Now that Christmas has come and gone, the countdown is on for 2017. I’m not entirely sure where the year went, it somehow all at once feels like an entire lifetime and the blink of an eye.
2016 wasn’t a terrible year, but it also wasn’t award-winning.
We left the over-priced bay area, and moved to a quieter, slower way of life in suburbia. I got a promotion at work, but I also felt like I was standing still in my career. I started this blog and met incredibly talented women, but it still needs a lot of lovin’ and constant attention. I traveled, but I never left the United States. I ran the Disneyland half marathon, which was a total dream, but am the most out of shape I have ever been. I loved a lot, but I got angry, too.
Just like every year, 2016 had it’s pros and cons. However, there are a few things I wish I had done differently, which I fully intend to roll over in to the new year. And let me tell you, 2017 is already looking pretty dang good.
1) I wish we took a (real) vacation
2) I wish I saved more money
3) I wish I got back in to triathlons
4) I wish we looked in to buying a house
5) I wish I did more for my blog
6) I wish I asked for a raise at work
7) I wish I set more fitness goals
8) I wish I made an effort to see my friends more
9) I wish I spent more time by the beach
10) I wish I took more bubble baths
11) I wish I saw family more
12) I wish I ran a full marathon
13) I wish was more motivated to be better
14) I wish I had more patience
15) I wish I surfed
16) I wish I took better care of my appearance (mostly, my unruly brows)
17) I wish I made a bigger dent in my credit card bills
18) I wish I ate healthier (and liked it)
19) I wish I overreacted less
20) I wish I bought more bikinis
21) I wish I got a new car
22) I wish I tried something (anything) new
23) I wish we lived somewhere more exciting (by the ocean)
24) I wish I made more connections with like-minded bloggers
25) I wish I read more books
26) I wish I took a photography class
27) I wish I said I love you more
28) I wish I saw a therapist to help with my anxiety
29) I wish I kept just one plant alive
30) I wish I lived life more fearlessly
31) I wish I ate more greens
32) I wish I swam more
33) I wish I signed up for more webinars on content marketing
34) I wish I went to San Francisco often
35) I wish I asked when I needed help
36) I wish I wrote more
37) I wish I made new friends, and got closer to my old ones
38) I wish I used my coffee scrub weekly
39) I wish I stretched more
40) I wish I visited Disneyland
41) I wish I learned calligraphy
42) I wish I went to church every Sunday
43) I wish I did more random acts of kindness
44) I wish I drank more champagne
45) I wish I hosted more get-togethers
46) I wish I hiked
47) I wish I said thank you more often
48) I wish I put makeup on more than once a week
49) I wish I learned new recipes
50) I wish I did more of what made me happy
Bring it on, 2017. I’m ready for ya.
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