Hello Lovelies,
Where to begin? I last wrote to you in the early months of this year and now we are quickly approaching towards the last and my favorite season! Oh, how my heart cannot wait for Autumn. With that said, 2023 has been a pivotal year for me in many ways for which I am grateful but hasn’t made it less hard.
I believe I have shared with you all but to give some context in the last two years, I have gone through the ending of my 10-year relationship, have moved 3 times (😟), got a sweet angel puppy whose now 1, stepped away from my career and what I am college educated in, to then start school again and a new career. All alongside my severe chronic illnesses. Oof, just typing that out has made my heart hurt a bit for just how much I’ve gone through in a short time. And I will admit many times along the way, I have stumbled, trying to find and settle into this new version of me. Have felt lost, lonely, free, happy, scared, excited. You name it, I’ve felt it. It’s been humbling to be pushed towards growth in so many directions at once and have often felt stretched thin. But alas this is life and I am grateful to be living it.
At the beginning of this year, I felt I had settled into acceptance that I had to truly step away from Marketing & social media as a career. And though I knew it was right there was still grief associated with the fact that I could no longer physically work in such a demanding career and one that never shuts off. And of course, this is relative to where I live (Silicon Valley), the employers I had, etc. But I decided to pivot and move into a career/ space I have always loved. The Library. I have always found great solace surrounded by books. So I decided to not only apply for work in libraries but also go back to school for a degree in Library Science & Technology. So now I am taking courses for that online and work in a Children’s library and it’s a dream come true.
I am in yet another new apartment and finally feel at peace and home. I had no intention of moving so early from my last but the complex became a mess/ a nightmare. I no longer felt safe, there were so many maintenance issues and things going wrong with the apartment, management was horrible, and I also if I am honest hated the area. So I decided to move again, back to an area I know and love, the apartment is safe and beautiful. And I plan to never move again lol. Of course I am kidding but my goodness I very much don’t want to. Moving is so so hard.
And the last update for today is that I am back to posting about books on my IG @spoonfulofcozyreads . I still believe in slow living and all that encompasses but no longer feel as called to share it on social media. I think everyone’s journey to slow living is personal so in ways I don’t feel mine is relatable ( I am called because of being chronically ill) and therefor not something I want to focus on sharing. And Books have always had my heart and am will be sharing more about what I am reading etc on here as well.
My next post will kick off Autumn content! I can hardly wait!
Best,
M
Whimsy & Willow 