26 Lessons From 26

I started 26 off in Lyon, France, and it was a great start to what was a great year. I was fully out of my flop era and got to do so much traveling and made net new friends. I also finally got COVID-19 and had other health issues. You never know what life is going to throw at you, but overall I’d say it was my best year yet!

1. I am so much more productive at work when I put my phone on Do Not Disturb.
2. Ginger’s Divine Ice Cream is my second favorite ice cream shop in LA (after Jeni’s).
3. I don’t have the desire to run over 7 miles.
4. Doctors generally won’t tell you what to expect or how to do the next steps, so I need to ask a lot of questions.
5. There is really great food off the Las Vegas strip.
6. It’s taking a while, but I’m slowly re-gaining my pre-pandemic small talk skills.
7. When searching for restaurants in any city, you can’t go wrong with Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants.
8. Ross clothing stores in LA are incredible and will sometimes carry Hokas.
9. Be sure to take an extra day off from work after a big trip so I can get my life together.
10. I have an avoidant attachment style.
11. After several genuine attempts, I just don’t think I’ll ever like arugula.
12. I like deep tissue massages better than Swedish massages.
13. Jeopardy is the most chill tv show taping, 10/10 would recommend.
14. If I can’t eat something before it goes bad and I don’t know what to make with it, just throw it in the freezer and figure it out later.
15. My high school physical therapist was right, I can indeed get rid of my knee pain by strengthening my hips/glutes.
16. Shokz are the best headphones for running.
17. Karaage is pronounced kuh-rah-gay.
18. Everyone should go to therapy if for no other reason, just to feel seen.
19. A bagel brunch is a fun and super affordable way to get all my friends together.
20. Having curly hair means my hair is naturally dry, so I need to use leave-in conditioner.
21. There is nothing like the rush of finding a Thomas Dambo troll in nature.
22. Weed gummies are effective in helping me sleep through the night.
23. I should keep a baseball cap in my car at all times just in case I end up outside and it’s sunny.
24. I’m bad at doing nothing and actually do need to schedule in lazy days where I don’t leave my apartment.
25. There is a massive difference in my quality of life and well-being when I’m working 40 hours a week vs. 50 hours a week.
26. Tzatziki sauce is easy to make at home with plain yogurt, dill, garlic, cucumbers, salt, and lemon.

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