Another Year Come and Gone

 Well…that year went fast.

I feel the urge to be down on myself for all the things I haven’t done this past year, but let’s face, the world is still a dumpster fire.

I have had a lot of shit going on this year. I went to Germany and met a bunch of my gaming friends, I got arthritis in my knee, I’ve lived in a perpetual brain fog. I have had some great moments of friendship, and I have felt utterly and extremely isolated. But, I’m truly going to make 2023 my year.

I had a shower thought this morning. I have spent my entire life feeling like I must justify myself, justify my existence. But you know what? I don’t have to justify myself to anyone, not even to myself.

Next year I have plans that will improve my health and mental health, and hopefully everything else will follow. So, here’s to you, 2023!!

Also, enjoy some pictures from Germany.

Twenty Twenty-Two or Twenty Twenty, too?

I've talked to quite a few people who said that they are NOT doing resolutions this year. I mean, what's the point? This year, as its two predecessors, will do what it pleases.

That does not, however, mean that I am not planning to make positive changes.

In fact, today I started back on my keto journey. The past few months have been really rough, like super extra rough, and I need something super easy that requires little thought and planning. So, for at least a month, I am kicking it up a notch and doing ketovore.

What is ketovore you ask? It is a less strict carnivore diet that includes some eggs and dairy, and perhaps low carb veggies or fruit on occasion.

I often wonder what ways people have found to cope with pandemic life. For me, I started playing a game on my phone. At first, I just wanted something to stave off the boredom. But then, I found a community. That community turned into a family and they have gotten me through a lot. I never understood before, when people talked about these friends they had in online games, but I do now. These people are very real friends, even if we've never met in person. (But I have met two of them irl!) I am hoping that someday I can meet many of them.

One great thing to end my year was my bestie coming through and being able to eat breakfast together. We hadn't seen one another in probably 3.5 years, so it was super awesome. Today, I started the year off with a treat to myself and got a facial. It felt very symbolic to slough off the old skin and bring out the fresh, glowing skin. I'm hoping this will be the theme of my year. Shedding the old, revealing the new.

Here's to a better year and not a repeat of 2020.