Out with 2023, on with 2024

2023 in a nutshell:

• I survived. It was one of the harder years. I didn’t get that promotion at work I was hoping for. I learned to let go of people. Got re-orged twice. Tried to cope with the increasing workload to the best of my ability.
• Recorded two podcast episodes that hopefully will be useful for someone
• Did not get a single backpacking trip in the whole year (see above)
• Visited Singapore in February and even got a hike in while there!
• Had a solo weeklong trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons
• Learned to roller skate, line dance and weave
• 53 hikes towards my 52 hike challenge - overall mileage 100 miles more than last year yet the hikes were shorter on average. There was a definite lack of long and hard hikes. Half way through the year I made it a priority to dedicate Sundays for hike days to maintain my sanity.
• 46 books read - less than usual and also more fiction in the second half of the year.

Aspirational list for 2023 (it’s long but not unreasonable):

• fill my own tank before helping others
• increase my savings rate by another 5%
• buy no clothes in 2024
• check one or two new national parks off my list
• go see Lake Louise
• get at least one backpacking trip in
• make that oh-shit-now-what plan
• learn something new
• spend more on experiences over material stuff

Written by Katrin Valdre who has a permanent address in Portland, OR but does not believe in one physical location. You should follow her on Twitter