This blog has been a long time coming. Post-college my life has felt like a bit of a mixed bag. Yeah from the outside I probably looked like I have it all figured out but doesn’t everyone to some degree?

Bottom line–I have a degree in writing (and music, but we’ll get to that) and I haven’t really done too much writing since I stopped freelancing in 2014 to start grad school. So creating this blog is my kick in the pants to get started again! I have no idea if anyone’s going to read this, but sometimes I need to vent or tell a story and social media just isn’t the place to do it. 🙂 (You could say a blog is a form of social media, but I guess I mean social media in the vein of Facebook, Twitter, et al).

I should also start showcasing my music and other skills if I ever want to build up my gigging (again we’ll get to that :)…). So I set myself up with a nice little WP premium account. Investment in myself and all.

So, let’s get started I guess. My birthday was last week (hello 29!), and that always makes me reflect on the state of my life. Frankly, the last year has had a lot of bright spots, even if I am feeling a bit lost right now.

I’m told gratitude lists are good for your mental health (THANK YOU Deena Kastor) so let’s do that.

1. Most recently I ran a FREAKING MARATHON on September 30. That was a huge goal two years in the making, and I am still enormously proud. I’ll probably even devote a whole post to that at some point.
2. My boyfriend and I have also been at our current address in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn for over a year now and have 10-ish months left on the new lease. I am so thankful to have a place to live in NYC. Apartment hunting in NYC is literal hell if you’re on a budget so I’m counting that one as a big blessing too.
3. Our bunnies are hilarious. Expect to see lots of pictures of them here!
4. My health is pretty good. My Hashimoto’s seems pretty well controlled as does my mental health thanks to running.
5. I am employed and financially in ok shape for the moment.
6. I’m starting to get back into running regularly after some down time for marathon recovery.
7. I’ve officially played through the entire Shostakovich violin concerto even if I haven’t properly learned the whole thing yet.

Yet…

It could be the post-race blues, but lately I’ve been finding myself…well just wanting more without being able to pinpoint exactly what. The Germans probably have some super weird word for this kind of feeling but I haven’t found it yet.

I guess I’ll keep thinking on that. In the meantime, I’ve got to get myself set up with some comfy clothes and tea in preparation for the very rainy weekend we’re going to have.