Good riddance 2016 was crazy. Thank God this year is over. Of course they were some amazing moments, but they were many moments this year that left me completely hopeless. A lot of bad decisions were made in 2016, not just by me but the people around me. At one point during the year, I felt like there was just conflict after conflict without any time in between to recuperate. I felt like I was constantly in a bad environment. I thought the people who cared about me were letting me down and I stopped caring about others and how they were feeling. I became more pessimistic than ever.
I especially stopped caring how I spend my money. Shopping used to make me feel so happy, but now I don’t feel anything more. No matter how many things I buy when it comes to times of hardship nothing will make the situation better, not even more lipstick. I gave up on saving money. Money was scarce this year, you think I would have saved it for important purchases but no, instead I spent my money on Caramel Macchiato’s and fashion magazines. I just hate the fact that a piece of paper determines so many factors in your life.
School during 2016 was absolutely a train wreck. I didn’t have the greatest professors, which made it difficult to find the will to go to school. I wasn’t the best student, I did not manage my time well and because of that, I couldn’t put as much effort into my work as I wanted to. During the school year, I learned that I am an extrovert, some have even told me that I am so “extra.” I know I can be obnoxious and overdramatic at times, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being extra.
By far the best moment of 2016 was the summer. I’m proud of the fact that I used my time wisely by focusing on creating better content for the blog. I learned how to use a DSL camera and am hoping to continue to enhance my skills with photography and Photoshop in 2017. I reached 100 followers on the blog and that may not be a lot to some people, but it is for me. I appreciate each and every single one of you that take the time to read my blog.
The greatest success of 2016 and really any year is the fact I’m alive to live another year. Most importantly I was healthy. Without my health, I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the good moment’s in life. The new year is a reminder to everybody that there’s always room for improvement and self growth. I like to take the new year as a chance to reflect on my life. Although, it was a difficult year, it always could have been worse. I’m thankful that I’m alive to be apart of 2017 and hopefully I’ll be alive to apart of 2018 as well. Onwards my sass queens.
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