The last few years I’ve started to record non-monetary goals and accomplishments (for monetary goals check out my annual State Of The Union posts at the end of the year). Despite my whining, in hindsight time seems to pass very quickly and without documenting what has changed from one year to the next I have a hard time differentiating them and seeing what progress was made and how I’m advancing as a person. So buckle in and let’s dive into what I got up to in 2018! Continue reading “2018 Goals & Accomplishments”
This Thursday is Thanksgiving: a holiday filled with too much food, too much alcohol and if you’re lucky, not a lot of drama. I unfortunately am not one of the lucky ones. Growing up, Thanksgiving (and all holidays where family was involved) instilled a sense of dread in me. We would have hoards of people descend on our house not just on the day, but often for the entire week. 
I feel like people are always calling me a weirdo for some aspect of my life. I’ve started to wear the label with pride. One part of my life that seems to be met with the most shock and horror lately is that I walk my groceries home. This might be surprising to friends because we live halfway up a 400 foot hill. There is a grocery store at the bottom of our hill and at the top. Either way, you’re climbing a hill in one direction, often with pounds and pounds of groceries on your back. When someone asks where my car is and I tell them 
