listening to the radio every day this past week on my way to and from work, i've heard literally nothing but long-winded recaps of twenty-eleven's most memorable moments. everything from shocking celebrity break-ups {demi and ashton's, and today's announced katy and russell's} to breaking news {osama's death} to events that will go down in history {obama brought the boys home for christmas!} to all else in between.
i suppose you can say it didn't take much more inspiration for me to reflect on my year:
twenty-eleven started off as a super shitty year for me. the little confidence i had in myself, primarily brought on by the fact that i was unemployed, took a toll on many of my personal relationships, namely the one i shared with my mother. it sucked feeling like an adult, but being treated like a child; gone was the freedom i'd enjoyed for four years. gone was the privilege to come and go as i pleased. a prisoner in my own mind, twenty-eleven couldn't have started off any worse.
the warm weather brought a little bit of sunshine, as it usually does, and most importantly, a job, which is arguably my pinnacle of twenty-eleven. my life started picking up again in the summer. i celebrated my twenty-third birthday. my social life became more important again, as it had once been. smiling came easier, as did the new relationships i was able to form, and the old ones i was able to maintain.
as this year comes to a close tomorrow evening, there are several promises i've vowed to keep in twenty-twelve that have proven kryptonite in years past. every year, i remind myself, we grow stronger: mentally, physically, emotionally, and i am sincerely excited for all the new opportunities that twenty-twelve is sure to bring.
compo beach, westport, ct. 7/4/2011
{favorites of twenty-eleven}
something newly tried: hiking!
state visited: ohio!
fear overcome: the fear of being inadequate
memory: helping a friend in need
what are some of your most memorable (and favorite!) moments of twenty-eleven?
