Goodbye 2019!

Here are some of the highlights of 2019!

• WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOUSE!
  • Packed up our apartment and moved in to our house
  • Bought a lawn mower
  • I got really bad poison ivy while pulling weeds
  • Grew flowers, pumpkins, and cucumbers in my first garden
  • Installed a garbage disposal
  • Installed a dry well with my dad
  • Built a fire pit with my mom
  • The cats get to go outside on their own and Finn caught (and ate) a ton of mice and praying mantises
  • Planted peonies, roses, a hydrangea, and lots of bulbs
  • Tested our soil
  • Had a radon system installed
• Attended two weddings

• Visited my brother in Florida with my mom and dad

• Watched the final season of Game of Thrones

• Greg replaced the brakes on his car by himself
• Greg went to Colorado with his friends from college
• Hiked Seneca Rocks in West Virginia

• Visited Monticello

• Saw John Mayer in concert in DC

• Saw Colleen Ballinger’s show in Richmond

• Celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

• I planned and booked our trip to Australia and New Zealand for January 2020
• We both turned 30 years old
• I registered for the Floret Online Course
• Saw Star Wars IX in costume

Last year I wrote a post about my goals for 2019:

• Start our farm
• Stay active, hike, stretch/splits
• Write stories and work on my children’s book ideas
• Improve my vlogging and editing
• Continue vegetarianism/pescetarianism
• Use a scrubbie cloth for dishes instead of a sponge
• Plan our honeymoon!!

So, how did I do?

We were able to get a start on our farm by purchasing our house on 5 amazing acres.  I planted peonies to get them established and grew zinnias, sunflowers, cucumbers, and pumpkins in our little garden plot.  I registered for the Floret Online Course for January 2020.  I am so excited to experiment and make more progress next year!

We didn’t get to go hiking as much as we normally do because we were busy house hunting and moving.  I did do a lot of Pilates this year and it reinvigorated my love for it!

I didn’t do a whole lot of writing, but I did flesh out one of my ideas for a children’s story.  I plan to carve out some time next year for writing and reading.

It’s pretty subjective to be able to say if my video editing has improved, but every time I make a video I learn something new so I’d say that’s a win!

My pescetarian diet is going well.

I used a scrubbie cloth instead of a sponge for dishes all year!  Greg grew up using a cloth and I grew up using sponges.  It seems like a silly goal, but I wanted to see if I could get used to it and I did!

I fully achieved my goal of planning our honeymoon to Australia and New Zealand.  We went on a three week trip in January 2020 so check out those blog posts as well!

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2019 was a year of adulting and self-improvement.  Onward!

Thanks for reading!

-Rebecca