2023 was a special year. The highlight, by far, was getting engaged to my incredible partner. It happened at our favourite winter cabin in the middle of nowhere. It was joyful and perfect. Planning our wedding has been equally wonderful, thanks to a good friend’s recommendation to read Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering.
In April, I travelled overseas for the first time since 2020, to bomb around Greece. Another highlight was a family-packed trip from Vancouver Island through to the Rockies that left me feeling so loved.
My main goal was to improve my French; I moved up two levels at work! It was also a year of athletic growth, taking swimming lessons, learning how to double pole and finally getting back to weight training. Here were a few of my favourite things:
Reading
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Real Self Care by Pooja Lakshmin
The Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Listening
Our growing collection of jazz records
Incredible concerts: Kinan Azmeh’s Cityband at the Winnipeg New Music Festival and Keyon Harrold ft. MC Black Milk, Chris “Daddy” Dave, and Georgia Anne Muldrow at the Winnipeg Jazz Festival
Eating
Ta Karamanlidika Tou Fani - Athens
Markakis - Paros
Deer and Almond - Winnipeg
Just beginning to explore J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s Wok
Buying
My wonderful Dutch bike from Plain Bicycle
Bridget Casey’s Six Figure Stock Portfolio
Swimming lessons and my gym pass
Five blissful days at Point No Point