I normally write about the previous year in January, but this year I procrastinated so much that it’s now July and I am finally sitting down to write everything that happened last year.
2022 felt a little bit more like pre covid times. Covid was (and still is in 2023) a thing, but it’s no longer as bad as it was in 2020 and 2021 because most people have been vaccinated. Races are now in person, theme parks have fully opened, and most people have started traveling again.
Last year, I spent a week in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon with my daughter, two sisters, and my sister’s boyfriend at the time. We went in January to celebrate my birthday and my daughter’s birthday. We had so much fun. it was the first time my sister’s boyfriend, my sister, and my daughter went on an airplane. Traveling with a toddler (my daughter was 3 years old at the time) was a bit tricky because I had to take her car seat, stroller, and she wasn’t potty trained. We got to visit many places including Vooddoo Donuts, the Space Needle, pike Market, and Powell’s City of Books. I really want to go back in 2024, but during spring time.
I spent most of 2022 being unemployed. I had quit my job in late 2021 in order to focus on Athena Rose, my handmade soap business, full time. Unfortunately, it didn’t take off as well as I expected. I ended up getting a summer job working at an after summer school program in Monterey Park. I worked there for about 6 weeks. It was then that I decided working with kids was not something I wanted to do with my life. I spent the next few months looking for a job. Got an interview and hired within 3 days of filling out an application. I have now been working at the theme park since November 2022, so about 8 months now. I work as a cashier in a few restaurants. I never thought I would want to work customer service again or in a restaurant, but I actually do enjoy my job. I do eventually want to get back to selling Athena Rose products and Selena’s Sweets baked goods.
In 2022, I got to spend a lot of time with my daughter, going to the park, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios, and Disneyland. I also got to read a lot. I read a little over 200 books, which is way more than usual. Overall, 2022 was a good year for me.
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