Wow! 2017 is finally over. This has been an interesting year, to say the least. Personally, this was one of my best years. Globally this was one of the shittiest years. But we got through it together.
Earlier this year I posted a blog about my goals for 2017 which you can read about here →
Starting Fresh: 2017
Go and read it or this next bit will make zero sense. Do it, do it, do it.
SO, I did pretty well this year on sticking to my goals if I do say so myself.
I lived a healthy lifestyle and tried to eat and workout as much as I could. Walking all over Rome really helped me with keeping fit. I walked at least 12,000 steps a day and ate what I wanted but always tried to add a healthy option to what I was eating.
I achieved my traveling goal which was to visit at least two countries and I ended up visiting three. I went to Haiti, Italy, and Spain, all amazing and beautiful. I posted blogs on these with plenty of pictures. Check them out if you want. You can also see pictures of my adventures on my Instagram; @kristinedillon
I almost completed my goal of saving 10% of all paychecks and not spending a lot of money but I was studying abroad in Italy for heaven's sake and had no job. I was definitely spending frivolously but I regret nothing. There is always room to improve come the new year.
I will say that I have improved majorly this year when it comes to being more familiar with architecture programs and increasing my knowledge of architecture. I have to say this even though I am pretty sure it is a known fact, but Rome, Italy is an amazing place for an architect to go to get a better understanding of architecture from the beginning of time. The buildings are just spectacular and grand that it was so hard to fathom how they were built during those time periods. I feel like I need to go back because a semester was not enough time to grasps its amazingness.
As you can tell, I have been trying to blog more and more. I feel like when I write (type) out my emotions, feelings and what I'm thinking it helps me understand what is going on in my brain. Sort of like my own public (sometimes personal) online journal. I think this year has been so great for me because I started blogging and didn't keep all the things I'm thinking about inside my head all the time.
Thanks for following my blog this past 2017 year, I really appreciate it and can't wait for what the 2018 year has to offer.
