This year, I’m trying to try new things. And some new old things. I’ve never really been afraid of new things. I would try any food once, I won’t back down from a challenge, I’m always up for an adventure, I moved to new places a lot and was frequently the new kid as a result. But last year, I really got kinda down as the year went on and I started realizing I needed a reset button. Since I’m not good at keeping resolutions, I decided to challenge myself. I like challenges. So in order to get this new year started in the way I wanted to, I made a jumbled glob of thoughts. I want to try some new things and retry some old things. I...
Read MoreOver the years, I haven’t had to deal with very much death, for which I’m grateful. Most of my loss came in the form of losing different aspects of my life to which I had grown accustomed. However, the few times I’ve had to deal with the pain of losing someone, I’ve had to wrestle with it. My grandfather died two years before I was born but there isn’t a single day that goes by that I don’t think about him. Today, he would’ve turned 69. It’s kind of a hard day for me simply because I don’t know what to do. I wonder whether I should spend more time thinking about him and celebrating...
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