This year has, by all accounts, been a real trash fire. Despite the prevailing national mood, my own life has been pretty good. It’s a strange dissonance, having a great life while so much horrible shit is happening. In the spirit of enjoying it while I have it, this post is dedicated to the good stuff of my year. Presented in no particular order, this year I:
- Knitted my first pair of socks
- Read over 50 books
- Competed in three weightlifting competitions and got medals from two of them
- Deadlifted 380 pounds
- Pulled a truck!
- Made caramel for the first time and didn’t even burn it
- Got a new job that treats me way better and that gives me more money
- Announced at two roller derby tournaments: Clover Cup and the WFTDA Continental Cup in Omaha
- Visited two states I’d never been to before (Texas and Nebraska)
- Played a lot of roller derby and got voted best blocker in four games
- Captained my home team and won Sacramento Roller Derby’s first home team championship
- Started a cookbook club
- Went to Yosemite for the first time
- Planned and ran a workshop teach derby announcing
- Hosted Thanksgiving dinner and made a turkey and everything
- Attended several political protests/demonstrations
- Made a voting guide and encouraged friends to vote
- Went to RollerCon and did everything
- Learned to skate the banked track and played a banked track game
- Started Icelandic lessons again
- Met with my Spanish tutor for 48 lessons
I am still contemplating what I want to accomplish next year, but if 2019 is anything like 2018, I can’t be mad about that.
