This was a fun way for me to recap my year. Not all accomplishments need to be quantified, but I do think it is equally as important to reflect on what has happened in one’s life as it is to set goals and plan for the future. Far too often people (myself included) dwell on everything that hasn’t happened. Here are my top ten of 2014 in no particular order. I challenge you to do the same!

1. Applying for the doctorate program in Creative Writing at UW-Milwaukee
2. Starting my blog
3. Heading to Wisconsin Dells to both kick off and wind down my summer
4. Getting positions at two large Milwaukee schools of higher education
5. Publishing my first work
6. (Nearly) completing the master’s program at MMU
7. Embracing every possible meaning of the word “structure” by starting Invisalign
8. Going from a 100% to a 10% smoker
9. Paying off my car and being more financially responsible
10. Celebrating (rather than dreading) my 10 year high school reunion