A list of 22 things that I want my 2022 to feel like:

1. Feels Like by Gracie Abrams: This is probably the best song to ever exist— it so perfectly captures the whimsical beauty of friendship, going on spontaneous adventures, and the feeling of deja vu-type happiness where you know that you’ll look back at this very moment in time. 

2. Spring rain on a Sunday afternoon, the kind of which you can hear the drops pelting the window panes but not quite distractingly loud: A nearly tangible feeling of finality and closure, but also a slight hint towards new beginnings. 

3. The last day of school just before a break, especially back in middle school when finals didn’t exist: Knowing that it’ll be a chill school day of cheesy movies, family-sized snacks, and the underlying buzzing of anticipation of the break that’s about to ensue.

4. Feel So Close – Radio Edit by Calvin Harris: This song is just good vibes all around, need I say more?

5. Weekend brunch: Cute cafes & good company? Count me in.

6. The number 22: Call me a nerd, but 22 is such a pristine semiprime.

7. Succulents, or cactus in general: Low maintenance, but inarguably cute. I have a horrible track record with keeping plants alive—even when they’re ones as low maintenance as succulents—but the fake ones from the Dollar (25) Tree are a fantastic option for plant slaughterers like me.

8. Concerts of indie artists, the ones that aren’t too wildly popular but still have a solid fan base: Screaming the lyrics to their songs in a space in which every single person there loves them just as much as you do. Also, knowing that when they inevitably become famous 2 years from now, you’ll be able to flex that you knew them before they blew up.

9. The color green, particularly forest and sage: Green is such a tranquil color, with undertones of loyalty and trust. In general, green has never been representative of anything even remotely negative, except for maybe the neon hue commonly associated with the stripes on those iconic Under Armour joggers.

10. Pillsbury ready-to-bake sugar cookies, the ones w/ the cute printed designs: Simple, but so so good.

11. Finding out that one of your favorite books is getting a film adaptation: Manifesting that it’ll somehow turn out exactly how you pictured it to be in your mind.

12. The way the night sky seems lighter after a snowstorm: This might just be a placebo effect on my part, but I’ve always thought that in the wintertime, the sky turns a comforting gray-ish color rather than the typical dark blue/black. 

13. Hearing a really good song for the first time, and knowing that you’ll have it on repeat for the next 3 hours: Hitting that repeat-symbol-with-the-number-1 on Spotify.

14. That first sip of iced coffee: The exhilarating rush of caffeine coursing through your veins.

15. Gingko leaves: I haven’t come across one of these in ages, but I have such vivid memories of seeing them strewn across the dewy grounds as I was waiting for the #morningbus in third grade.

16. 10 minutes left on the timer for the homemade apple pie baking in the oven: The scent of apples and cinnamon wafting through your house.

17. Classrooms with dim light, especially at the end of the school day: There’s something so satisfying about the muted darkness, openly welcoming the onset feelings of drowsiness. 

18. A fresh jar of peanut butter, the kind without the oil on top: I’m not a huge fan of peanut butter but there is something undeniably satisfying about opening a new jar.

19. That arbitrary Target visit someday in November, right when the Christmas-themed items hit the shelves: You never know exactly when this will be, but there’s an unparalleled excitement of walking in and seeing the Christmas decor in the ~ holiday section ~.

20. Pomp & Circumstance: Self-explanatory.

21. School ranch: I feel like I’ll get severely judged for this take so I won’t elaborate. But I said what I said.

22. Nostalgia: All of it, of any kind.