My Yearly Update

Hello, 

I will be 27 on April 10, it doesn't feel like my birthday is coming up to be honest. Time feels like it's flying by although our days feel long. 

I'm making another update because it's about 8:40pm and I don't really know what to do until I sleep at around 9:30pm. I go to bed early on nights where I have to go to the office the next day. 

It's crazy how I created this blog when I was in high school at 16 years old, and now I am telling you that I have to be in the office tomorrow lol

Now that I am closer to my 30's than to my teens, I found a need to be in touch with my 'inner child'. I have been drawing again, an activity I loved doing when I was little but had to stop because my parents told me to "put my damn interests away" and be a doctor whatever. I've also been reading A LOT. I read a total of 44 books last year, and so far I have read 14 books this year. 

I've also been trying to reconnect with old friends. Now that I am older, I value friendships more than ever. It is so hard to make new friends as an adult. I am so glad I have my pole community where I have made so many new friends. 

I feel like so much has happened since my last blog post, but at the same time it also feels like not much has happened because all I did was work and work. 

Well, I had a lot of family issues and I really hope I get out of it soon. I don't want to say anything about it yet. 

Other than that, the only interesting things I can think of are:

1. I went to Arizona with Nancy! My first time venturing out so far out to the west coast. It was just over the Labor Day weekend, but I had so much fun! Everyone was so nice and the food was great. It was 110F everyday and I LOVED it. Definitely my type of weather. 

2. I went to Miami with my partner! Also had a fantastic time. We went in the last week of December so it was great to be in 80+ degree weather when it was so cold in NYC. 

3. I got two tattoos in February. The skull one was for free, I won a giveaway. I totally manifested that shit. The crescent moon was a matching tat with my bff Sam. 

4. I went to see my favorite band, Pond. I had discovered them during my college days. It's crazy to finally seeing them perform in-person. It was my second concert and the first one that I went alone. Another thing that I noticed as I grow older is that I really value solitude. I used to be so scared and uncomfortable with doing things alone, but it's great lol

Anyway, I feel like 2023 really sucked for me besides the month of March. I feel like I'm cursed with extreme bad luck sometimes. I'm only saying this because it's always the small inconveniences that build up into a mountain of stress and inconveniences, and it only takes another small bad thing to happen that makes it the cherry-on-top, causing me to cry in an Olive BBQ Chicken. 

Also, the last quarter of the year to now is me trying to get out of my family situation. I feel like my life is currently in limbo. I ran away from home in September 2022 like a teenager. I feel like I wasn't the same ever since. Maybe that's also why I wanted to tap into my 'inner child' again. I missed the Catherine I was before. I am so bitter and full of rage now. 

Lastly, if you are not me and you are reading this. Thank you for reading and stopped by my blog! 

I don't get a notification for comments for some reason, so I apologize if it took me 2-3 years to get back to you lol

See you soon, 

Catherine