Alyssa Ponticello // In Good Taste

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2019 Recap


2019 Recap

I’m not going to lie.



I thought I’d be writing this recap from a different place. No, literally. I thought I would be anywhere but sick on my couch for NYE. Ohhhh, you thought I meant a different place mentally and emotionally? Yeah, well I thought I’d be there, too.

I’m not going to sugar coat it, this year has left me feeling a little worse for the wear. While I can certainly find the positives {celebrating my Grandma’s 100th birthday, tripling my revenue, moving into a cute little bungalow in Venice, visiting Australia}, I’ve also spent much of the year feeling like I’m drowning. Drowning in my in-box, drowning in my to-do lists, drowning in my suitcase, drowning in client work, drowning in real estate listings, drowning in moving boxes, drowning in keeping up, drowning in content, have I mentioned drowning?! As a result, I’ve gotten sick more times than I think I ever have, I feel like I’ve been in a continuous state of burnout and my communication {email, texts, what have you between both friends, family and clients alike} has reached all time lows {aka I don’t think I’ve ever had so many unanswered texts and emails}. I’m less than proud.

Of course, it seems incredibly fitting that I’m ending this year sicker than I’ve ever been. If that’s not a sign to slow down, then I don’t know what is. So, as the saying goes, out with the old, and in with the new. Translated into my terms- out with the sick and drowning and in with the positive and doggie paddling {or at least that’s what I’m hoping for, but at this point I’ll even settle for a competitive swim}. Here’s to a more easy-going 2020!

Thank you for sticking around for another year of Runway Chef and Happy New Year! xx


2019


TOP MOMENTS

  • Celebrating my Grandma’s 100th birthday

  • Checking Australia off my bucket list

  • Taking my first solo international flight

  • Tripling my revenue

  • Exploring more of California

  • Moving into a charming little bungalow in a great neighborhood in Venice

  • hitting purchase on something I’ve been saving for, working towards and promising myself I’d buy once I hit some big financial goals with my business

  • Finally starting a proper business investment account



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WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR TOP MOMENTS OF 2019? WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2020?