1. What did you do in 2017 that you'd never
done before?
I got a full time job at a daycare center.
I started working there on October 16th.
2. Did you keep your new years'
resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin, A and my friend, C.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
Not a country but I went to Turks &
Caicos at the end of February/beginning of March.
6. What would you like to have in 2018 that
you lacked in 2017?
Nothing that I can think of.
7. What date(s) from 2017 will remain etched
upon your memory, and why?
February 25 & 26: I was in NY visiting
family.
February 27-March 4th: Trip to
Turks & Caicos.
April 20th-April 23: Nashville,
TN for Planners Gone Wild National Planner Conference.
August 13-August 21: Trip to NY to visit
family.
September 27: Found out that I got the full
time job I applied for.
October 16: First day of work at my new job
at the daycare!
December 8th-10th:
Stone Mountain, GA for the Winter Planner Land conference.
All of the time I spent with my mom and my friends!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the
year?
Getting a full time job, and getting through
the year being in constant pain due to my hip.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I didn’t really have any big failures. I was disappointed to not find any relief for my hip pain despite countless doctor visits, PT, and other things.
10. What was the best thing you bought?
I purchased a lot of planner stickers &
supplies, great books, gifts for my family members for birthdays &
Christmas.
11. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My mom
12. Where did most of your money go?
Planner stickers & supplies, Books,
bills, groceries, Christmas & birthday presents for my family &
friends.
13. What did you get really, really, really
excited about?
Getting a full time job working with children, my trip to NY in August, all of the trips I took this year and all
of the planner meet ups I attended.
14. What song will always remind you of
2017?
In Case You Didn't Know -Brett Young & God Bless This Mess –Jillian Jacqueline
15. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I was able to go to NY more often to
visit and spend time with my family.
16. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at home. I couldn't go out due to being in a lot of pain with my hip.
17. Did you fall in love in 2017?
No.
18. What was your favorite TV program?
I love a lot of shows but my favorites are Chicago PD/Fire/Med/Justice and The Good Doctor.
19. What was the best book you read?
Here are my top 5 favorites out of the 50 books I read this year: Wonder –R.J. Palacio, The Girl Before -J.P. Delaney, Shaken -Tim Tebow, Down A Dark Road -Linda Castillo, Once & For All -Sarah Dessen.
20. What was your greatest musical
discovery?
Brett Young, Luke Combs, Russell Dickerson, Jillian Jacqueline.
21. What did you want and get?
A full time job working with children.
22. What did you want and not get?
I wanted to go back to visit my family in NY more often than I did. I also wanted to attend at least 1 Mets game.
23. What was your favorite film of this
year?
I'm not sure. I loved a bunch of movies.
24. What did you do on your birthday, and
how old were you?
I turned 31 on December 31st! I celebrated with
my mom. We went out to lunch and did some shopping. I was still sick with
double ear infections & sinus infection so we didn’t spend the whole day
out. It was also one of the first times I didn’t stay up until midnight to
watch the ball drop.
25. What one thing would have made your
year immeasurably more satisfying?
Spending more time in NY with my family.
26. What kept you sane?
My best friend: my mom, my family, my
planner friends, my furbabies: Davey Eli
& Pumpkin, the planner community.
27. Which celebrity/public figure did you
fancy the most?
David Wright, JJ Redick, Eric Decker, Paul Wesley
28. Who was the best new person you met?
Planner friends, my bosses & co-workers
at my new job!
29. Tell us a valuable life lesson you
learned in 2017:
“I will choose to find joy in the journey
that God has set before me.” –I found this quote on Pinterest and I love it
because I did have a lot of health and pain issues in 2017 and I always tried
to remember this when I felt really down about it.
30. Quote a song lyric that sums up your
year:
“And no matter what dreams you're chasing
Never get above your raising
And may the simple things be amazing
On the journey of your life”
-The Journey of Your Life by Jake Owen
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