hey im 24 now and i have two cats and live in georgia with my family again im sitting in my grandmother's living room and she's knitting and we're watching a documentary and next week i move into the sweetest little house on the lake and jesus christ life is far from perfect and im miserable many days but wow it did get better and i think 16 year old me would be proud
i’m 27 now, closer to 28, really. i have a third cat and my granny is gone. i got promoted last week, just as i started my third semester of tech school. the last ten+ years have been terrible at times and extraordinary at others. i’ve gotten so depressed that i dropped out of a four year college and i’ve been fired from jobs. i’ve taken a solo trip to italy and i’ve made friends dearer than i could have ever prayed for or dreamt to be worthy of. life is still far from perfect but that’s how it goes and it always will be. if all goes well, i’ll graduate next june. i don’t know what i’ll do after. i’ve got some time to figure it out. most days, i feel like i’m in a holding pattern - endlessly driving through the mountains on my way home from school but i see the vision now. there’s a purpose, a reason. here, on the lake, i feel like i’ve become more myself than ever. i can’t wait to meet the me who’s on the other side of all of this.















