2022 Thoughts, Resolutions, Re-caps, Bests
It’s that time! My annual blog of thoughts regarding the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023! This year was a return to normal life! I don't think that anyone will ever take our regular lives for granted ever again.
BEST ALBUM: PEP - Lights
(Released: April 1, 2022)
Honourable mentions (in order of release) go to:
From Capelton Hill - Stars (Released: May 27, 2022)
In Our Own Sweet Time - Vance Joy (Released: June 10, 2022) Meet the Moonlight - Jack Johnson (Released: June 24, 2022) Mercury - Act 2 - Imagine Dragons (Released: July 1, 2022) Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson - She & Him (Released: July 22, 2022) SONGS OF THE YEAR: These songs were my soundtrack in 2022. 'KD and Lunch Meat' - Boy Golden 'Bam Bam' - Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)' - Kate Bush 'Fever Pitch' - Hotel Mira 'It's Corn' - Tariq, The Gregory Brothers & Recess Therapy 'Everywhere' - Fleetwood Mac
BEST MOVIE: Elvis
(Released: June 24, 2022)
Honourable mentions (in order of release) go to: Scarborough (Released: February 25, 2022)
Turning Red (Released: March 1, 2022)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (Released: April 1, 2022) Emily the Criminal (Released: August 12, 2022)
Spirited (Released: November 11, 2022)
BEST (new to me) EDMONTON RESTAURANT THAT I TRIED: Pals
(Amazing sandwiches ~ 10335 83rd Avenue)
Honourable mentions (in alphabetical order) go to:
Flat Boy Burgers (The best smash burgers ~ 8620 107th Street) Shan Shan Bakery (Maybe the greatest Chinese bakery ~ 10552 97th Street)
The Butchery (The hippest deli ~ 12229 107th Avenue)
Tokiwa Ramen (Excellent ramen ~ 11978 104th Avenue) 5th St. Food Hall (Get on the trendy food hall bandwagon ~ 10344 105th Street)
BOOKS THAT I READ IN 2022:
Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann
I hope that if you give any of my picks a try that you'll love them as much as I do!!
IN 2022 I TRAVELED TO THESE PLACES:
Regina, Saskatchewan X 2 Saint Lawrence Gap, Barbados Vancouver, British Columbia X 2 Jasper, Alberta Muskoka, Ontario Toronto, Ontario London, Ontario Grand Bend, Ontario Niagara Falls, Ontario Montreal, Quebec Playa del Carmen, Mexico
I was fortunate enough to leave the country twice! My favourite destination of the year was our trip to Barbados because I turned 40 there and it was incredibly memorable.
IN 2022 I SAW THESE BANDS PLAY LIVE:
Josh Ramsay Future Islands OK Go
My favourite concert of the year was OK Go because after being postponed four times I finally got to see them!! (Also, they win for the most confetti used ever.)
WEDDINGS THAT WE ATTENDED IN 2022:
FAMILY/FRIENDS WHO HAD BABIES IN 2022: None!
And of course... RESOLUTIONS... First let's see how I did with my 2022 resolutions:
~ Cut myself some slack. It's okay not to do it all. ~ TURN 40 LIKE A BOSS. (Ahhhhhhh!!!!!)
~ Love and appreciate my body for how amazing it is. Henceforth; feel amazing.
~ Honour the space and peace that I require.
~ Buy a new dishwasher!
~ Love every part of my life experience and appreciate what and who I have.
I think that this went pretty well! I have definitely gotten better at feeling less pressured in several areas of my life. I'm better at letting things go and taking the space that I need. I DID TURN 40 and it has been an incredible start to a new decade! And we DID buy a new dishwasher and I love it more than anything else in our house. This was a year for taking everything that we’ve built and to expand on it. It felt good.
This leads me to... 2023 MANIFESTATIONS/GOALS: ~ WIN at Disney World. (And by "win" I mean succeed at having an awesome vacation where we do all of the things that we want to do.) ~ Recommit to writing, water, and yoga (at Yoga Within). I'm seeking better balance in my life in order to make these things possible. ~ FINISH READING SHANTARAM!!! ~ Replace the rest of our major appliances. ~ Finally get a rook piercing (in my ear) which I have been meaning to do for like 20 years. ~ I want all areas of my life to come together in harmony. I want to live an exciting life without stress.
I'm wishing everyone a wonderful 2023! Don't dream it, be it!
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