01/03/2024: Goodbye

I’m finally saying goodbye today. This coffee shop may not look like much at first glance, but it has easily become one of my favorite places in the world to escape to over the course of the past almost year. This place played a crucial part in my journey, creating a tranquil environment in which I let my creative energy flow.

Through this flow, I discovered what exactly I want to do, and I’ve learned and grown in so many unexpected ways. My love put it into words best when he said that writing changed my life in 2023. It gave me purpose again. Along with getting my physical health on track, I was able to get my emotional and mental health on track too, and I can honestly say that I’m so much better now than I’ve ever been. I’ve never felt more like myself. And I have my newfound drive to thank, as well as writing and all the places that have played a part and watched me grow into myself. 

So here’s to Getaway, The Coffee Shoppe, and even my cozy little studio apartment, where I’ve done my best thinking and rejuvenating of my life so far. I look forward to moving into another cute little studio, near an infinite number of promising coffee shops, and finding a new cozy place to escape to nature with my love, my best friend. 

I know it’s going to be an adjustment, but I also know when we look back on this new adventure down the road that we’ll thank ourselves for seeing everything through. I’ve said it time and time again: I don’t want to be just comfortable, and I don’t want to rely on just a handful of constant things for my happiness. 

I’m in a time in my life where I’m open and willing to see what’s out there in the wide world before me. I can’t imagine that I wouldn’t want to get out and see what my new city has to offer. And I can’t imagine that any problems we have can’t be solved with a mountain escape. Our world might look different for a while, but before we know it we’ll be as familiar as the natives, and it will really feel like home there. 

Knowing that no matter what, home is where my love is, I know that we will be okay no matter where we go and no matter what we do. During this transition, I’m going to try to hold onto what is dear to me, and I’m going to work on a new yearly plan for the year for my writing. I’m also going to get back in the saddle and get my physical health back on track. I hope that I feel just as accomplished at the end of this year as I was at the end of 2023. So here’s to 2024, to the new adventures in life, writing and fitness. Here’s to my love and me, and our love that continues to grow as the years go by.