Recalibrating
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hey…
I haven’t posted an entry since June…yikes. It’s not because I don’t have things to say - never that, there is always plenty to talk about. After thinking a bit I thought about a conversation I had this past week when I went to Austin to visit Elenoa for Thanksgiving. We were talking about oversharing. I expressed to her that every time I sat down to write something over the last few months, I had a feeling that I was oversharing and there was no reason for me to be writing. I have received a handful of messages from people reminding me they are waiting for a blog post and for those people - I thank you. It doesn’t feel like my little blog entries mean anything, but after taking time away, they mean something to me and apparently others.
There is sooooo so much to talk about since June - I experienced my first Houston Hurricane, went to my first professional conference for work, celebrated my 27th birthday, got a big promotion at work, traveled to see friends do monumental things, was let down by the American people, signed another lease to stay in Houston. Hmmm I am sure I am forgetting things, but all that to say, in the good and bad, I am doing really well.
While I was thinking about what I wanted to write in this post, I was kinda stuck. I am so proud of what I have accomplished in the past six months, but there is so much more I want to accomplish. And I wrote a few entries ago about being okay with things being slow and while I have made great strides in the last handful of months, it has been slow. I think that between now and March things are going to start ramping up for me.
I am taking time right now to organize what the ramping up looks like - a new work schedule/responsibilities, intentionally dating, making connections in my community, and taking care of my physical and mental health. Me staying in Houston for another year makes it a bit easier to figure out. I want to get serious about finding things that fill my heart with joy. I have my walks and my grocery store runs but I need more and Houston has so much to offer.
I want to share a couple of things I am going to begin/continue in the next few months:
Volunteering at the food bank
Pilates classes at various studios until I find one I love (shoutout Classpass)
Coffee shop working (please send me recommendations if you find them)
Consistent blog entries
Seeking opportunities for community building
Intentionally working on my work-life balance
I am incredibly excited for the months to come, we are a month away from 2025 and I am very hopeful it’s going to be an amazing start.
xoxx,
b
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