26

There are just a few days left of being 25 years fabulous. Subsequently, this marks an excellent point in time to reflect on my life and unravel myself into existential thought – I should note that I am not in crisis mode, yet!

As I reflect, I ask myself, “What have I done?” - but I think when we ask ourselves this, we often focus on what we haven’t done and lose sight of what we really have accomplished. Part of my resolutions for living a better life is being positive and always seeing the bright side. However, in fairness to myself, I think I accomplished and did some great things in the past year. Here is a quick recap:

I completed my Master’s degree at McGill University!

I presented at 4 conferences.

I found myself in Toronto; Tucson, AZ; Quebec City; Burlington, VT (twice); Ottawa; Philadelphia, PA; Mont Tremblant – aside from my time in Windsor/Detroit and Montreal.

I celebrated with my grandparents for their 50^th anniversary.

I was a bridesmaid.

I went to a Habs game.

I tried curling for the first time.

Plus a lot of other stuff that made me smile!

Now to continue on this trajectory and continue to do great things. Twenty six get ready, because I am on my way!

26 (twenty-six) is the natural number following 25 and preceding 27
A rhombicuboctahedron has twenty-six sides
The atomic number of iron
The number of miles in a marathon rounded down
The number of bones in the normal human foot and ankle
The number of ounces in a midsized bottle of liquor