5. Time you cried: Honestly idk??? I think when I had mono a month ago and was in so much pain I had a break down.
Have you ever: 
6. Dated someone twice: yes, do not do it lol
7. Kissed someone and regretted it: yes? but i didn’t really have a choice cuz it was for this scene I had to do a few years ago and my director told me to kiss him and he was the worst kisser lmao. And i hooked up with this guy a few months ago and he stopped talking to me after we did so i totally regret that and i kissed this other guy i hooked up with and he later asked to have my friend’s number so i regret that. I’ve kissed so many people wtf XD
8. Been cheated on: I am 99% sure that I have been cheated on
9. Lost someone special: yes, but I don’t try to dwell on those things cuz if someone was meant to be in your life than they’ll come back so like I just move on lol. I cut people out of my life too much haha
10. Been depressed: lmao yes I was diagnosed with depression like five years ago so lol yeah
11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: the next morning I did but not at the time of me being drunk lol don’t tell my mom
List three favorite colors:
12. Pink
13: Gold
14. Purple
In the last year have you:
15. Made new friends: yes
16. Fallen out of love: lmao yesssss
17. Laughed until you cried: haha yes
18. Found out someone was talking about you: hahahaha yes and I also think it’s so sad when someone talks behind my back cuz they clearly have nothing better to do 
19. Met someone who changed you: sure
20. Found out who your friends are: oh hell yeah
21. Kissed someone on your facebook list: yes? 
General: 
22. How many of your facebook friends do you know irl: all of them
23. Do you have any pets: yes! 2 cats and 2 dogs (but I haven’t met one of my dogs cuz he lives with my dad and I had a falling out with him earlier this year)
24. Do you want to change your name: tbh yes, my name is so fucking common (my name’s Emma lmao)
25. What did you do for your last birthday: I came home the weekend before and on my actual birthday my (now ex)boyfriend came up and took me out to dinner and then I spent the next week in bed hella sick 
26. What time did you wake up: 10am
27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Replaying The Freshman 
28. Name something you’re stoked for: Starting school at my new college and going to Paris in two weeks
29. When was the last time you saw your mom: last night before bed lmao
30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I could see my little siblings more but that’s more of my dad’s fault than mine
31. What are you listening to right now: Talk too much by COIN
32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: yes, my uncle lol
33. Something that is getting on your nerves: nothing atm
34. Most viewed website: probably youtube
35. Mole/s: No
36. Mark/s: Yes I have a few scars on my arms/hands from various things, and I have a small scar on my cheek from my first cat 
37. Childhood dream: to be a soccer player (why???? no idea I hated soccer)
38. Hair color: brunette 
39. Long or short hair: I have short hair rn, I cut off 12 inches at the end of december and I miss my long hair, but I don’t regret cutting it
40. Do you have a crush on someone: lol no, I’m loving my single life
41. What do you like about yourself: I can do makeup really well and do my nails really well and I like my butt lol and I think I’m a nice person
42. Piercings: yes! three on each ear and I have my nose pierced
43. Blood type: A positive 
44. Nickname: all of my boyfriends have called me kitten so i guess that counts and a lot of my friends call me Em
45. Relationship status: single and loving it
46. Zodiac: scorpio 
47. Pronouns: she/her
48. Favorite tv show/s: Friends, Stranger things, The Fosters, and Jane the Virgin
49. Tattoos: I have three! One on my wrist that says “love;” with the semicolon, one on my side that says “time will bring them round again” and one on my forearm of cat whiskers that lowkey looks like a spider lol. I also want more lol
50. Right or left hand: right
51. Surgery: yes, I got my tonsils out when I was like four or five and I got my wisdom teeth out when I was 15
52. Hair dyed in different colors: yeah I’ve dyed my hair a shit ton and I dyed a streak of my hair pink at like 1am on a school night with some college friends and we all regretted it 
