Happy New Year to all! I hope you had a tremendous holiday season and are ready to jump into 2014! I must confess that I'm not feeling as adventurous as I usually do when I flip the calendar over. Maybe its my schedule that's burned me out, maybe I've still got leftover aging apprehension from when I turned 25, maybe it's feeling that changes are around the corner, and I might not like them all. Whatever it is, I know that God has these next 12 months under control, and I can trust Him, and take everything that gets thrown at me.
Oh yeah, and regardless of what the new year brings, I'm gonna dance to "Little Black Dress" by Sara Bareilles because I finally bought The Blessed Unrest (it's on sale for $5 on amazon) and have been playing it on repeat. Sorry, but that song makes me feel tremendously happy. ;)
2013 was definitely a crazy, busy, barely-got-a-chance-to-catch-my-breath kind of year. Some highlights:
- Tried out a couple of really strict healthy eating diets for the first time in my life, and loved them. They definitely changed my taste buds, how I perceive food, and helped me feel better physically.
- Watched my brother play lots of basketball. I now (mostly) understand the game and enjoy it.
- Played Baroness Shraeder in "The Sound of Music" and made a dear, new friend.
- "Inherited" my cousin's record player and started my love affair with vinyl.
- Sent my middle grade novel out to some friends and got positive and helpful feedback.
- Saw my best friend go off to bootcamp, and then to Afghanistan.
- Spent some very special times with my bosom friend, whom I hadn't seen in 3 years.
- Sewed a wedding gown over 2 months with some of the best women I know.
- Braved Boston on the 4th of July for the greatest fireworks display I've ever seen.
- Hosted a 1960s summertime bash.
- Went to the beach. Newport, I love thee.
- Had a blast (luxury) camping with my family in NH.
- Spent a magical week in our ancestral home in Arichat, Nova Scotia, and then swung by P.E.I. for a Lucy Maud Montgomery fix.
- Started cosmetology school. Hair shows, products, homework overload.
- Managed to turn 25 without doing anything too crazy. (Other than canceling my party the night before because I was too exhausted. Still embarrassed by that.)
- Came out of "Les Miserables" unscathed.
- Took NYC with some of my favorite girls and realized that Times Square at midnight is truly everything I dreamt it would be.
- Released 3 new Flynntastics videos.
- Got to see my nephews!!
- Colored my hair for the first time ever. It won't be the last.
Umm. This list wasn't supposed to be that long. :P
As far as 2014 goes, the only plans I have are to finish school, take state board, and get started in a salon. Whether that's in the city, the suburbs, another state; I don't know. I hope to continue to write, do community theater, and start working with some local ministries. But the year really is a big question mark. There's so many things I could do, places I could go... God is going to have to sort it all out.
- LBD by MIKA ROSE - gift from a dear, fashionable friend
- Belt - Kohl's
- Tights by Simply Vera VERA WANG - Kohl's
- Wedge Ankle Boots by White Mountain - thrifted for $4 and just like new!
- Necklace - Forever 21 in NYC
- Earrings by Touchstone Crystal - Christmas gift
What did your 2013 look like? And what are your plans for 2014? Please share. :)
Thanks for visiting!
-Amanda
Photos by Lydia Flynn - Thank you to the owners of the random driveway we borrowed for the shoot... I hope you weren't home.
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