hi :)
it’s been so many years since i’ve been here! anyone still here?
woah! okay it made me so happy to yell into this void and still see some of y'all out here!
this tumblr account played such a giant role in my life from like 2012 til 2015 ish, most of high school and college. being an adolescent was so confusing and complicated, and having this space to share my thoughts and feelings and frustrations and fears was incredibly life-affirming. having so many people read what i posted and respond favorably made me feel seen and heard in a way i never could have dreamed of.
i'm 28 now, turning 29 this year. i've had some big ups and downs, but life is mostly good. i live alone in a tiny 1930s bungalow with a tin roof and a big garden out front. i really like my job, for the most part. i have good friends. i still make art almost daily, but i don't share as much of it, and that feels healthy for my current creative practice. i don't write as much. i've been really into knitting and textile art lately, and that has been so fun and exciting for me.
i had to fade off of tumblr, and socials in general, because i started to pressure myself to keep up with a certain image or idea of myself. i wanted to live more organically, and i think i've been able to do that in being less visible online.
but i do miss the community, and lately i've really missed the space to vent and share and honestly just. to post. i filled that need with instagram and twitter, but they simply aren't it for me. i'm a tumblr girl in my heart. so i'm back!
i'm going to leave this blog as an archive. it is too specific to that time period, and even though i'm sure most of my old followers aren't here anymore, it still feels a little bit too much like a public forum. i'm making a side blog on this same account so that i have access to all these old posts still. if you would like my side blog url, please reply here or message me and let me know! I'll probably use it to just ramble on about things, but i also might post some of my sketchbook or ongoing creative projects. just the usual stuff. i'm excited to reconnect with some of y'all :)
and even if we don't get to reconnect, i just want to say thank you to everyone who was ever a friend on here, or who connected with any of the stuff i made. it all came straight from my heart, and every kind word meant more than i can ever say!