My First Blog Post!

New year, new me, right?

“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.”

-Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

Dear reader,

Okay, so here’s the deal. I probably sound like every idealistic person who picks up a new hobby at the start of the year and says “I’m committing to this!” only to back out before March and slip back into my old habits of laziness and unproductivity.

And any other year before this one, I probably would’ve! But 2024 is a big milestone year for me.

For starters, I’m reaching an important big girl age. 

Yes, that’s right, dear reader. This July, I am turning 20 years old. No more teenage girl. No more making fun of my boyfriend (who was born a year before me) for being old. Now I am expected to be responsible. I should be driving. I should have a job. I should be doing all the adult things.

Buuuuut I’m not doing any of that so far. And it really makes me feel like I’m falling behind.

The second unavoidable big thing that’s happening this year is I am graduating with my associate’s degree from my tiny little two-year community college and transferring this summer to the second largest university in the United States! 

Talk about a small fish in a freaking ocean.

The stark reality of my rapidly approaching 20th birthday has made me realize that I actually need some sort of direction in life. A plan of action.

So this is it! This year, I have launched myself into pursuing writing as a full-time hobby/side-hustle and hopefully, just hopefully, a lucrative career.

I don’t know where this will take me, but I’m already making new friends and connections in my pursuit of the vast unknown. That makes me feel confident that I’m heading in the right direction.

So dear reader, I hope you’re willing to follow me on my journey as I find the courage to leave my very very warm and comfy bed and explore the wilderness. There’s so much to see!

To quote from Up, one of my favorite Disney movies: “Adventure is out there!”

~Paris