53. Sport: I’m gonna say theatre is a sport
54. There is no 54 wtf????
55. Vacation: I’m going to France in two weeks and I wanna go to so many other places lol
56. Pair of trainers: aka sneakers to us Americans and I have like 2 or 3 or something
More General: 
57. Eating: nothing atm
58. Drinking: nothing atm
59. I’m about to: Get up and get ready for the day
60. There is no 60!?!??!?!?!?
61. Waiting for: Wednesday!!!!
62. Want: to go to New York to go see Broadway shows especially Dear Evan Hansen 
63. Get Married: some day, not anytime soon 
64. Career: no idea
65. Hugs or kisses: both
66. Lips or eyes: Eyes
67. Shorter or taller: I’m short af so I like tall people
68. Older or younger: I’m 19 so idk???
69. There is also no 69?!?!?!?!?!
70. Nice arms or nice stomach: Arms idk??
71. Sensitive or loud: I’m both so idk
72. Hook up or relationship: hook up, I do not want to be in a relationship rn
73. Troublemaker or hesitant: Troublemaker
Have you ever: 
74. Kissed a stranger: techinally yes
75. Drank hard liquor: like every single weekend I was in college lol don’t tell the cops 
76. Lost contacts or glasses: surprsingly no 
77. Turned someone down: YESSSSSS I’m a heartbreaker lol 
78. Sex on the first date: no
79. Broken someone’s heart: fuck yeah, I’m a heartbreaker lmaoooo
80. Had your heart broken: Only like twice lol and I’m over it 
81. Been arrested: lmao nooooo
82. Cried when someone died: yes
83. Fallen for a friend: fuck yeah
Do you believe in: 
84. Yourself: sure
85. Miracles: not really 
86. Love at first sight: nahhhh
87. Santa: no but if any of the kids I work with ask then yes
88. Kiss on the first date: yep
89. Angels: no
Other: 
90. Current best friend’s name: Kelly
91. Eyecolor: a blueish hazel
92. Favorite movie: Idk I don’t really like movies 
lmao okay! So i still don’t know who to tag so if you wanna do this go ahead! 
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sightful-tangents · 6 years
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december 28, 2017
I turned 24 this year. I think this blog is now 5 years old, because I still remember writing a bio along the lines of "the girl who writes this blog is 19 years old". When I was 19, I couldn't picture myself at 21. I couldn't picture myself at 22 or 23 and now I'm 24. I never saw a future for myself back then, and it excites me that this year, I had mapped out a 5 year plan. Albeit, this plan is literally just "get a cat."
24 isn't a big or important number for me. If anything, I'm looking forward to 30. But it just feels like a nice, round number. I want to feel as if I'm stepping into myself more and more as I go through my twenties.
A lot has happened this year. When December first rolled around, I was worried that my year wasn't good enough. I'll circle back to personal growth, but in terms of 'events', I think a lot of things happened.
Places traveled: Boston, Barcelona, Bogota, Amsterdam, Brussels, Geneva, Vancouver Island, Tobermory.
I met two book blogger friends who were absolutely delightful and I loved chatting with them. I think it's because they have access to my Twitter and in a weird way, Twitter is where I can be more... authentic. Facebook really is for just keeping in touch with friends, Instagram is a curated photo album, this Tumblr is usually more private and personal thoughts, but Twitter is where I write things that I find funny (I get it, I'm self-absorbed) and generally scream about media, books, feminism, current events, and complain about IRL people who don't know about my feed. And my book blogger friends have full access to this extra-authentic self, which is why I think I felt immediately comfortable when I met them. And they're just funny and so great to talk to.
I watched good movies and read good books and listened to many good podcasts. I read a lot of news, and I felt a lot of feelings. This is the year that I felt more. The year that I got choked up more times than I can count while scrolling my way through the internet. More often than not, something Hillary-related can quickly conjure up something in the back of my throat. I still can't watch the Kate McKinnon SNL post-election piano performance without almost tearing up. I cried from happiness for my friends when I heard they were engaged. I cried from relief when (and this feels like ages ago) the muslim travel ban was overturned. I cried when I read books and articles. I cried to movies. I cried to videos.
