I'm Back!

Hi! It took me months and months but I'm back and I'm going to try to blog more often now. The last half of second semester senior year was a total doozy... Drama, stress, college stuff, graduation, events. Just a lot. But in the spirit of moving on from everything high school, I've started fresh on all my social media accounts and it feels very, very good. I hope I'll be able to keep up with all of these platforms as I trek through university life.

This month seems to be all about starting completely fresh. It's definitely not an overnight process to reinvent yourself, but I know a thing or two about it having gone through sooo many phases over the years. I think I look vastly different and feel vastly different from who I was just 3 years ago. I suppose that's normal when you're at this age.

Besides changing up my social media accounts - including making sure I'm following the proper people which is super important - I also want to go by the nickname "Leigh". I'm really very tired of being called "Kay" and, in a way, it just reminds me of not-so-great memories.

I've also been trying to see if I can work on my goal-making skills. Being a Capricorn, you'd think I'd be hella motivated 24/7 but this doesn't seem to be the case. Truthfully, I think this is a skill - to be able to make a list and be able to finish all you have to do, even the small things - that I've lost over the years from the academic stress of high school. So, in the past week or so I've been trying to make sure I'm working out pretty hard every day and trying to write.

I wrote a short story back in June, a really long one, and I can't seem to figure out where to take it from here. Technically it's "done". Meaning, I could metaphorically "hand it in" at this point. But something in me tells me I'm not done with this story or it's characters. For the past 2 months I've rolled it around in my head wondering what to change about it, what to add, what to take out and it's so incredibly hard. And I realized the other day that I just need to sit down at a desk and work on it even when I feel like I can't if I'm ever going to make any progress. Recently - and maybe it's from the crazy stimulation of social media and media alone - it feels like I'm not really doing anything when I read or write, even though this is far from the truth. I get bored because I'm not moving, listening, or watching anything. This is so frustrating because I used to read all day every day and write all of the time. Again, maybe this is a skill I can get back..

Anyways, let's talk about today. This morning I woke up and did a HIIT routine off of YouTube and then was beat™. I treated myself to a nice, time-consuming breakfast. I usually don't make pancakes but today I was in the mood. I made enough batter (vegan, of course!) for two pancakes and then made a side of banana nice cream. So good. The pancakes could use some work but, to be fair, the last time I made pancakes I was, like, 10 years old and it was Bisquick.



Today I went shopping for some new college clothes at a gigantic secondhand place. It was flipping awesome. I got lots of cute pieces. I still need a fluffy insulated jacket (you know, the kind no one really looks good in), earmuffs, snow boots, and of course some last-minute things for my dorm. I'm officially moving to Boston in 20 days! I can't believe it. I'm petrified and dying to go all at once.

Anyways, after buying all of my outfits I came home and did an impromptu and ridiculous photo shoot. Excuse the pile of laundry in the background. To be honest, it looks like that all the time. Boston, here I come!

To match the mood above, I thought I'd share a playlist I made this week as well comprised exclusively of love songs.. I feel extra romantic at the moment.

20 Love Songs:

1. God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
2. Break up Together by Theo Katzman
3. What You're Doing by The Beatles
4. Come See About Me by The Supremes
5. I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin
6. Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
7. Heartbeats by José González
8. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye by Leonard Cohen
9. Toothpaste Kisses by The Maccabees
10. For You To Be Here by Tom Rosenthal
11. To Love Somebody by Nina Simone
12. You And Me by Penny & The Quarters
13. Slip Into Your Skin by Patrick Watson
14. Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens by Tiny Ruins
15. Love Song 2009 by Dent May
16. The Fountain by Future Islands
17. No One's Gonna Love You - Live from Spotify Sweden by Band of Horses
18. I Felt Your Shape by The Microphones
19. Daisy Mae by Leon Bridges
20. Back Pocket by Vulfpeck

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