Wish I managed to keep this up through the year, but overall, I’d say it was a really good year. I didn’t end too strong, but everything else was amazing.

Let’s reflect on a high level…

Photography
I did pretty well here. With zero connections or meaningful experience, I was able to break through and shoot ~26 concerts and 40+ artists I believe. Most were ones I was a big fan of. I’ve wanted to do this for many years, but always felt a bit afraid so I’m glad I finally knocked it off. For 2024, I’m not sure if I’ll tackle it as much but I definitively want to prioritize more on festivals, or at least outlets that will pay.

I also got my work published into the WAVE book, and have them up and printed at UTSC. This was nice, I didn’t have a win like this in awhile.

Beyond that, my creative juices have been flowing and I’m happy about that.

Write / Journal
I can’t say I thrived at this – I def. journaled more than ever, but a part of me did want to create something more concise that I can share in public. Something like a travel blog on Substack. I started, but never finished.

Build Muscle
Hell yeah. I managed to beat my gym anxiety, have a routine and be consistent. I fell off in December because I have a slight injury which is annoying. I’m trying to get it healed asap but not 100% sure how :( … I’ll be back in due time.

Travel More
Did tons this year. Particularly loved that I did my birthday trip in Alberta, that was a dream for a long time. Not much here as it’s an easy goal now.

Beyond those, some new opportunities opened up as well! Some of my projects really popped off and I’m finally finishing up on things which is great. I did a YC interview! Never would have thought of that being something.

I got really close with my friends and lots of new people this year. This was the most important to me, and I finally feel at a place where I know I have people I can count on.

Failed at moving to NYC – mostly because I lost my job. This sucked because it was a really big goal. I didn’t make a Youtube video, I filmed LOTs but never really built a strong storyline or sat down and edited anything. I started uploading on TikTok though, but nothing crazy yet.

I’ll probably update this as I think of more things but overall, I had an amazing year, I did everything I wanted to do and I feel proud