things that really improved my life last year

• living fairly close (<20 minutes away) to friends I’ve known for many years and investing meaningful time into the friendship every week

• aggressively trying to convince everyone I love who does not currently live in the Bay Area to move back to the Bay Area, at the risk of being obnoxious

• the group chat

• having friends who literally live less than 10 minutes walking away from me and bumping into them at cafes, restaurants, park

• making more time to hang out with friends in groups instead of solely one-on-one, as is my wont