I started writing when I was younger. Made a blog in high school attempting to hone my own voice. I used a template WordPress site and got to the poetry making.
I was honest, a little raw, and surprisingly more verbose than I was in person at the time. It was received well and I felt seen, like I had communicated effectively. I was connecting to someone…for real.
Then, college. I was trying to turn a new leaf after spending most of my days inside the choir room in high school. Get out there more.
I started writing in other people's voices without realizing it. Trying to find belonging by matching the frequency of the people around me. Layer that with years of sociology papers written to articulate someone else's point of view and — I was well trained to disappear into a perspective that wasn't mine.
I tried starting over with a new blog. I even made a whole thing of it — hand lettered the announcement, had the aesthetic down. Never hit publish.
I pursued marketing jobs to learn from others and practice hands on, with the goal of ultimately doing it for myself. I may continue to work for others, consult, contract, or what not. Either way, I'm doing this too.
I want to speak in my own voice. I've wanted to for a long time. Historically, I would default to just doing the work for my employer and skip out on my own creations. Prioritize where the money flowed, you know?
I am trying to turn another leaf and carve new rivers for the income to come.
I'm going to keep making video content and I'm building out my blog again, after attempting it 12 years ago. This time, instead of a template WordPress site, this one was built with Claude AI, GitHub, and Cloudflare Pages. And it will include more than poetry. I've grown in my interests and values since puberty. I'll be sharing systems, resources, and perspectives on business, home, gardening, hobbies, and whatever else I'm figuring out.
I'm curious about how to build a more whole life and still be able to contribute to the financial prosperity of my family. I want to share thoughts and ask questions, while cooking, gardening, working, whatever it may be. I'm hoping this will help me integrate these different parts of my life and ultimately, share how I do that.
This is one of many writings. I am sharing it here on my site and social pages. I want to give as much as I can while I'm alive and so here we are. Making the thing happen, after a lifetime of dreaming and practicing.
