S3: E1 Embracing Chaos

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Hi! Hello!

Welcome back!

It's been a while and a lot has changed since my last entry. 

And I mean A LOT!

First of all, how has it already been 2 years since the "2 week" lockdown started??

I'm pretty sure it was just 2019 yesterday.

Time moves too quickly...

Social media does a good job at allowing us to keep each other up to date with everything going on though. In fact, I don't even know if anyone is still interested in reading my blog anymore. I have been wanting to start it up again for months, but too much was going on. If anything, I want to continue to do this for ME and that's what's important. 

Just to recap, here is a fun bullet point list of things that have happened since the end of "Season 2":

- had to close and say goodbye to the Disney Store, my magical home, and my Ohana for the past 6 years

- saw Maroon 5 at Fenway Park

- busted 2 more tires leaving me without a car for A MONTH (Shout out to everyone who helped out and gave me rides during that time!)

- brought my mom to her dream Disney resort: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge!

- started a seasonal job at LEGO... and like Disney, I was asked to stay permanent around the time of my birthday!

- got COVID, but only lost my smell, no other symptoms 🤷

- finally got my "big girl job" at the Wilmington Recreation Department, where I have been able to share my graphic design talents, too!

- my mom gifted me a Cricut for my birthday, so now I can start up my Etsy again and create my own products! (Stay tuned!)

- kept my "odd year" tradition of celebrating my birthday by going bowling with friends

- got my seconds pierced, which is something I have wanted to do for a long time

I am in my final year of my 20s. (Not sure how that happened either!) BUT I am learning to embrace it and get ready for a new decade with all that it has to offer! My 20s were great, and I have grown a lot, but they were also full of challenges and tears. SO. MANY. TEARS.

Those tears turned into lessons and experiences though. I know my worth and am working on truly loving myself.

"You are extremely loved."

Be confident.

Be bold.

Do things that scare you.

"Find something that brings you joy!"

We are not here for a long time. Stop wasting days, hours, minutes, even seconds on things that don't bring absolute joy. Stop making excuses. Nothing lasts forever. Tomorrow isn't promised. Tell people how you feel while you still can. Age is just a number.

To whoever is reading this right now, know that I love and appreciate you so, so much! Whether this is the first blog of mine you have read, or you have been around for them all -

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

So, welcome to "Season 3," finally, and get ready to embrace chaos with me. ✨

-mvm-

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