2024 Thoughts, Resolutions, Re-caps, Bests
It’s that time! My annual blog of thoughts regarding the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025! Can you believe that a quarter of the century has passed?? Wild. 2024 was a full year and I can't wait to reflect up on it.
BEST ALBUM: Loss of Life by MGMT
(Released: February 23, 2024)
Honourable mentions (in order of release) go to: Under the Light by San Cisco (Released: March 1, 2024)
Bleachers by Bleachers (Released: March 8, 2024)
LOOM by Imagine Dragons (Released: June 28, 2024)
I Am Not Much Help by Hotel Mira (Released: July 19, 2024)
Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden by Valley (Released: August 30, 2024)
SONGS OF THE YEAR: These songs were my soundtrack in 2024. 'Dynamite' by BTS 'Mother Nature' by MGMT 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley 'Summer Days' by San Cisco 'Nice to Meet You' by Imagine Dragons 'Let it Rain' by Valley 'King of the World' by Hotel Mira 'Letting Myself Go' by BØRNS
BEST MOVIE: My Old Ass
(Released: September 13, 2024)
Honourable mentions (in order of release) go to: The Idea of You (Released: March 16, 2024) Unfrosted (Released: April 30, 2024) Backspot (Released: September 8, 2024) The Wild Robot (Released: September 27, 2024) Saturday Night (Released: October 4, 2024) BEST TV SERIES: The Bear (Season 3) (Released: June 26, 2024)
Honourable mentions (in order of release) go to: Shrinking (Season 1) (Released: January 27, 2023) Queer Eye (Season 8) (Released: January 24, 2024)
Dinner Time Live with David Chang (Seasons 1 & 2) (Released: January 25, 2024)
Welcome to Wrexham (Season 3) (Released: May 2, 2024)
Bad Monkey (Season 1) (Released: August 14, 2024)
BEST (new to me) EDMONTON RESTAURANT THAT I TRIED: Bernadette's
(Elegant Indigenous ~ 10114 104th Street)
Honourable mentions (in alphabetical order) go to:
Bodega (Spanish tapas ~ 10220 103rd Street)
Fu's Repair Shop (The coolest Chinese restaurant of all time ~ 10524 Jasper Avenue)
Happy & Olive (Chic, cozy, and comforting ~ 9640 142nd Street)
Sawaddee (The best Thai restaurant?? ~ 664 Wye Road, Sherwood Park)
Yelo'd Ice Cream & Bake Shoppe (Incredible Filipino desserts ~ 10324 Whyte Avenue)
BOOKS THAT I READ IN 2024:
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 2 by Naoko Takeuchi Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Party Crasher by Sophie Kinsella
I hope that if you give any of my picks a try that you'll love them as much as I do!!
IN 2024 I TRAVELED TO THESE PLACES:
London, Ontario X 2
Toronto, Ontario X 3
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Jasper, Alberta
Vancouver, British Columbia
Stettler, Alberta
Muskoka (Port Stanton), Ontario
Saint John, New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Shippagan, New Brunswick
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Souris, Prince Edward Island
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Regina, Saskatchewan X 2
Calgary, Alberta
My favourite destination of the year was our summer road trip through the four Canadian Maritime provinces because we had been dreaming of the trip for so long! Watching the first sunrise of the day in Canada from the easternmost part of the country is a moment that will live on in my heart forever.
IN 2024 I SAW THESE BANDS PLAY LIVE:
Hotel Mira Death Cab for Cutie The Postal Service Valley Magic!
My favourite concert of the year was The Postal Service because they rarely tour and I'd never seen them before. Plus I got to travel to Vancouver for it! They played their Give Up album in its entirety and it was so cool!
WEDDINGS THAT WE ATTENDED IN 2024:
None!
FAMILY/FRIENDS WHO HAD BABIES IN 2024:
And of course... RESOLUTIONS... First let's see how I did with my 2024 resolutions:
~ Continued momentum, carrying forth and building upon the goodness that 2023 brought us. ~ Read more books! Try to read at least five this year but hopefully more! ~ Renovate our main floor bathroom. ~ More understanding toward peri-menopause and what my body needs, truly. ~ Finally visit all four of Canada's Maritime provinces! ~ Love and acceptance for my beautiful body and the journey that it is on. Freedom in my skin. True love for the miracle that is this life.
Many of these aspirations went well. Last year I felt as if we had "arrived" and this year felt like we had found our "stride." Our life and our dreams have continued to build. We did finally visit all four of the Maritime provinces and it was pure magic! My body journey is ongoing but I certainly reached more clarity as far as menopause goes and how to feel my best. Some of the items didn't work out quite as well. I only read three books instead of five. Why is finding the time to read so hard?! We didn't end up renovating the bathroom because we decided to pay off our car instead. Regardless, the year felt like a resounding success!
This leads me to... 2025 MANIFESTATIONS/GOALS: ~ Continued abundance, ease, and prosperity. ~ Renovate the main floor bathroom for real this time! ~ But actually read at least five books or more!! You've got this! ~ Get to a good place with my HRT, feel my healthiest and best, and get strong. ~ Plan and execute the most epic and amazing vacation to the South Pacific! ~ A rebirth in my body in this new phase of my life. Understanding. Vitality. The wisdom of patient manifestation. Fully commit to living this life, right now.
I'm wishing everyone a wonderful 2025! Don't dream it, be it!
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