Well.. We made it. A year’s worth of trying something new every week.
Angie:
This is my second go at trying something new every week for a year. We did this project several years ago here on the site and included several other local bloggers at the time. While I did make a concerted effort to try new things, I feel like to make it more interesting the things needed to be bigger. Taking my kids to Disney was probably the biggest and most memorable New Thing I did this year. And while Disney wasn’t new to me, it was ‘new to me’ seeing it through the eyes of my kids and for that, it will be my favorite new thing for 2014.
I think over all the experience has made me more aware of how even the little things, like a new chapstick can feel like you did something different, and some days, feeling like you’re getting out of your Groundhog Day routine, a little something can be a big thing.
Kristen:
52 New Things was a sometimes tough but always interesting experience for me. Some weeks, I was scrounging to think of something new to try (and some weeks I just cheated like the week Scandal started back and I was too distracted to find a new thing.) But other weeks the project pushed me to move out of my comfort zone just a little. I’m proud of trying (almost) 52 New things this year and plan to continue seeking out cool experiences in 2015.
Did you participate in making a conscious effort to try new things this year? What was your favorite?
