S3: E9 Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year

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"Never apologize
 for how you feel,
 for how you hurt,
 for how much you love."

I'll be honest with you. I feel like I have been in a bit of a slump the past 2 months. Waves of loneliness, FOMO, fear in general, being different or having unique interests, the constant comparison and not being where I "should be" in life. All of it is valid, but this is MY YEAR. 

In honor of my 30th back on January 19th, I decided to do something fun for myself on the 19th of every month this year - so far it's been a success! July is my "half-birthday" month and I thought it would be a good time to step back to appreciate all the good/positives that have happened since my birthday rather than get stuck in the slump.



Being my own Valentine, throwing myself a party, seeing Hamilton...


...Grilled Cheese Weekend, Free Cone Day, a cute/confident outfit....


...reuniting with friends, Crumbl Cookie adventures, Nostalgia Fair...



...Immersive Disney Experience, flowers from a new friend, Cinco de Mayo...


...a cute manicure, mom's birthday adventures, National Donut Day...


...SoWa Goat Sanctuary, Nemo (💗), reuniting the Disney Store Ohana to see "Elemental"...


...finding Q*Bert, Alicia's Local Author Event, strawberry picking...


...4th of July fireworks, Jason Marsden with the card I made him, peaceful kayaking...


...fun in Maine, Book Fair for Grown-Ups, the Sound of Music...


...blue s'mores, National Ice Cream Day, celebrating my half birthday with Kellie and Amy...


...Barbie at the Drive-In, Sheep Yoga, a spontaneous new lake adventure...

 

...Canobie Lake Park day fun, and mini golf!


I am so incredibly grateful for all of these opportunities, and all the others not pictured here. It's been fun finding events on Facebook or coming up with my own. Life is too short to just let it go by. In the end, we won't be surrounded by the materialistic "things" in life, but rather the memories we created along the way. My interests may be different and unique but they make me happy. I threw myself a party, I went out and celebrated my half birthday with friends, I watched the Grinch on July 25th in honor of Christmas in July, I danced to "Jump in the Line" randomly in front of people at the Drive-In, I started talking like Schmidt from New Girl, I often make myself laugh, and I am not going to apologize for any of it. 
I like who I am. I like the things I do and I won't stop here.

This is my comeback of the year. 

-mvm-

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