365 Promise

Typically blogs are created at a time of total trauma, during a spat of inspiration, or when having a mini-mid/quarter life crisis, but you don't have the energy to actually acknowledge the crisis. The latter is why I'm starting this blog.

I'm currently working full-time and enrolled in grad school for professional counseling full-time as well. I have a girlfriend, a dog, and two estranged cats I miss dearly. Thoughts of not having enough time oddly enough, consumes a lot of my time. I've found myself in a position of to-do lists, expectations, and increasing responsibilites. After a class that focused on mental health, self-awareness, and being mindful, I've succumb to the concept that we do all need time for ourselves. Selfish, no rationalization needed, and unapologetic time for myself. This blog is going going to be just that for me.

I'm detailing this information because this first post is the promise to myself that I will write for the next 365 days FOR MYSELF. Some days I may complain about the astray bristle on my toothbrush, my job, the cold weather (that we all knew would happen, come on people), or even how one shoe always seems to feel more comfortable than the other. Some days I may mourn the loss of my pappap, relationships lost or never had, longing for more family closeness (rawness), and even hurdles of my current relationship that I'm shocked I've almost overcome. Everything is fair game. EVERYTHING IS VALID.