I tried to do it the normal way.

Really, I did. You know – check the boxes, list the statistics, analyze the data of my “annual review.”

But in true Grace fashion, I ended up writing a long-form creative piece (surprise!). This essay is long. If you want to skip to the bottom to read how I’m conducting my 2023 like a Navy Seal, no hard feelings. :)

But if you’re interested in reading my yearly reflection, it’s a cocktail of grittiness, nostalgia, and hope (divided into four parts) about everything I learned this year.