24 Things I Did in 2024

Happy new year! It’s 2025- I’m going to try to be quick about this- here’s 24 things I did in 2024.

1.Went to Canada

This was fun! I visited my Canadian friends with my boyfriend and we had a great time! I have several posts about that on here.

2. Got in a very packed path

So I never really talked about this but my boyfriend and I got into a crowded path because that was our only chance to get home on time. People were mad… but that’s NJ Transit… these things get crowded and we had to get to our train on time… so yeah!

3. Went to a Director Q&A

The reason we were on the packed path was because we saw The People’s Joker with a Q&A from Vera Drew! That was fun- I’ve been wearing my People’s Joker shirt lately so that’s what made me think of these first.

4. Read more of the Percy Jackson Series

I started this series when it was brand new and I had never read past the first book… so I read the first book again and the second. This year I’ll try to read more of it!

5. Almost met a Celebrity on Star Wars Day

This was fun. I don’t want to say who it was but there was a household name celebrity next door to where I work… and the line was wayy too long to meet him but he was there! Also it was Star Wars day so I had a Jedi pin my co worker made on.

6. Went to a sporting event

I saw the Wolrd Championship Sumo event at the Prudential Center in Newark. It was pretty fun! I’m not sure they are doing sumo anymore- but it was cool to see!

7. Got the McDonald’s Boo Buckets

This was kind of exciting but I got the Boo Buckets from McDonald’s around my birthday! It was fun!

8. Filled Out my Junk Journal

I started my junk journal at the end of last year- but I’ve been filling it out since then… and I really like it!

9. Sketched Some Pictures

I also sketched a lot of pictures in a little sketchbook I had. I tried to do one a day for a while- but then I didn’t have much more inspiration. I have a bigger sketchbook now too- maybe I’ll start doing some of the smaller sketches in my larger sketchbook and maybe get back into thinking of things to draw. I really do like it it just hasn’t really been something I’ve wanted to do lately.

10. Watched lots of TV

I’ve been trying to watch a lot of sitcoms from the beginning and that’s been fun. I did Frasier last year and this year I’ve been going through some other ones and I’ve really liked it!

11. Watched New Christmas Movies

The past few years I’ve been watching Home Alone 2 every day for like a month. This year I tried to watch Christmas Movies I don’t watch every year or ones I’ve never seen. That was pretty fun- I still want to do full posts about some of the Christmas Movies I watched!

12. Made my own Starbucks Copycats

So this is fun- I started making my own copycat Starbucks Drinks and they’ve been really good! I don’t think this is the first year I started doing this- but it’s still something fun I did this year.

13. Saw a concert

I don’t always see concerts- but this year I saw one in Philly and it was really great! My boyfriend and I saw They Might Be Giants for the second time and we really enjoyed it. They’re a really good band!

14. Took outfit of The Day Pictures

I wanted to do this all year- but I didn’t keep up with it… and I might this year but I’m not sure. I like taking pictures of my outfits- so I’ll try to keep up with it but finding mirrors is hard lol.

15. Wicked

My whole personality was Wicked for a while. It still kind of is I can’t wait for the Blu Ray to come out!

16. Crafted

I was a little crafty this year with my junk journal and my sketching. I also started making Nutcrackers to look like Batman the Animated Series and I really liked them. I made the Trader Joe’s mini totes into handbags… it was all really good!

17. Spent time with family

I spent a lot of time with my family this year. We had a hard year on both sides- but it was nice to see everyone.

18. Made Time for Myself

I also did some things by myself or took some time off of work so that I could be with the people (and doggies) I love. And that’s something I think is really important- especially during busier times.

19. Was proud of myself and others

This is also important- take time to appreciate the things you do and the things others do.

20. Read some books

I’m not sure how many books I read but I read a lot and it was fun! I liked most of what I read!

21. Listened to some music

I tried to keep up with listening to music. I listened to Chappel Roan’s album and the Wicked Broadway album and movie album. Idk I might listen to more this year.

22. Did new things at work

I did some new things this year- and recently too. So yeah I feel good with work things.

23. Appreciated things

This is vague but I’ve appreciated things more. It’s been a hard year- and this really kind of set things to perspective.

24. Had Adventures

I tried to make everything an adventure… and I think I did a good job!

Bye!

-Shannon