Happy New Year

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Happy New Year! 

We did it! We made it to 2021! Cheers to 2021 because wow, did 2020 suck or what?! I am not naturally an optimistic person or a glass-half-full kind of gal; so I'm not going to sugarcoat it. 

New goal for 2020 - Be More Optimistic!

I truly do have a good feeling about 2021, because honestly, I'm just not sure how much worse it can get at this point. I know, I know, things can always get worse; I'm just saying it's been a really tough year and I could really use some joy and happiness, how about you?

This past year, I have discovered that writing my feelings and thoughts down helps me process things. It's almost like until I write it down it will forever fill my head taking up space and time. So I've decided to give "blogging" a try AGAIN...not necessarily blogging per se, but more like I'm just going to start writing as a form of therapy, for myself. It's been a while since I've made a blog post that I almost forgot I had this little corner of the web! 

I should probably preface this by saying; by no means am I a writer but I find it therapeutic at times. And being that one of my goals for 2021 is to make my mental and physical health a priority this is one way I can help achieve that goal. 

I need to find ways to cope with what I'm going through and be able to express my emotions in a healthy way. And let's be honest, my emotional state has more ups and downs than a roller coaster ride at Six Flags Great America so I'm going to try writing and I figured this would be a great space to do that. 

My main focuses for this space and journey will be to;

  • Document what I'm going through and the emotions I am feeling on a daily, weekly, monthly basis; 
  • Discuss what has happened in my past that has brought me to this point in my life;
  • And talk about the goals I've set for myself to be able to grow as a person and be the best version of myself and how I'm going to accomplish that. 

It's definitely going to be a self-exploring journey but I'm excited to try something new and see how it goes. Sometimes we just have to pour our hearts out and put pen to paper - or in this case, fingers to keys. I can't say for sure how and if, this will help me, but I'm willing to give it a shot. All I know is I need things to change - I need to find myself again. I need to focus on finding happiness in this new life of mine and I need to rediscover who I am again. 

I think this is a good place to end today. Stay tuned for more thrilling posts!

Peace, love, joy and happiness. And always be kind. 

- Courtney

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