Happy New Year?
How weird does that sound? 2022 is over already? It couldn’t possibly be; personally, I feel like time hasn’t been real since I graduated last spring. The wild thing, though, is that so much has happened since then.
Let’s recap:
In 2022, I….
- Quit my toxic job
- Got a new, even more toxic job
- Lived off of my savings for a while and gave myself time to rest
- Finished college
- Graduated with my Bachelor’s in English Literature
- Flew to Vegas the day after my graduation to watch my best friend get married
- Stood by another friend for life at her wedding the following weekend
- Dealt with family *drama* and home insecurity
- Freaked out and got 2 jobs in a week
- Quit one job kept a new restaurant job
- Moved into a house with my boyfriend and best guy friend
- Went back to my old toxic job as a second job
- Had to learn to deal with residual trauma from home insecurity
- Had a lot of breakdowns
- and finished the year by catching COVID for a 2nd time….
This year was a rollercoaster.
In 2023, I have no idea what life will bring, but I do know I am trusting the process. That’s a hard thing for me to do. But, I know that in life, you take parts of everyone and everyday with you to grow. I plan on taking every part of the last year with me. The joy I had in my unemployment, the passion I rediscovered of writing, the comfort I found in reading, the strength I had and the refusal to fail, all of it. These are important parts of me and who I want to be moving forward.
That said, in 2023, I hope to…
- Focus on myself and my joy
- Read everyday, even if it’s just a little. I took the focus off of reading last year to lessen the stress but it only made me lose my passion
- Make healthy choices that benefit myself
- Write more. Doesn’t matter what it is, write grocery lists as paragraphs, just write more.
- Find the right grad school and start.
- Start a new line of work, doesn’t have to be perfect, but no more serving
- Keep the happy vibes in my relationship ❤
This list isn’t perfect or comprehensive, but it is a start of what I need to focus on this year.
Happy New Year, friends, let’s hope we all survive it together.
-ej
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