I really need to blog more. I need to write more in general, honestly. Lately I have been working a lot (I have so many part-time jobs it’s crazy) and have been missing a creative outlet in my life. I feel like this is something that everyone potentially needs. Whether you take photos, write a blog, make YouTube videos, write songs, draw, paint, cook, make jewelry, or something else, it’s important to be creating something new. I think it legitimately helps your well-being and your mood. And not taking the time to create has been affecting me. I know I like writing, and I feel a pull to it, but often I don’t know what to write. So when inspiration strikes, I try my best to take advantage of it. So here I am.

What do you want from me?

Friendship. But I have expectations of what that looks like, the kind of friendship I want.

In my return to blogging over the last few days (or actually weeks, since that’s when I was working on the site redesign), I came across a draft of a blog post that I had started, apparently in September of 2016. I remember working on this post and never posting it, and I can’t believe it has been that long since I started it. While my thoughts have changed a bit, I still decided it was worth it to revisit and post my current thoughts on the subject matter. So, here is the draft of the post I had from back in 2016: