I can’t believe that this is the end of the year. 2024 was a year of very high highs and very low lows. I have really loved doing these Friday Favorites because it makes me think back on the month. Or share things about myself that I learned.
My Favorites Moments
First solo trip to Michigan: After 2 years of planning, I finally took this trip! I learned a lot about myself on this trip. There were so many things that I can’t believe happened to things that I realized I want for my life. During this trip, I decided that I want to write more. This trip was a combination of good and bad. Good because I learned so much about myself, camping, and hiking. The bad part was things didn’t work out as I wanted in certain aspect.
Michigan is such an underrated state. As I was marking things off my list, I was adding things to my list. I can’t wait to go back to Michigan. I don’t know if I would want to live there because I don’t like the cold or snow.
Boundaries: I set a boundary that should have been set a long time ago, but when I received pushed back I didn’t care. There are a few people that I don’t talk to anymore. They are people who continually wanted to push me down after several conversations about how I felt. I will say I haven’t talked and it feels good.
Along with setting boundaries, I have learned what I want and don’t want from relationships. I am not going back and forth on things. Grace will be given, but I am no longer allowing bad behavior and manipulation. There will be no more gaslighting and breadcrumbing.
Working on Myself: I am still a work in progress but I like where I am. A few years, I had a nervous breakdown and ended up taking a week off from work. I couldn’t move my body. I have been working with a therapist over the past 2 years. I feel like my biggest breakthrough came this year when I was journalling, I wrote change doesn’t have to be constant or daily, but just not stagnant.
Travel: Last year, I did a lot of traveling and I absolutely loved it. I saw so many new things with things that I never thought I would see or do. I car camped and camped in different places, and this year was just the start.
- Scenic Drives: Illinois River Road, Covered Bridges Scenic Byway (IA), White Pole Road Scenic Byway (IA), Lincoln Highway,
- Interesting Things I saw: Uniroyal Gal, The Giant, Maharishi Vedic City,