2023 Year in Review

 1. What did you do in 2023 that you'd never done before?
Ripped the roof off the house and added a second story. 

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? 

As usual, don't do resolutions. I royally sucked at my to do list. (same answer as last year, LOL)

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? two new babies in our VDN/KC Crew! 

4. Did anyone close to you die? I don't think so this year... that is lucky. 

5. What countries did you visit? Germany, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, France

6. What would you like to have in 2024 that you didn't have in 2023? Similar answer to last year - more consistency. I really found myself this fall and want to keep that going. Keep making the journey in healing my relationship with food. 

7. What dates from 2023 will be etched upon your memory, and why? Adam's 40th birthday in Paris, the day I interviewed for and got a new job, my day at PSNY 

8. What was your biggest achievement of this year? Leap of faith to apply for a new job and got it. Survived the house remodel! 

9. What was your biggest failure? Other than not having my life together for my to do list - I don't think much was a failure. This year was a year of immense personal growth for me. 

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? our family - we had a great year and I think all of us grew in a positive way. 

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Same ole same ole, just general work suckiness. I struggle with people who do not get their life together. 

14. Where did most your money go? Paid off the NEW!!! Lexus, Adam golf, the contractor, Drybar

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Our big trip for Adam's birthday. I wasn't super excited leading up to Hawaii because I was generally stressed but it was such a fantastic trip. 

16. What song will always remind you of 2023? anything Taylor Swift

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?

a) happier. I love everything in the new house. 

b) def thinner

c) same same, I think although our retirement savings is pretty excellent these days and we drive a way nicer car and have wealth in our house

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? celebrated the small things

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? eating and drinking things that aren't super great for my body (same answer as 2022)

20. How did you spend Christmas? woke up and flew to Vegas and had a fantastic dinner at Mon Ami Gabi then had a top 10 meal of my life at the Bedford on 12/26

21. Did you fall in love in 2023? fell in love is a weird phrase but I definitely had a lot of self growth and did a ton of functional self-care

22. What was your favorite TV program? Emily in Paris

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? not really but I definitely found myself disappointed by some people 

24. What was the best book you read? I don't think I finished a single book. Dammit. 

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? Midnights (same answer as 2022)

26. What did you want and get? a new job - recognized for my efforts

27. What did you want and not get? probably nothing, I am spoiled rotten

28. What was your favorite film of 2020? The Taylor Swift Eras movie

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? My actual birthday was a random Tuesday but I did spend the weekend before in NYC living my best life with Peloton and some really good food. 

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? fighting various ailments over the course of the year, my heel SUCKED. 

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept of 2023? getting back into smaller clothes

32. What kept you sane? friends

33. What political issue stirred you the most? Trump. God I don't want him running again. 

34. Who did you miss? all the friends we've met along the way that we don't get to see as much, my family being further away

35. Who was the best new person you met? Audrey, by far. 

36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2023. 
That my diet does not have to be all or nothing.