Out & About #611 | Hello 2020

The coming of a new year has seemingly lost its meaning with each iteration. Too fatigued for subzero photography excursions amidst the masses, I've mainly taken to celebrating the national event from the comfort of my home and cable television. Last year's had been spent exporting a painfully tedious compilation captured on the East Coast, whereas this year's proved even more mundane: recovering from a potential case of food poisoning.

Maintaining their presence is orangecane's adorable sugar cookies; though the Maple Nutmeg bears didn't lack in the visual appeal category, the plain, full-body Santas were my personal fave.

New to the collectives are: Thai Tea (!!!), Peanut Butter Stout, and a scrumptious coffee-laced choco bar from a lover of stars and pigs.

2020's arrival stirred up quite a bit of noise, for it marked the landing of a new decade - a fact that raised awareness of time and space (aka AGE). ​Frankly, it's never been a habit to recap the happenings of the past 365 (and sometimes plus one) days. But sometimes, just sometimes, it's important to look back, just to see how far you've come, or how far you've retreated.

​2019 Happenings:

• Started exercising more regularly to maintain level of health and metabolism
• Learned the significance of MBTI profiles and the manner(s) in which they can assist in facilitating human relations
• Managed to scrimp funds together to lay eyes on my heptet of angels again
• Commenced a proper full-time position relevant to the field of transit (albeit temporary)
• Entered an age bracket unreflective of my supposedly youthful appearance
• Furthered my apprehension of adulting
• Witnessed a shift in maturity amongst my immediate and extended social circle
• Attended three weddings over the course of two weeks
• Solidified friendships with existing acquaintances (and gained exposure to a couple of new faces along the way)

​Debatable 2019 Happenings:

I learned that my support system may not as empty as I had initially imagined.