Facebook now has a new app that will create a short video clip about the highlights of 2014. To be frank, 2014 can kick rocks. Most of the year was spent dealing with stress, unhappiness and grief. But somewhere in the middle of the emotional roller coaster of the year, I managed to do a whole bunch of cool things. 2014 can only be summed in one cliche, corny phrase- Life Goes On.
Here’s a 101 memorable things that I did this year. Thank you for reading my ramblings, commenting on my essays, and/or being in my life this year. I’m still wrapping my mind over some of the shit that went down over the past 365 days, so I won’t even try to guess what 2015 will hold.
101 Things That Happened in the Last 365 Days
Participated in a vegan chicken wing eating contest- This was a disaster, no one warned me that seitan expands once it’s wet. But it benefited Philly Roller Girls, so it was for a good cause!
Participated in a cupcake eating contest. – It was my first large amount of sugar after clean eating for 40 days, let’s just say that night I wanted to die
Went on an upside roller coaster- I actually tried frantically to get off the Batman Coaster but the attendant didn’t hear me so I was stuck going through with it
Went to Six Flags- We meant to go to Belmont Beach, but the signs for the safari seemed more exciting
Had an article go viral- I was annoyed about how much online dating sucked, and wrote an article about it one night after work. Apparently people like that kind of thing.
Got published on Literally Darling
Found out I was a social introvert
Took photos on Citizen Bank Park’s field before a Phillies Game
Missed a plane transfer
Had my article and face appear on Yahoo.com
Flew to California
Put my feet in the Pacific Ocean
Went in a hot tub under the stars at night in California
Had my face appear on a HuffPo email
Ate clean for 40 days
Completed the Couch to 5k program
Did the gallon of water challenge- water bullet
Ran a 5k
Cooked a casserole
Tried natural peanut butter
Tried Indian Food
Tried Moroccan Food
Tried swordfish
Did my first interview as a writer
Did my first live radio interview
Produced my first short video with a real videographer
Had my photo feature in a print magazine
Had my first Christmas tree
Spent my first holiday season with friends
Was asked to be a bridesmaid in my first wedding
Build my first bed frame with minimal assistance
Got my first private office at work
Kept a pet alive for a whole entire year
Spent a whole week eating from the McDonald’s dollar menu because it was I all could afford
Grieved for the first time as an adult
Had my knees collapse out of me due to grief
Said goodbye to a sweet little boy
Learned how to make a peanut butter smoothie
Began drinking almond milk and soy milk in my coffee
Ate a vegan brownie
Ate vegan egg salad
Went to Whole Food for the first time
Went to Wegmans for the first time
Got a new job in the industry that I want to be in – healthcare
Constructed a Kwanzaa Table
Stood up to an boss who mistreated me
Got the Chicken Pox’s vaccine
Tried a protein powder shake
Started a new blog, Thanks for reading!
Finally bought a down comforter and pillow bed
Went tubing down the Delaware river
Made amends with a friend
Made a flatbread pizza
Went down a water slide
Went to an amusement park in the pouring rain
Scooped ice cream
Dressed my cat in a halloween costume
Met with a recruiter
Ate a plum for the first time in a decade
Ate sashimi
Held a friend’s hand during a difficult time
Cried until I puked
Cried myself to sleep
Babysat for four nights straight
Wore two different shoes to work
Slept for 14 hours straight
Ate dinner in Colorado
Ate breakfast in Texas
Got off anxiety medicine
Acted as an advocate for mental health and depression
Threw up an entire lobster- courtesy of the stomach flu I got on night one of vacation
Went on adderall
Drank until I threw up, the first time in three years, and all because I mixed tequila and miller lite
Spoke at a funeral
Went to Christmas Eve mass
Baked Christmas cookies
Tried kale
Got work rejected from publications
Cracked an iphone screen
Had my car towed
Played hookie from work
Attended the Forbes 30 under 30 contest
Won a contest
Heard a Nobel Peace Prize winner speaker
Received a custom neck massage
Tried acupuncture
Was the subject of an online forum
Received fan mail
Received hate mail
Made a new friend, several really!
Sliced my finger with an exacto-knife, again
Gazed at the Philadelphia skyline
Chaperoned my first field trip
Had 15 bylines in 2014
