On the eve of my birthday… Goodbye 36… it’s been real! ✌🏻 Helllllooo 37! 🎉 This past year has been a little tough for me. A lot of mental and emotional struggles for sure. Mixed with that, I had 3 relapses which is not the business, we’re still in this weird pandemic and I was faced with a number of challenges. It was a long year of rollercoaster 🎢 emotions no doubt! All aboard the freaking crazy train! 🤪 🚂
On the flip side, there’s SO much to be thankful for. I’ve gotten SUPER healthy this year, my little sister got married and I finally took a trip since being diagnosed with ITP. 😱 ✈️ 💪🏼 👰🏻💜 In addition, I’ve met some HELLA cool people through the ITP community! I’ve gotten involved in helping others with this frustrating and unpredictable disease. My heart has felt connections to complete strangers that I never knew was possible 💜☺️
With as many struggles as I faced, I probably have twice as many successes. It’s easy to focus on what went wrong this past year. It’s easy to remember the pain I’ve felt this past year. It’s overwhelming to believe I went through some of the things I did. However, it’s absolutely incredible the amount of moments that brought me happiness. The friendships I refueled. The nourishment I’ve been able to give my body. The things I’ve been able to check off my bucket list! The hope that I’ve held on to! 🤞🏻
I want 37 to be a year of firsts. To be a year of happiness. To have the next 365 days of me being the BEST me I can be. As cliche as it sounds, it’s true! I’ve put a lot of things on the back burner (myself included) but this year… this year I want to put me first. I want to thrive in all aspects of my life. I want to achieve mental clarity. To be in the moment more often than not. To say yes to all the things! Eat the damn cake and do the things! 🍰🙌🏻
My biggest dream for this next year is to just be HAPPY 😬 I have no idea where this life is going to take me 🤷🏻♀️ I could relapse tomorrow and not even see it coming. I could also get hit by a bus on my way to work but let’s go with the relapse approach 🤪 These reasons make it that much more important to just live in the moment.
I’ve never been good at living in the moment BUT this year… this year will be different. Im determined to make a difference and leave my mark!
Cheers to more years and a life of happiness! 💜🥂
Peace out 36! ✌🏻
Happy birthday princess! 👸🏻😘
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