Why hello there.
It’s been a hot minute, or two, or three hasn’t it.
I don’t even know where to start it’s been so long. There was a time in my life where writing was something that kept me sane. It brought me joy. It was stress relief during a time in my life where I was stressed 95% of the time. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I hadn’t let writing slip out of my daily habits. Not only did I stop blogging, but I stopped journaling too. So many thoughts and memories that I should have written about that may be lost as time goes on. Even if I stopped writing, I never stopped thinking about writing. Especially when it came to writing about IndyCar. Man do I miss writing about IndyCar. The only writing I do these days is in tweets. Ha.
I haven’t stopped writing completely. I do journal every once in a while. Usually when I’m going through a mini life crisis. Usually, it has to do with a boy if I’m being honest. I wrote things down so I wouldn’t forget them. Some were good thing. Some were the bad things so that I could forever remind myself why that boy wasn't good enough when I have those moments of weakness and want to message them.
Anyways, I stopped writing because grad school. And then my first-year teaching. And then my first-year teaching during a pandemic. And then my second-year teaching also during a pandemic and having a really really really difficult class. The last 3 years have been pretty eventful to say the least.
But after all the chaos and utter dumpster fire that my life has been during the last year, I’ve found myself the happiest I’ve been in years over the past few months.
Maybe it’s the perk of not being a full-time classroom teacher. Maybe it’s been the break I’ve been taking from guys and attempting to date. Maybe it’s a perk of living alone. Maybe it’s a combination of all these things. But all that really matters is that I am happy.
I’m currently sitting on my couch of the house that I own, with my dog curled up next to me, listening to Red (Taylor’s Version), my Christmas tree all cozy in the corner, and I’m back writing a blog. What a perfect moment. The only thing that would make it better was if I was drinking a glass of red wine or a cup of coffee.
So what’s changed in the past three-four years? A lot. Like a lot a lot. I moved back to my hometown and got my first teaching job. I made one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and got a dog. My year and a half old golden retriever Leia, named after Princess Leia, is one of my greatest joys in my life. Last April I bought my first home. In the town I grew up in. Right down the street from my parents. It’s a perfect first home. And I absolutely LOVE living alone. I’ve been living my best introvert life. I’ve gotten back into reading. I’ve read 44 books so far this year.
Who I am as a person is still kind of the same as who I was 4 years ago, but also I’ve changed and grown a lot. I’m very sure and confident in who I am. I’m still very single. Despite my best efforts. The dating scene is rough y’all. Real rough. I have a middle part now. I still drink a lot of coffee. But I also drink a lot of red wine now. Sophisticated, right? Who would have thought?! Also, I’m starting a new job as a preschool teacher on Monday and I still love IndyCar as much, If not more than ever. Josef Newgarden is still my favorite driver and Team Penske is still my favorite team. I know some about F1 now after watching Drive to Survive on Netflix. That’s new. Ha.
Anyways, imma try and think of some IndyCar related content to write about. Because why the heck not. Maybe a way belated driver review? We shall see.
Here’s to blogging again and starting to work on building up my following again.
Thanks for being here and reading this.
You da bomb.
xxkaitlyn
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