{"id":3377,"date":"2024-12-18T12:11:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/?p=3377"},"modified":"2024-12-18T12:13:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:13:22","slug":"24-things-from-2024-worth-celebrating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/blog\/24-things-from-2024-worth-celebrating\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Things From 2024 Worth Celebrating"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tWords: Christen Hammons<\/a><\/span>\n\t\n\tPhoto credit: Daniel Kim<\/a><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n

As the year comes to an end, it can be all too easy to dwell on all that wasn\u2019t accomplished \u2014 the goals that weren\u2019t met and the projects that were never completed. It\u2019s no secret that many of us are too hard on ourselves and never recognize all that we managed to do. With how busy or hard life can feel at times, we owe it to ourselves to celebrate our accomplishments, no matter how small or insignificant they may feel.<\/p>\n

24 Things From 2024 to Celebrate<\/h2>\n
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  1. Making bread from scratch<\/li>\n
  2. Taking myself out on solo dates once a month<\/li>\n
  3. Meeting an online friend in person after years of chatting through social media<\/li>\n
  4. Eating breakfast out more often<\/li>\n
  5. Trying several new restaurants from my \u201cto-try\u201d list<\/li>\n
  6. Seeing Central Park in the fall<\/li>\n
  7. Admitting I needed help to navigate a challenging situation<\/li>\n
  8. Speaking my mind when my feelings were hurt<\/li>\n
  9. Eating more pizza than I can count in New York City<\/li>\n
  10. Shopping more from small businesses<\/li>\n
  11. Beating my reading goal without realizing it<\/li>\n
  12. Attending a craft workshop without knowing anyone else<\/li>\n
  13. Completing the NY Times short crossword every day<\/li>\n
  14. Complimenting strangers more<\/li>\n
  15. Perfecting my meatball recipe<\/li>\n
  16. Making more phone calls and sending fewer texts<\/li>\n
  17. Taking my lunch breaks on busy workdays<\/li>\n
  18. Finally purchasing the bedding I\u2019ve had my eye on for years<\/li>\n
  19. Donating our old linens to the local animal shelter<\/li>\n
  20. Teaching our rescue dog to cuddle on the couch with me<\/li>\n
  21. Navigating the NY subway system without getting too<\/em> lost<\/li>\n
  22. Finding a shade of red I feel good in<\/li>\n
  23. Changing the windshield wipers on my car by myself<\/li>\n
  24. Establishing a morning routine that allows me to ease into my day<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are you celebrating from 2024?<\/p>\n

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    Look back on the year with thoughtful prompts from Field Guide to Everyday Magic<\/em> Issue 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    As the year comes to an end, it can be all too easy to dwell on all that wasn\u2019t accomplished \u2014 the goals that weren\u2019t met and the projects that were never completed. It\u2019s no secret that many of us are too hard on ourselves and never recognize all that we managed to do. With […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,28,128,113],"tags":[281,282,34],"class_list":["post-3377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-daily-gratitude","category-everyday-magic","category-holidays","tag-281","tag-celebration","tag-gratitude"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}