New Beginnings - A New Phase In Life

As my 30th birthday approached, I had the same thought many other people tend to have when a significant birth year is on the horizon - what am I doing? That's of course just an assumption. I know there are plenty of people out there that have a great answer to that question. They live very deliberately and plan nearly everything out within reason. I am not like that at all, although I would like to be.

I have taken a step closer to living my life more intentionally. That means actually pursuing what I want in life rather than what I think is expected of me. I feel like I'm on a journey to reset my brain back to factory settings; back to when a large portion of my life centered around art and being creative. As I got older, I pushed my creative endeavors farther and farther away from me and allowed other aspects to take more of my time and attention. Although this post is titled “New Beginnings,” as I type this, I feel it's more of a proclamation to return to what was important to me.

In this blog, I want to cover my pursuit of a more creative and intentional life - passion projects, how I spend my free time, connecting with friends and family, my overall health, and navigating my career.

With the help of the pandemic, coupled with turning 30, the realization that time is finite hit me harder than I thought. Of course, if time is finite, so are our opportunities for experiences. Am I having a midlife existential crisis? Maybe not a crisis. More like a ✨realization✨. Either way, I'm excited to start this new journey.