Okay okay, I know. It's been a long time since I last posted something. In fact, it's been over one month. That's the longest I've gone since starting this blog and I sincerely apologize. In case you forgot what I look like, please refer to the above picture.

I've been suffering from a serious case of writer's block and in addition, I've felt incredibly stressed out. Excuses aside, it feels good to be writing again and since this is the first you've heard from me in awhile, I thought I'd just post a little personal update/rant about my life.

To begin with, I've moved! Well I'm still technically in the same apartment complex, but I moved back into the main building. If you need my new address, feel free to send me a text and I can get that to you! 

Secondly, the stress. If you know me at all, you'd know that I like to take on more than I should and I like to help anyone who asks. I try my hardest to please everyone and assist them however I possibly can. Unfortunately, I sometimes forget about my own needs in the process. I'm attending school full-time and with my part-time job + all my side gigs, I'm working full-time as well. While I'm fully capable of handling it, that leaves barely any time for me to relax. I've always loved the idea of being busy 24/7, but it became overwhelming. The lack of time plus worrying about being able to afford life, feeling a bit homesick, and actually getting sick became too much for me. I found myself not eating and just being overall unhappy with everything. I knew that something needed to change, and I had to cut ties with some of my prior commitments, as much as I didn't want to. I find it hard to accept defeat, but there comes a time where you have to admit to yourself that you're taking it too far. I finally reached the conclusion that I needed to slow it down a bit, and I've felt a lot better from that point on. 

School has started since my last post and if I'm being completely honest with you, I'm not a fan. This might be due to the fact that I'm taking a lot of general education classes right now, but I feel like I'm at a point in life where I'm ready to enter the workforce 100% and be done with homework. It frustrates me especially because I see all these companies posting content to social media with typos and errors - and someone with a degree has that job. The job that I want more than anything, but can't have yet because I don't have that degree. I don't know how to accurately describe my anger with this predicament, but hey... that's just life. I'll get through school and then I'll fully be able to show the world what I can do.

The San Francisco Giants are also kind of making me sad, but there's nothing new there. This entire season has been completely dreadful. I wish more than anything that it could've gone better, but at this point I'm just hoping they don't reach 100 losses. I also will be rooting for any team that plays the Dodgers. I refuse to live in a world where my least favorite team in baseball wins it all. That cannot happen. To be honest, while I'm a fan of the National League and dislike the American League because of the DH, I would love to see the Cleveland Indians win the World Series this year. Their 22-game win streak was an incredible run to watch and their passion + love has been infectious. Also, Francisco Lindor is pretty clutch. 

BIG NEWS: I've officially turned 21! I no longer have to pretend to be a 22-year-old resident of Sarasota, Florida. Yes, I had a fake ID. C'mon now, don't be surprised. And if you're wondering why I'm posting this on the Internet, it's because I can. My whole family knew already, so it's not like anyone can really get mad at me. I went to Day N Night Festival at Angel Stadium and got to participate in a mosh pit for Travis Scott. Could my 21st birthday have gone any better? Nah, probably not. 

And to end on a high note, I finally feel like I'm back on the right track again. Today I cleaned the entire apartment, watched Ryan Vogelsong retire as a San Francisco Giant, completed all of my homework, caught up on the work that I missed out on while being sick, and got my appetite back. Plus, I'm finally writing again. In fact, I'm going to start working on next week's blog post right after this one... so get excited! Hint: It's definitely going to be baseball related. To cap off the night, I'm going to watch the 2012 World Series Championship movie because nothing can make me happier than watching Marco Scutaro in the rain. Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next week! Much love! xoxo