I am the queen of reflection. Per my suggestion, my college roommate and I made sure we had a wrap-up meal every semester to talk about the top days, nights, lessons learned, etc., of the previous few months. This blog is great for my own reflecting and I’m currently reflecting upon 2012. Of course this year as any had a few downs, but all in all, was way more full of amazing things than anything else. And although it was overall a good year, I’m looking forward to closing the book on 2012 and opening it up on 2013.
2013 promises to be pretty awesome, at least in terms of projects and traveling. I plan on:
- Finishing up my 28 Things project
- Coming up with another solid blog project
- Working on a few other creative projects that I might share with you later
- Traveling to Thailand and Hong Kong with my sister as I’m sure you’re all aware of by now
- Taking a trip with my parents and sister to Italy (and perhaps a quick stop in another country on the way home) this summer
- Making a few long weekend trips to places in America where I’ve never been (Chicago, Boston – can you believe this?) or places where friends/family live that I haven’t been to in way too long (Indianapolis, San Francisco)
- Finding an art history class to take for a semester or so
- Volunteering more
- Being less hard on myself
I’ve organized my posts of the last year in case you’d like to travel back in time with me. I’ve also starred a few of my favorites.
Tourist Traps
- West Village Tour
- Riding a Rickshaw in Central Park
- Flower Tour on the High Line
- Federal Reserve Bank Tour
- Smorgasburg
- Fashion’s Night Out
- Empire State Building *
- The Shark Speedboat Ride *
- Central Park Zoo
- New York Botanical Garden *
- New York Public Library
- American Girl Place *
- Discovering Columbus
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Sports
Concerts
- Bruce Cover Band
- Of Monsters & Men / Mumford and Sons *
- Bruce Springsteen Shows *
- Global Citizens Festival
Museums
- Carsten Höller’s: Experience at the New Museum *
- The Museum of the City of New York
- Picasso: Black and White at the Guggenheim
Shows
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- Saturday Night Live *
- Poetry Slam at Nuyorican Poets Cafe
- Potted Potter – The Unauthorized Harry Experience
- Sleep No More *
- Upright Citizens Brigade
- Fashion Week Show
Interviews
Classes
- BYOB Painting Class at Paint Along NYC
- Butter Lane Cupcake Class
- Pottery Classes at Mud, Sweat and Tears *
- BYOB Watercolor Class at Michiyo Art Studio
Recaps & To-Dos
- Fall & Winter Recap
- Birthday Recap *
- Spring Recap
- Summer To-Dos
- Patriotic Posts
- August Recap
- September Recap
- October Recap
- November Recap
- Holiday Recap
Random NYC Love
- Love Quotes about NYC
- NYC in Legos
- Being Irish in NYC Song
- From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
- A New York Minute
- No Place Else
- New Yorkers vs. Sandy *
Travel Posts
I leave you with wishes that 2013 will be the best year yet for all of you.
xx