When I was younger, I tried so hard never to cry, to not react, to not feel. And I think one of the biggest changes these past few years has been giving myself permission to feel. To dig deeper into my emotions rather than trying to stamp them down and move past them. I love feeling. I love it when something makes me want to cry. It reminds me that I'm alive.
The biggest change, of course, was that I left a job and started a new one and moved across the country. I negotiated my salary. I still sometimes can't believe everything unfolded the way it did.
I am NOT equating my experience AT ALL to any of the absolutely horrific harassment allegations that unfolded in recent months, but in a way, I felt like I could have a deeper understanding of how women's careers can be affected by powerful figures. When shit was going with my boss, when he was pissed off and saying things like "I can sue you but I won't", it made me want to get away from him just so this becomes a bridge that I won't even be near. I had two job offers, one in BC, one in Toronto, and I won't lie when I say that the fact that BC would be far away from my boss wasn't a factor in my decision making. I wanted to get out of the entire industry, and I understand that what transpired WAS NOT EVEN THAT BAD. I'm very conflict-adverse, but when an even that is kind of minor (I can't even tell if I'm gaslighting myself these days) makes me want to leave the industry I've worked in for 2 years, I can't even imagine how a more serious transgression can affect a young person just starting out in her career. It makes me angry and sad. Boy, does that sum up 2017.
Anyways, so I'm back in BC. And I'm getting more and more settled in and making friends (bless my amazing roommates, I am so grateful they are awesome) and as I become more comfortable, I'm also a bit nervous because I do want to eventually return to Toronto. In my head, the timeline is sometime in late 2018 or 2019. But I know as I start to build my life here, it'll only make it harder to leave.
Oh, and I had such a lovely Christmas. I got really nice gifts from my mum, and she was telling me about how happy she is, and my heart just swelled. I'm not a great daughter. I know I can be better, and I know how I can be better, but I don't do it. But, it still makes me happy that my mum feels so happy this holiday season.
And now, back to personal growth. I kind of wish I experienced more personal growth this year. Or maybe, it was just that last year was so drastic in terms of what was changing that this year has mellowed out. I mean, things like dating felt too easy and familiar and not risky. I didn’t take on any drastic 30 day challenges, nor did I unearth particularly prickly revelations about myself. I didn’t really strive toward self improvement in a conscious way that I feel like I had in 2016, and especially for the last few months (after moving), I allowed myself to be much more of a passive consumer. Under the guise of “getting settled into a new job”, I wasn’t really chasing knowledge. I was watching pointless hours of Youtube when I got off work (at a stunning 4pm, like omg), which is legitimately a waste of time and I really don’t like that about myself. It just feels like I’ve given myself a pass to be lazy with this job change, when I wish I could be more invigorated and actually do more things with all my free time. Anyways, being more productive will definitely be a goal next year.
I know this is like an extensive preamble, but anyways, I did want to write a bit about my 2017 New Year's Resolutions. I don't stress myself out about meeting all of them, but if I can hit around 50% I'm happy. Let’s go:
FINANCIAL:
1. Hit a savings goal for money.
2. 4 times a month, don’t spend money.
I would say I only missed 2 or 3 months for this goal.  
3. Organize my receipts system.
Solution: take a picture of all my receipts and email them to a dedicated email account.
4. Get rid of ‘invoice guilt’. 
It helps if I’m annoyed so I can channel a “give me my money” feeling…
5. Budget at the beginning of the month.
I didn’t really budget my next month, but I paid all my bills… does that count?  
6. Make 5K from side hustles.
Yay, did this.. mix of extra work and gifts. Yes, I count gifts as a side hustle. Hush.
