A New Year, A New Update…
Hello family, to all my beautiful readers; I still haven’t figured out a name I should call you all yet. Regardless I will think of a beautiful name eventually. I know that it has been some time since I have last spoken to you all. If you all did not know, I have been without a charger for my laptop for over a month now. Crazy! I know it is, but I am finally back and ready to share so many stories with you all. Before we can get to that you know the routine, even though it’s been a while, go ahead and unload this week. Tell yourself all the amazing things you were able to accomplish. Tell yourself all the things that you are grateful for that you still have in your life. Now that you have finally unloaded your week, you should feel like a weight has been lifted off of your shoulders. The wait is now over, today I just want to give you all a quick life update. Plus, I also wanted to say, “Welcome to the New Year beautiful people.”
If you all remember my last blog post, then you must remember me telling you all that I had recently gotten put out of my family home. Now, now, please do not be too worried about me because as you all know I was made to survive. That’s just my nature. Well, since then my life has been one adventure after another. Picking the pieces back up of your life can be a hard, dreadful, and tiring task. Even if all that may be true, I have been trying my upmost best to stay positive and continue to believe in the dreams that I have. If you all were to think that that being kicked out would be the last of my problems, you have been sadly mistaken. Do you want to know something though…problems were made to be solved. Also remember not all problems and issues are there to bring you down, but to teach you a lesson and clean out all the impurities that aren’t supposed to be in your life.
Since the last time I talked you all, I was explaining all the obstacles that continued to pile up in front of me. I have been overcoming each obstacle that has been laid in front of me; I have been able to finally complete the degree that I thought that I completed in 2019. I am now currently only waiting to receive my degree certificate. Not only did I pass the class, but I received a 94 out of 100 on my final case study. I also scored within the average range that all business students at the University of the District of Columbia scores. Now let’s just take some time to really think about this. I haven’t been in school in over a year, without any studying I was not only able to pass the standardized test but also able to write an exceptional 27-page case study within a time frame of less than a week. Now I am not saying all of this to brag, but this just goes to show me that I am capable of accomplishing everything and anything I set my mind to if I believe I can and work just as hard if not harder.
Now as far as the situation with losing my best friend, if you were wondering if things had been patched up…the simple answer is no. There isn’t much to be said within that situation because I have actually moved on. Since that falling out, I have come to many self-revelations. Peace has once again returned to me amidst all the chaos happening within our world. As the new year rolled around, I let go of many things that I realized was keeping me clinging to the past. The vision that I thought was clear I found to be murky. There were many things that needed to be cleaned out in order for me to advance, and in order for me to find motivation without hesitation. The toxic and negative clouds of judgement that were clouding my life have finally cleared. I do not have any regrets with anything or one because I no longer see you as a loss to my life. I can finally see clearly that I have not lost but gained much more than any of those things or people could have ever given me. In the end I would like to thank each and every person and thing that I have left behind me in 2020 for the lessons that you taught me. I won’t be coming back, but I wish you nothing but love…now watch me accomplish the things you doubted I would.
Before the year was over, I got the chance to travel to North Carolina to go to Cape Haterras with my friend Hunter and her family. It was an amazing experience that I can say I will never forget. I enjoyed being with Hunter and her family, I got to see and be a part of a family lifestyle that was different from the one I grew up in. It was great to see and be divulged in it, I learned a lot while staying with them. I would tell you guys more but that will have to wait until next week. When we returned to DC from North Carolina, things were just as hectic as they were before we left. Only this time I didn’t stay in the city long.
I spent the very last week of 2020 with my older sister who I haven’t seen in months. I was really excited to travel down to St. Mary’s since my older sister didn’t get to come to DC on her birthday because she had to work. I went to stay with my sister with the goal to have a celebration since we didn’t get to celebrate together. That entire week was spent trying to gather all of my mental strength back from all the hectic chaos that I stepped back into as soon as I came back to DC. I can actually say that I was able to accomplish that feat thanks to my big sister who spoils me rotten especially if she knows that I am going through something hard. She made my stay with her so amazing I cannot wait to tell you all about it. Then again, that will have to wait as well. I can’t spill all the tea just yet.
Now, that we are in 2021 I can actually say that my year has started on a great note. Since the last few days of 2020 began to roll around, I began to get this feeling deep within me that a blessing was coming for me and all my friends. That feeling only kept growing stronger and stronger. Then the next thing I knew, I ended up being casted to participate in the production of a music video by the amazing up and coming artist Khalia Ashante. I was so excited but also, I began to feel overwhelmed. The time frame that I got casted and the date of the shoot was so close, and I needed to travel to Brooklyn, New York since that’s where the set of the shoot was scheduled to be. In the end I was able to figure out a plan, thanks to my close friends. They were amazing enough to come with me up to NYC for the shoot and hang around with me the entire time.
Thanks to that amazing experience I was able to meet and network with so many different people it was a blast. I can say that is one thing that my Godmother has got me hooked onto. Networking was her favorite sport other than basketball, and now let me tell you she can create a conversation out of thin air and be able to connect with you on a whole other level. It’s honestly an amazing thing to watch unless you’re hungry after basketball practice and we are there an hour later because she is still networking. Yes, it was that serious, but I am thankful for it because I got to watch and learn how to do something that a lot of people are afraid of.
I am so thankful for the amazing end and start to my new year. I have accomplished so much already, and the year isn’t even over yet. As you all know I still have a goal to go teach English in South Korea through the CIEE program. I have almost finished my application which is due by February 1st and $1,000.00 due upon acceptance. I am proud to say that I am only $228 short of that goal. I am getting so close, that I can taste the future that I am striding towards. I started a GoFundMe to help me get to this goal, and when I did that, I was really hesitant about it. I am not the best at asking for help when I need it. I am the type to get it done myself no matter if I’m being helped or not. I can say that I am thankful to the one person who has donated to my GoFundMe. I know we are all going through hard times, and for you to believe in my journey I am very thankful for that. I will be sure not to let you down and continue to work hard to get the rest of the money needed. With my hard work and the donation of that one person I have almost accomplished my goal, even after being set back $400. The last $228 I need, just know I am coming after you, with all my strength, I will accomplish this goal no matter what. Now, if you would like to help me along my journey then I will be sure to add the link to my GoFundMe at the end of this blog entry.
Well, that’s all for now you guys! Thank you for continuously supporting me, I hope you all aren’t too upset with me for the long break that I have taken. I have thought about you guys every day that went by and I realized that I haven’t updated my blog in a long time. No need to worry any longer, I am back and ready to give you all the things that you need to feel loved once again. Talk to you soon, bye!
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