New Year, New Blog Post

Hello hello! Time for my yearly update (I can never quite keep up with this, can I?). A lot has happened in the last year. In fact, so much that I could not possibly include everything. I will try my best to get to all of the most important stuff though. 

I previously wrote about my desire to become a high school teacher, and guess what, I am doing it! I became a long-term sub back in March of 2023 and got a full-time job teaching high school Spanish for the 2023-2024 year. I love it so much more than I ever could have anticipated. It is challenging, but it is so fulfilling. I am about to start my credential program, which will be even more challenging, but I am excited. It will be a lot of responsibilities, but I know I am capable of succeeding. 

Regarding my personal life, last January I met an incredible human in a coffee shop, who pretty quickly became one of my best friends. In July, the day after my birthday, he asked me if I would be interested in dating him. I said yes of course. I think we were both terrified because we already had pretty strong feelings for each other, but it has turned out to be the best decision ever. I love this man in ways I have never loved anyone. The best part is that I get to be completely myself around him. There is nothing I feel I need to hide or be shy about. He just gets me like no one else. 

So what else has happened in my life? I made some awesome friends in the last year. I feel like I actually have somewhere I belong. I found my people, and that was something that used to feel impossible. I also took a little step away from social media this year. I have not been posting things as often, for many reasons. Sometimes it feels like there are too many big things happening in the world, so whatever I post will just be pointless anyway. I also think I have not been spending enough time on self-care, so I have not been feeling as good about myself. It's not that I have felt bad about myself particularly, but rather that I just don't make time to care about what I look like. And when I don't spend time on myself then I don't end up wanting to take photos or post anything about myself. 

This year I am making a goal to spend some more time on self-care, so that means that likely you will be hearing a lot more from me. Let's hope I can stick to that goal. 

Until next time- love you all!!!