I borrowed this idea from Austin Kleon, who annually puts together a list of his top 100 things from that year. I instead of “top moments,” I prefer to just sum up as best as I can my year in 100 tidbits.

I love doing this because it gives equal weight to each of the happenings of my year. Whether it was a huge deal or not, it still gets one line. It’s something that happened, and somehow, it’s changed me, or possibly just helped nurture along something that was already inside of me. Enjoy.

1. Started physical therapy for a shoulder impingement

2. Tried cupping and dry needling (love it)

3. Went to a Korean Spa and walked around naked

4. Wrote a poem about being in love

5. Hiked the Manitou Incline in Colorado Springs, CO 

6. Hiked the Rocky Mountains

7. Visited Denver

8. Toured Falling Water and Polymath Park (Frank Lloyd Wright)

9. Cared for my dear friend Debi in hospice

10. Had my first one (okay, two) night stand

11. Was promoted to a six-figure paying job

12. Had a panic attack at work and went on 3 months leave

13. Had a mental breakdown/fell into the deepest depression of my life

14. Started anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medication

15. Quit my job

16. Started my own life coaching business

17. Kayaked down Colorado River and into the Emerald Cave

18. Got ripped off $200 from a shell game in Las Vegas (a well done scam, I have to say) 

19. Was a tourist for a day in NYC

20. Skydiving up to jump #9 

21. Had my first twisted lines in the air

22. Had my first almost proper skydiving landing

23. Had a lot of dreams about skydiving malfunctions

24. Visited DC and got the cutest welcome home surprise from the niblings

25. Hiked the beautiful Billy Goat Trail

26. Met my first friend in recovery who also does Crossfit (and is queer!)

27. Visited Chicago and visited my Gemini sista

28. Toured Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio

29. Found out Luca has arthritis 

30. Luca had surgery for her cracked dew claw

31. Broke up with my partner

32. Reconnected with friends from high school and college

33. Offered ~30 sample coaching sessions 

34. Got my first paying clients

35. Kept playing drums

36. 12 days of Christmas (tag link)

37. Year 2 with no coffee and loving it!

38. Read more books about trauma

39. Continued therapy

40. Officially became a certified life coach

41. New gym lifting PRs

42. Developed a carpool to the gym habit (so refreshing)

43. Developed a talk to a friend every night habit

44. Got a Theragun (best gift I’ve ever got)

45. Traveled internationally first time solo

46. 2 weeks backpacking in Europe!!

47. Rode a bike in rush hour in amsterdam

48. Visited the Red Light District

49. Saw Buckingham palace while cheering for London Marathon

50. Was awestruck by York minster Abbey Cathedral

51. Saw my favorite original Bansky in person 

52. Visited School of Life

53. Saw the most beautiful LGBT curated art collection in York

54. Enjoyed a $10 hot chocolate in London

55. Visited MeowWolf (ehh)

56. Released first podcast episode

57. Hosted Thanksgiving for my family

58. My dad and stepmom visited/stayed with me in Cleveland

59. Celebrated 2 years of starting over

60. Celebrated 11 years clean

61. Annual Christmas tree squat

62. Gained more weight than ever

63. Started “Letter to my future partner” series

64. Created my own website!

65. Deaths (Debi, 97-year-old friend Margo, my uncle) 

66. Grandma celebrated her 85 birthday

67. Sat in an airplane cockpit with a captain

68. Played in a band (for a night)

69. Played some of my original music for a friend

70. Busked in Las Vegas

71. Stayed at Robert Louis Stevenson’s old house in Scotland

72. Went to dinner with a woman from Scotland

73. Had 2-hour coffee date with lady in Amsterdam

74. Addressed more childhood trauma 

75. Met Anne Lamott

76. Got COVID (lost my taste and smell)

77. Turned 30

78. Saw Hamilton the play…and the movie

79. Realized Luca is my soul dog

80. Left a job interview with a proposal for the hiring manager to be my client

81. Visited Garden of the Gods

82. Twerked at Pride

83. Tried climbing a peg board

84. Celebrated Hanukkah and lit a menorah for the first time

85. Pickled my own brussel sprouts

86. Got into kimchi

87. Hugged a moon tree 

88. Developed a deeper acceptance of my sexual identity

89. Visited the Denver Convention Center bear I learned about 7 years ago

90. Walked out of a movie theater partway through a movie

91. Read a book on the NY subway

92. Bought shoelace-less velcro sneakers 

93. Did a Sur la Table cooking course

94. Saw Elton John’s finale tour 

95. Served on Jury Duty

96. Started a new journal and wrote about how I think about writing

97. Helped start a new LGBT 12-step meeting 

98. Started making my own pizza

99. Flew drones around cleveland 

100. Got really into jigsaw puzzles