I'm Back

Oh hi. It’s 2017 now. I was going to start out with some “I am oh so sorry I neglected this for so long blah blah blah blah” post, but as per usual with me, life got busy and this took a seat on the back burner.

After what was a whirlwind of a year and then the political hell that followed after Election Day 2016, life just got in the way of my creative writing. I got a little lost career-wise, found myself again, moved, did some traveling, etc. So here we are.

Valentine’s Day 2017 and it’s time for a check in and a recommitment to keep myself sane by actually writing in my real voice again.

Here we go.

A list of new personal developments:

• Moved in with the boyfriend and settled in a Little Italy apartment.
• Started bullet journaling
• Realized I was kind of miserable at my job and it was negatively impacting my personal life.
• Started hunting for a new job.
• Did a few initial interviews and then landed an in-person interview.
• Went to New Orleans with the boyfriend.
• Started freelancing again.
• Went to interview and landed the job.
• Agonized over making the career switch (Mom told me it wasn’t a great idea).
• Decided I needed to make the switch for my sanity and happiness.
• Turned in my first ever two-weeks notice.

• Started new job: loved it.
• Celebrated Christmas with my family and then traveled to Chicago alone to celebrate with the boyfriend and his family.
• Decided it was time to move.
• Started Keto - lost 14 pounds and almost two jeans sizes after a month and a half!
• Found an apartment we loved, found a person to sublet the old place, and moved: all in two weeks. Phew.
• Settled into new apartment in Ohio City.

So...that is a lot of things. But I am sure you can see now why I didn’t write for a year. I know I could’ve recommitted sooner, but I didn’t and I am back now.

I want to make a new list of commitments for this blog and what I will be writing about here.

1. Things that happen in politics. (It’s vitally important there is a dialogue)
2. My journey with Keto. (More people need to know about this diet and how it works)
3. My apartment and the neighborhood I live in.
4. Bullet Journaling
5. My life and new developments in it.

The blog will change a little. I think it needs to. It needs to grow as I do, but the important thing, is I am back to writing for myself again and it feels damn good.