New year, new me

Happy new year bookgeeks!

2018 was a whirlwind year- there were a lot of ups, a lot of downs and somewhere mixed in all of that there was a lot of discovery.

I feel a bit repetitive writing this after my last post saying I'm back and then I disappeared again. Well, this time I am back but I'm setting a pace for myself.

Towards the end of last year, a lot of things were starting to weigh down on me and in all honesty, I felt everything I did was strained. I was still posting on bookstagram but it was inconsistent and I was unhappy. I set way too many unrealistic expectations of myself and was trying to be something I'm not. Not just on social media, but in reality too. By the end of it all, I just felt sick of the pressure I was constantly feeling and didn't feel like I had any time to be myself.

I have several goals for this new year, like posting once a month here as well as (at least) weekly posts on bookstagram. But my most important resolution is to work on myself this year and that might mean that those previous goals get overshadowed sometimes. I want to try new things and figure out what I want from life. I don't want to place any unhealthy pressure on myself or let others make me feel pressured. I'm exploring new hobbies and artistic opportunities for myself. But the main thing is the focus will be on myself and what I want to do.

Goodbye 2018, hello 2019. Let's go kick some ass!