100 Things that SHAPED My Year – 2024

Last year Melissa shared this kind of list and I thought it was such a wonderful way to remember a year. But obviously it takes a lot of brain to write down at the end of the year. So I saved it and added my 100 things that shaped my year when they happened. While the year fizzles out with bangs and fireworks and before I share my goals tomorrow, let’s release 2024 with all its glory.

1. Testing Covid negative after being quarantine for two weeks.
2. Finish our wedding photo album and gifting it to the husband on our 10th anniversary.
3. Spending time with my aunt when she recovered after hip surgery.
4. Meeting book club friends in real life.
5. Sitting outside in the rain after sauna, listening to crashing waves and feeling the rain and wind on my bare skin. Bliss.
6. Walking through a rainstorm along the coast. All thoughts and worries blown away.
7. Celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary.
8. Immersing myself in a wonderful book. And another one. And another one.
9. Waking up without a migraine after a multi day long attack.
10. Fresh flowers in the table.
11. Lunch with friends.
12. Seeing my dad come out of surgery and doing well – three times.
13. Spending lots of time with my dad during recovery and talking a lot.
14. A letter from my art teacher from 20 years ago in the mail. So unexpected so thoughtful.
15. Long walks in the forest.
16. Finding a meadow of snow drops in the middle of the forest.
17. My godfather visiting for an afternoon.
18. Cleaning up my messy room and enjoying the visible surface.
19. Sipping macadamia coffee. So good.
20. The husband’s hand reaching out while we are chilling on the couch doing our own thing.
21. Spending time with my best friend and always leaving a meeting with a ton of topics we didn’t get to discuss.
22. A cleaned up terrace and a freshly planted and seeded terrace garden.
23. The joy of seeing my balcony garden come to life.
24. Having a real deep conversation with the husband and learning something new about him after almost 20 years together.
25. This lovely blogging community.
26. A weekend alone at the country home.
27. Early morning video calls with an old friend in Idaho.
28. Meeting our friends and having an enjoyable evening with homemade burritos.
29. Getting (the first part of) a sleep study done immediately no less.
30. Early morning light in May on the terrace is magical. Despite all the pollen.
31. Listening to the rain making music on the outdoor furniture.
32. Homemade mint ice cream.
33. A lovely birthday with good food, great company and much love.
34. Dancing.
35. Playing chess with dad.
36. Falling deep into a good book.
37. Kissing.
38. Going to the theater with my godchild.
39. Watching the rain and listening to its sound in the leaves of the forest.
40. Getting soaked in a summer rain storm.
41. Watching the Olympics.
42. Going swimming in the river.
43. Having a day with my niece ending in a sleep-over.
44. Starting to learn Spanish again.
45. Watching a video from November 9, 1989 that hit me hard emotionally.
46. Seeing a shooting star.
47. Seeing a shooting star the night after together with the husband who had never seen one before. And I called it too.
48. Feeling my body transform and get fitter even though the scale was stubborn.
49. Evening swim with the king fishers flitting across the water.
50. My blogging friends, this community and the joy blogging brings.
51. Listening to the wind in the trees.
52. Coffee.
53. Tea.
54. Volunteering to do the church website.
55. Being unemployed, but not too long.
56. Getting approved for a government fund to start training as AI Manager.
57. Spending two days at an AI conference.
58. Trying new foods (sushi burrito thingy).
59. Meeting my best friends family for a BBQ and seeing the husbands talk and disappear for whatever having fun.
60. Soaking in the bathtub with some scented bath salts and a book.
61. Watching the super moon rise above the river.
62. Laughing with the husband. Luckily many times.
63. Talks with my neighbors.
64. Lighting candles to work, read and potter around.
65. A cleaned craft lab.
66. A day on the water with dad, cruising around with a boat.
67. A day with mom doing a boa trip and dinner afterwards.
68. Phone calls with my mom.
69. Spending a weekend at the country home by myself.
70. Going to the sauna.
71. Having a flat tire.
72. Introducing daily walks in October.
73. Seeing a marten for the first time ever in the wild.
74. Date Days.
75. My clients.
76. Attending the church group.
77. Dog induced panic attack.
78. Snuggling my hot water bottle at night.
79. Getting a tax refund.
80. Christmas tree cutting with my sister and her boyfriend.
81. Celebrating my BIL birthday and chatting away and enjoying the 90’s playlist more than we all wanted to admit.
82. Hanging my picture wall.
83. Winning a voucher for Creative Life with a photo I submitted.
84. Getting started getting back in shape.
85. Spending time after church service drinking coffee and chatting.
86. Sugar free November and only a four hour migraine attack.
87. Celebrating sisters 40s birthday.
88. Getting fun mail from my godchild.
89. Feeling the Christmas spirit.
90. Singing my favorite advent song in church.
91. Spending some mindful time shaping and painting my nails and being g creative.
92. Wearing crazy shapes eye make up.
93. Having our yummy Christmas dinner.
94. Lighting candles on the Christmas tree.
95. Puzzling
96. Spending time reflecting and pondering a word for 2025
97. Thinking of my cousin who is fighting cancer.
98. Looking back on a tough but good year.
99. Seeing the Little Prince Musical with my mom and sister.
100. Starting and ending the year with the husband.

And this completes my list of 100 things that shaped my year. Thank you 2024 for being so wonderful despite also having some tough moments.

Your turn: Name three things that shaped your year 2024! Any of my bullet points you want to hear the back story?