 RELATIONSHIPS 
7. Continue to call/talk to my mum at least once a week.
I can now see my mum once a week (if I wanted to… I think she secretly hopes I don’t make any friends so I can continue visiting her on my weekends…) 
8. Continue dating people and figuring out what I want/need within a relationship context. 
Kind of, I think. I have an idea. But I dunno…
9. Don’t be so wary of commitment. 
Hmmm. This is weird. In a way, I feel like I’m more ready to commit, but none of the people I dated this year were people I wanted to commit to. I’m gonna cross this off anyways though, since it’s a mindset, right?!
10. Make 3 new friends. 
I did this! I have 3 new roommates! They are all my friends! Plus I made even more friends than that. Big smiles, all around.
11. Be more open with current close friends. 
I think I’ve done this. In any sense, I’m much more honest and happy to talk about anything and everything.
12. Look people in the eye during conversations.
I made a conscious effort to do this. I should carry over this goal to next year too.
13. Become a better storyteller in conversations.
There is still so much room for improvement, but I think this is something that I’ve gotten better at. And I know this sounds so so lame, but I’ll sometimes think ahead of time of how to structure something I want to share, so it makes more sense to the listener and is more entertaining to listen to.
14. Compliment people more.
I kind of want to cross this off, but I don’t think I *seriously* achieved this.
 PERSONAL (TANGIBLE)
15. Read 35 books (of which 30% will be non-fiction, 1 will be a finance book, and over 50% should be adult). 
I think I only read 20. Sigh. Same goal next year.
16. “Fucking Exercise”
Oh…lol… next year.
17. Find something to work toward, whether this is a hobby or a new job or something else. Try and be motivated.
I have a new job? Does that count? I don’t know if I’m more motivated though. Hmm.
18. Buy a plant. Keep it alive.
I did! I bought 3 succulents. I threw them away when I moved because I realized that I am Bad. At. Plants. In all honestly, it just freaks me out that they grow so quickly.
19. Publish or write 3 freelance articles. 
20. Read the news (NYT, Atlantic, WaPo). Read widely, critically, and thoroughly. Stay informed and engaged in what’s going on in the world (which includes Canada!).
Yes. Kind of. This last month was tough though, as the GOP Tax Scam was going through, it just became so hard to not completely disengage. Hell, I’m not even American. I really considered (still consider?) just stop caring. I know I shouldn’t though. (Oh, and I still don’t know what’s going on in Canada.)
21. Take more photos (even phone photos count. Also, get a new phone).
Same goal next year.
22. Watch all the Oscar Best Picture nominees.
Unfortunately not.
23. Go to the doctor!!
I got a Pap test and it was fine. Ladies, go do this.
24. Travel goals for 2017: San Francisco, Eastern Canada, and the far-fetched one: South America. I’d like to take at least 2 weeks off (straight) to travel. 
I went to Europe and South America for work!! And Boston! I have 20 vacation days next year and I plan to make them count.
 PERSONAL (INTANGIBLE)
25. Don’t compare yourself to others.
Yes. I’m glad.
26. Strive to be better, not better than others.
I think so. As said in my preamble, I don’t think I reached this to the degree that I wanted in terms of self-improvement, but I do think I tried to be better.
27. Try harder to be Warm.
I think so. Again, not as much as I wanted to, but I am deliberately and intentionally more generous and loving with my friends.
28. Be more assertive.
I negotiated my salary. I ran business meetings, managed coworkers, and asked for things.
29. Not have the same problems as you had in 2016
I’m gonna say yes. I had VERY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS LOL.
30. Know price, value, and the difference between them. 
I took a lower paying job because I wanted the work life balance. Just saying.
31. And a repeat from the previous years: Be better than I currently am. 
I think so. Always room for improvement.
 32. And because it worked out well last year: Take risks. Of all sorts. Because, why not.
Hello from my desk in Vancouver. Because, why not.
Final Tally: 24 for 32 HELL YEAH (half point for #2 and #24)
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