It's officially been over a month since I've posted on here and just over 3 days since the official anniversary of this blog.
To say the past few weeks have been exhausting is an understatement. I ended up facing a slew of both internal and external obstacles - moving apartments for the third time, officially applying for my current posiiton at HBO, planning a fall trip with my mom, learning how to be a handy woman in my new apartment, and to top it all off, and a positive note to end this chapter of my life, at least, seeing Ike for the first time in almost a year tonight!
However, despite this year being one of immense stress - pushing my mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health to its limits - I can't help but also be so so SO grateful for my first year out of university.
I've learned even more about myself than ever before (including all that "self discovery" I did in college), learned more about the Lord's unfailing faithfulness and merciful graciousness than I ever thought possible, and overall feel like my life is better than it has been in a while.
I'm definitely not perfectly healthy and every day out here in New York City still feels like I'm clawing and fighting for my place to stay in the City. I still haven't made as much progress as I would've liked in some areas of my life, but I've made leaps and bounds in others. And I hope to move back to the west coast by spring of next year.
But no matter what, New York has solidified its place in my life and my heart by foundationally shaping who I am and who I will be as I continue trying my best to "adult" in the real world.
I don't have plans to completely abandon everything about this blog, but updates will definitely be quite sparse in the future, as although I feel like this blog has helped me process things and keep up with writing, I've taken to a more private, non-hackable mode as of late - journalling by hand in a beaten up old notebook.
So that's it for now, at least. I've found out more about God (and Bowie as I have also come to love his favourite places in New York as my own), than I ever would've thought possible. And now, I'm off to go pick up my best friend from the airport.
