2019 has come and gone, and as we begin a new year and a new decade (!!), I wanted to take a few minutes to recap my last year. This year, I’ve decided to recap it by numbers. Here it is:
5 Countries:
- Mexico
- Guatemala
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Panama
19 Cities:
- Mexico City
- Antigua, Guatemala
- Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
- Mexico City (again!)
- Puerto Escondido, Mexico for my 30th birthday!
- Vancouver, BC
- Whistler, BC
- Naramata, BC
- Canmore, AB
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Ajijic, Mexico
- Monterrey, Mexico
- Mexico City (are you seeing a trend yet?!)
- Nosara, Costa Rica
- Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
- Monteverde, Costa Rica
- La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Panama City, Panama
- Cochrane, AB
Beds I Slept In: 32
I started the year in Mexico City and ended the year in Panama City, Panama. It was a full year of travel & adventure, to say the least!
Biggest Personal Accomplishment: Getting married to Ryan! Best day ever.
Biggest Professional Accomplishment: Completing my 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training at the Vancouver School of Healing Arts in May!
Podcast Episodes Released:
- M.B.Om – 54 episodes released and 125,000 downloads!
- The World Wanderers – 24 episodes and 180,000 downloads! We also hit over 1 million total downloads this year.
Videos Published: 2 (This is probably my biggest let down for the year. I had good intentions to stay on top of my videos before I started teacher training and then after I finished, and I struggled to keep up the habit).
Books Read: 24
- Wildfire Within by Chantal Russell
- City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
- To Love and Let Go by Rachel Brathen
- Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
- educated by Tara Westover
- The Huntress by Kate Quinn
- The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarti
- North by Night by Katherine Ayres
- The Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy by Kevin Kwan
- This is Marketing by Seth Godin
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
- Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
- You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
- The Universe Has Your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein
- May Cause Miracles by Gabrielle Bernstein
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- Liver Rescue by Anthony William
- The Fifth Agreement by Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Bhagavad Gita
- Meditation for the Love of It by Sally Kempton
- Spanish Short Stories by Claudia Orea (started but not finished)
- Keto for Women by Lenne Vogel (started but not finished)
Most Memorable Moments:
- Turning 30 in Puerto Escondido
- Living in Vancouver and completing my 300-hour yoga teacher training
- Spending another summer in Canmore
- Teaching at The Yoga Lounge in Canmore
- Attending one of my dearest friends weddings
- Meeting 2 of my best friend’s new babies
- Getting married to my best friend!
- Celebrating Dia de Muertos and Ryan’s 30th birthday in Mexico City
- Co-leading a yoga retreat in Costa Rica
- Honeymooning in Costa Rica
- Finding a beautiful apartment to live in Panama City
- Surprising my mom at home for early Christmas celebrations!
3 Words I would use to describe 2019: Busy, Abundant, Full
I am grateful for all the goodness of 2019, and feel excited to see what lies ahead in 2020!