{"id":2003,"date":"2013-12-29T19:03:43","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T02:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/?p=2003"},"modified":"2013-12-29T19:03:43","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T02:03:43","slug":"blah-blah-blah-obligatory-end-of-the-year-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/12\/29\/blah-blah-blah-obligatory-end-of-the-year-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Blah blah blah (Obligatory End of the Year Blog Post)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013.jpg\" alt=\"2013\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013.jpg 600w, https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s that time of year again when every blog does an obligatory end of year blog post to summarize life, events, and achievements. I&#8217;m going to keep mine short because I have been talking about my life all year on this blog. I hope you have enjoyed reading this blog in its first full year of content. Ok, here it goes. In 2013 I:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2012\/12\/28\/hello-again-let-me-explain\/\" title=\"Hello again. Let me explain.\">Started this blog<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/01\/14\/filling-the-space\/\" title=\"Filling the space\">Quit my webshow<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/02\/10\/the-favre-zen-food-master-and-why-you-sometimes-have-to-get-off-the-path-to-see-a-clearer-one\/\" title=\"The Favre-zen Food Master and Why You Sometimes Have to Get Off the Path to See A Clearer One\">Changed my mind and started my webshow up again.<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zmAbpmkB54g&#038;list=PLzv2CU6r8kjtJCoDqhkRYC5n-C3Yuh7hg\">Went to Italy&#8230;for free<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/07\/03\/my-last-year-a-rundown-a-lot-of-running-down-2\/\" title=\"My last year: A rundown. (A lot of running down)\">Ran my butt off<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/02\/14\/for-heather-on-valentines-day-2013\/\" title=\"For Heather on Valentine\u2019s Day 2013\">Professed my love<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/11\/07\/legendary-carolina-pulled-pork-recipe-using-cackalacky-sweet-cheerwine-sauce\/\" title=\"\u201cLegendary Carolina Pulled Pork\u201d RECIPE using Cackalacky Sweet Cheerwine Sauce +GIVEAWAY!\">Ate a lot of Cackalacky sauce<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freezerburns.com\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/06\/how-to-spice-up-a-frozen-veggie-burger-with-cackalacky-sauce-ep567\/\">I mean a ton<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/04\/14\/how-to-make-bacon-cackalacky-waffles\/\" title=\"How to Make Bacon Cackalacky Waffles\">Like seriously, on everything<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/09\/14\/give-by-doing-what-you-know\/\" title=\"Give By Doing What You Know\">Raised some money for the Food Bank.<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksbell.com\/about\/news\/brooks-bell-named-in-top-3-on-list-of-best-places-to-work-in-triangle-for-second-year-in-a-row\">Continued to be a part of something amazing.<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/followgreg.com\/gregoryng\/2013\/09\/27\/two-strangers-brought-together-by-ipad\/\" title=\"Two strangers brought together by iPad\">Witnessed something incredible.<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freezerburns.com\/wordpress\/2013\/10\/12\/50-best-frozen-foods-of-all-time\/\">Hit a milestone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But most importantly, I feel like I have finally, for the first time in my life, found balance in my life. Balance in my health, my marriage, my fatherhood, my career, and my place in this world. Thanks for being a part of a great year! Here&#8217;s to 2014!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again when every blog does an obligatory end of year blog post to summarize life, events, and achievements. I&#8217;m going to keep mine short because I have been talking about my life all year on this blog. 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