I'm Back and I'm Still Doing Me

What is up everyone! How is everyone doing:?! It has been a minute since we have last talked, but hey, I have been living life.

I started my senior year at Colorado College and graduated this May. So here is a quick-but-also-not-quick update:

Published and Supported

In between August and May a lot of things happened. For starters, I wrote an an article for The Feminist Wire about body privilege and masculinity on college campuses (specifically, Colorado College). And did I get feedback! Trolls came out of the woodwork to attack me and my article for a solid few weeks. And this lovely blog got attacked as well. I then was able to do a followup interview with Shape Magazine. More trolls came but I also got OVERWHELMING SUPPORT from my peers and mentors and people across the country who were glad that I said something. And to be perfectly honest, I would do it all over again.

Filling Up an Empty Cup

I spent October-December working on self-care. I am a huge advocate of self-care and filling up my cup. My whole life I have been taking care of others and after the whole article and my 15 minutes of fame, I realized that it was time that I took care of me. Like really took care of me. I wrote in my journal, talked to my therapist a lot, and tried to do some reading (it's hard doing leisure reading on the Block Plan). I also took a drawing class and that helped a lot. I opened some closet doors and got to know myself a little more. And it was wondrous.

Black Girl Magic at Work

January-April I WROTE MY THESIS AND SUBMITTED AND GOT AN A ON IT. I also practiced some self-care because writing short stories about Black women that is critiqued in majority white spaces, was draining but they got that Black Girl Magic. Still debating whether I should publish it, so we shall see.

2 Bachelor Degrees Under My Belt

I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND WAS ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH MY FAMILY. That is all.

Moving Forward

So, it has been about a year since I have last posted on here. As I transition out of college and into the work field, I still plan on using this. I will post about personal stuff like dating life and some of my struggles, but I will also be posting about the successes and learned lessons. At the end of the day this is my space. Another outlet. I appreciate all my readers and followers and I hope you continue to follow me with this journey. Talk to you soon!