50 Happy Things About 2024

Let’s call 2024 a transformational year. If 2024 were summed up in a tarot spread for me, you’d see “bad” tarot cards like Death, the Tower, and the Devil. After all, this was the year that I lost my grandmother, my job, and the certainty of my home as my apartment is slated for demolition.

As a counterpoint to all the heaviness, grief, loss, and transformation underfoot, I decided to, inspired by Gala Darling, create a list of all the magical and wonderful things that happened this year.

I hope something from this list inspires you to see the good in your own life, even amidst turmoil, and I’d encourage you to make a list of your own!

1. I got engaged in front of Cinderella’s Castle 💍

2. Saw Taylor Swift from the floor with my little sis in matching outfits 👯‍♀️

3. I learned to embroider tote bags with beads ✂️

4. I picked out a stunning wedding dress 💃

5. Went to Disney World for the first time ever 🤩

6. Went to Disneyland for Halloweentime 🎃

7. Lived like an Angelino in Los Angeles for three weeks ☀️

8. Read Tarot Cards at a fancy hotel for the whole Halloween week💰

9. Wore my massive fluffy white trapper hat in the snow ☃️

10. Got a blue lemonade at the Hello Kitty Cafe 💙

11. Went to Gideon’s and ate massive 1.5 lb cookies 🍪

12. I had beautiful cherry chocolate red hair ❤️

13. Figured out that my body loves acupuncture 🪡

14. Saw a coyote in front of my house 🐕

15. Went for a limo ride just because with my besties 👸

16. Met Mickey and Minnie in their Safari outfits and took a pic 🐘

17. Danced my heart out at karaoke for my friend’s birthday 🎤

18. Saw my sister dance in the Nutcracker

19. Tried Kava for the first time 🥥

20. Ate a Tigger Tail in Critter County 🐯

21. Walked around the park with my work bestie and talked about our dreams 🌳

22. Dressed in all pink to get a pink cocktail served with a pearl necklace at a fancy hotel 💕

23. Babysat my adorable cat nieces and nephews 🐈‍⬛

24. Spent many relaxing and fun hours making hundreds of friendship bracelets 🪩

25. Took a road trip to Kelowna 🍷

26. Experimented with my personal style and discovered cargo pants 👢

27. Saw the Oogie Boogie Man IRL at Disneyland 👻

28. Discovered my love of cat eye manicures and matched my forest green manicure to my legacy green Lululemon set 💚

29. Walked along the Venice Canals 🛶

30. Went to the apple festival 🍎

31. Saw deer at the Griffith Observatory 🦌

32. Discovered my love of sketching ✍️

33. Visited friends in Edmonton 🐶

34. Sat on my tiki bar patio drinking pina coladas in the sun and watching the world go by 🍹

35. Spent hours on the beach 🏝️

36. Painted my living room blue to remind me of twilight in the bayou 🐊

37. Had an ice cream sundae before seeing a movie at the El Capitan Theatre 🍨

38. Dressed in all pink and went to a rooftop dance off 🦩

39. Went to the top of a mountain and saw grizzly bears, owls, and an unreal view of the city 🏔️

40. Went to a BBQ fest with friends 🍖

41. Watched the sunset and the fireworks 🎆

42. Bought the new iphone 🤳

43. Survived an LA heatwave by going to tons of movies 🎥

44. Ate at Villa’s Tacos 🌮

45. Bought a Mickey Mouse Lululemon sweatshirt [my dream collaboration!] 🥳

46. Heard the Pasadena parrots chatter while sipping cold brew coffee on the deck in the morning 🦜

47. Matched my manicure to an Ursula-themed milkshake at Disneyland 💅

48. Went to Trader Joe’s and did an entirely “pumpkin spice” themed haul 🥨

49. Solved a murder at my murder mystery-themed birthday party 🔪

50. Listened to hundreds of hours of Game of Thrones audiobooks ⚔️