In 2013, I quit my day job, got my heart broken, danced in bars dressed like a mermaid, and filled my bedroom with 60 balloons. I swam in the ocean at 3am, measured a train platform with a banana, got interviewed on the news for guerrilla art—and was told by my blogging heroes that my work didn’t matter. Spoiler: they were wrong. This episode is a time capsule. I’ll walk you through everything that happened in 2013. It’s A love letter to the version of me who didn’t wait for permission to be weird, wild, or wonderful—and a reminder that you don’t need permission either. Inside this episode: What quitting my psych rehab job taught me about joy The street art challenge that changed my life How I built magic from heartbreak Why 2013 Mary still guides everything I do What I wish I had said to the people who didn’t “get it” 💛 Plus: A special 13% off celebration for 111 FM—my joy sanctuary built on everything 2013 Mary believed in. 📻 Tune into the frequency: https://uncustomary.org/111 PS - I got the math wrong, it’s not my 13th year of being in business, it’s my 12th! It’s my 13th year of MERRIMENT MAKING! But we’re celebrating 2013 Mary and 13 years of Merriment Making so it still works.