Hello everyone! I wanted to wish all of you a happy new year! I meant to post this a lot sooner, but wanted to focus one actually enjoying the winter holidays. For the last couple years, the winter holidays have been super difficult for me, and it wasn’t uncommon for me to be in a deep depression during that time. So, I’m happy that despite the pandemic, at least Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and the likes are getting easier.
However, I did have some trouble with some of my physical issues. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always had stomach issues. Over the years it has gotten worse and these past few weeks my sleep schedule is all out of balance because of it. I finally went to the hospital around 12-1 AM, tired of being bed bound. Luckily no one seemed to be there besides the staff who were in high spirits. I got home by 5 AM the same day, and several days later I feel no COVID symptoms. Unfortunately, I have yet to find out what is going on with my stomach for it to be reacting in such a severe way over practically any food, but I hope I can find out soon. At this point I am just accepting something is seriously wrong and hoping it isn’t the worst possible case scenario.
The state of the United States certainly isn’t helping things. I’ve been finger knitting obsessively to deal with it, but a part of me is still scared of what will happen once Biden becomes president. Just like New Years doesn’t magically make things better (the Capitol coup proves this) the change of leadership won’t either. I just hope no one gets shot.
Despite the never ending chaos of the world, I do want to share my wrap up this year, just to give myself a pat on the back and not go on another hiatus.
2020 PROJECT PAN
Although I have plenty of lists that show what I need to use up and what I need to restock on, what I didn’t write was how much I used the entire year for #ProjectPan. Of course, since I did the math sort of late in the game, there are certain things I’m not 100% on. However, most of these numbers are accurate if not estimates.A lot of these items are from Bath and Body Works, however I am also a huge fan of makeup and books as well.
Lotions: 12
Old Hand Sanitizer: 5
New Hand Sanitizer: 11
Body Mist: 8
Body Wash: 13
Lip Gloss: 1
Candles: 6
Chapstick: 1
Makeup: ~9
Decluttered Books: ~10
BOOKS OF 2020
If you look at my Goodreads account, I have read a total of 13 books, which is a shame because this year my goal was 20. But doing school while being quarantined, I became my family’s official IT employee, which of course gave me less time to read. I probably should have lowered my goal once I realized that.
I’ve also read a total of 3,801 pages. My average rating was lower than what I remember last year’s being, but right now it’s 3.6 stars. A bunch of the books I read were textbooks, which can be hard to give a rating for, considering how useful a textbook can be relies heavily on the professor.
My top 3 books this year were:
- Slay by Brittney Morris
- Happyface by Stephen Emond
- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
The number 2 and 3 spots were completely tied in my mind. Although both books were the complete opposite in terms of genre and concept, I was definitely surprised by some of the twists and turns the authors chose, which is why it was so hard to pick which one was better. (So, I decided not to.)
Any suggestions to fill up that second half of this page would be appreciated.
CLASSES I TOOK IN 2020
| U.S. History from 1865 to Present (Spring 2020) | A |
| Earth Science (Spring 2020) | A |
| Music Appreciation (Spring 2020) | A |
| Introduction to Sociology (Summer 2020) | A |
| GPA | 4.0 |
| Completed Hours | 41 |
| Required Hours | 60 |
(Keep in mind that I took Fall Semester off rather than Summer. I normally take college classes all year round.)
If there is anything else you would like to see from my 2020 Project Pan or anything related to 2020 or 2021 in general, please let me know! I have a list in one of my journals for blog post ideas, so I do write suggestions down.
rachel hall 