This was the year that I finally got moving with this blog. It has been a much needed creative outlet which has honed my writing and photography skills as well as required no small amount of self discipline. Today, on the last day of 2020, I want to revisit all the things I accomplished this year. 

In 2020 I…

1. Mastered apartment baking (without burning down the building)
2. Knit a hat for bigfoot
3. Enjoyed dinner for one
4. Shared Easter dinner under one roof
5. Marveled at the Indiana fog
6. Put a bookshelf where a TV would go
7. Got all dressed up with nowhere to go
8. Said good morning to a goose
9. Was filled with home
10. Went walkin on sunshine
11. Caught a photo with the popcorn guy
12. Satisfied my sweet tooth
13. Had a girls’ night (with the boys)
14. Fell in love with the last three pages
15. Ate a burger that changed my life
16. Watched robbins play soccer
17. Prayed to a tissue paper cross
18. Went on a hot date (with me)
19. Made the best tomato soup ever
20. Faked it like a pro
21. Enjoyed rainy day baking
22. Was the middle man
23. Went walking in the rain (just a little rain)
24. Communed with nature
25. Savored pierogi culture
26. Smelled the flowers
27. Went jogging in Indiana
28. Had an authentic conversation
29. Battled writer’s brain
30. Smiled
31. Adulted in a new place
32. Listened to the echoes of the Shire
33. Was wooed by Indiana
34. Pulled the trigger on a range day
35. Stuck my toes in the sand
36. Unplugged and recharged
37. Honed my aim with target practice
38. Discovered where the Entwives went
39. Had a good day
40. Showed off my Colorado pride
41. Dipped my feet in crystal clear water
42. Discovered the freedom of flight
43. Got whipped into shape at Colorado bootcamp
44. Believed in magic
45. And angels
46. Had pizza in the park
47. Listened to music in the plaza
48. Learned how paper beats rock
49. Overcame cabin fever
50. Took up space
51. Packed everything but the kitchen sink
52. Found the way to the castle
53. Looked up
54. Experienced Sunday in Little Italy
55. Felt a change in the air
56. Made Parmesan Spinach Gnocchi
57. Apologized to all the books I should have read
58. Picniced in a secret garden
59. Touched my toes
60. Watched summer turn to fall
61. Got some shut-eye
62. Relished that new shoes feeling
63. Started with a blank canvas
64. Dreamed of snowflakes
65. Made time for family time
66. Found 6 things to do in Ohio
67. Heard the elf song
68. Believed in dragons
69. Made a few ripples
70. Found home in the details
71. Met with tower guards and fair maidens
72. Said so long to summer
73. Was the dancing queen
74. Channeled Audrey
75. Gave Superman a hand
76. Got moving
77. Witnessed the last rays of sunshine
78. Considered what the founding fathers knew
79. Was strangled by inspiration
80. Played a song for our heroes
81. Passed into the realm of Gondor
82. Journeyed to tall places for tall tales
83. Welcomed Jack Frost
84. Played tourist
85. Visited James A. Garfield Monument
86. Had a girls’ day (fire powered girl power)
87. Gave thanks
88. Set the table for a feast
89. Watched ducks drifting in the shallows
90. Went for an evening stroll during the season of lights
91. Didn’t overthink it
92. Let a book eat my weekend
93. Breathed fresh air
94. Had a very Jan Brett Christmas
95. Celebrated little wins
96. Saw the world upside down
97. Felt peace and joy
98. Relaxed with good vibes
99. Donned my warm woollen mittens
100. Overreacted