this is a pretty late upload, my bad. I’ve been sick since New Year’s Day lmfao. let’s see what all I remember bc sheesh the year was rough •Started the year off with COVID. Like literally the first day of 2022 is when I started showing symptoms. It fucking sucked. •Also started the year off with relationship issues woohoo /s •Started my second semester of college, which went way better than the first one holy shit •Spent my Valentine’s Day and Easter alone for the first time ever, which was morbidly depressing. Moving out isn’t that fun when you’re a very family oriented person, and it’s not like I had anyone to spend time with lol •Randomly picked up my Pokémon GO addiction, I have no idea why. I was very lonely and it was just there lmfaoo 💀 •Spent way more money than I EVER wanted to on birthdays and holidays and needless to say that is changing this year jfc I hardly have money for college now •I went to a friend’s wedding in May :’ ) it was super cute and honestly so fun •Starting having a lot of medical issues again — obviously not a fun time •My partner at the time came to visit for a little and (even tho the trip was cut short), we got to go to Medieval Times, a Renaissance faire (which I fully intend to go back to) and then Chattanooga before staying home for a few days after that. And then a couple of our friends had been at the faire and Chattanooga with us. •My great grandmother died so that was not fun at all •A YouTuber I used to watch passed away from cancer during the month of June. It was a pretty big shock that I just wasn’t anticipating at all. •Said YouTuber’s death was announced on my partner and I’s anniversary bc ig that was just our luck, and they also knew the YouTuber so the news made them not really wanna celebrate the anniversary anymore and therefore the anniversary just got shitty for both of us but ayo four years I guess lmfaoooo — we celebrated during the first half of the day. •One of my cats and one of my dogs passed from what we believe was cancer, the cat in August and the dog in October. Both were very sudden and unexpected, and both days were really shitty for me. To this day I’m still pretty bothered by it. •yeah in case I didn’t hint at it hard enough, my partner and I broke up lol- simply just conflict of interests at the end of the day but also just an obvious loss of feelings on one end and I think we 100% should’ve cut it off sooner really but HEYY we can’t undo the past and what’s done is done so it doesn’t matter — and we’re still civil with each other so eh doesn’t matter lol •I transferred to a different college for the time being, and have been doing better than I was at my other university since I’m not as worried about roommates and I’m not getting as distracted as I was — ended up getting a 4.0 in my last semester so woohooooo •adopted 3 cats, one of which is ours (mostly mine lol) and the other two being kittens that my nana adopted. my cat is a Siamese named Saki, and she’s very sweet but holy shit she’s riddled with anxiety. and then my nanas cats are a tortoiseshell cat and a white American short hair. so the animal family grows lol •batman was a great fucking movie don’t touch me •celebrated the unus annus anniversary alone this year and man that made it way worse /hj •had a horrible relapse and splitting episode that lasted months but I’m doing better now I think •finals. god I hate finals. •had my 19th birthday and went around finding birthday freebies bc I’m a damn glutton and a cheapskate all at once and I want free food •got a better grasp on the art style I want, but none of my posts are getting much traction anymore so it’s been pretty discouraging. •I took a lot of distance from social media and messaging apps, as well as put my phone on do not disturb so I’m not as distracted by messages. It’s honestly been great. I have way more time in my day, I’m not as overwhelmed by phone related things and I’m more focused and able to do the things I actually need to do. And my mental health has really just benefited from it all. •started thinking of ways I want to improve for myself in 2023 •rekindled my obsession with bad omens as a result of my breakup, especially with their new album which is the most specifically targeted to my feelings about said breakup, especially with songs like just pretend and somebody else holy shit 🥲💔 (and yes I am VERY depressed that I couldn’t go to the concert lmfao.) •discovered dayseeker and have been OBSESSED with their music •admittedly had my love for D&D pretty crushed, which I’m hoping changes but rn it’s just not a good vibe for me anymore •also had my will go do art and sing crushed for a while — i think it’s getting better but eh •had lots of family over for holidays like thanksgiving and Christmas and even the couple days before New Year’s Eve •started up some kind of collecting habit which is gonna bite me in the ass when it comes to money I’m sure •my tea addiction is back. pretty depressing year obviously, but I’m hoping this one can be better. happy new years y’all. here’s to 2023.