Once upon a time, I had what I would consider a successful blog. By that, I mean that I wrote posts that people actually read. I had a healthy number of followers, and I even got books sent to me for review. I would write about books, teaching, makeup, and basically everything that I was into. One day, though, for reasons I can’t remember right now, I got fed up and decided to close that blog. Looking back, I suppose the reason was obvious: my blog was starting to feel more like a chore and I wasn’t enjoying it anymore.

Last year I decided to start another blog, and I would focus on book reviews, particularly NetGalley ARC reviews. Unlike my previous blog, I didn’t have a set posting schedule, I didn’t pay for my domain, and I honestly didn’t dedicate a lot of time and effort on it. I was able to get a total of ten followers, but I knew it wasn’t going to become this great thing. I closed it because I decided to close my NetGalley account, delete all the ARCs I’d requested years ago and basically get rid of my TBR list altogether. It was all part of this crisis that started in November and that I’m still going through.

At this stage of the crisis, I’m questioning and trying to figure out my career choices because this year I will turn 30 and I don’t know if I want to move on to that stage of my life still doing the same stuff I’ve been doing for years. I don’t know if that makes any sense to you, but it does to me. It involves you, my dear reader, though, because I want to do more of what makes me happy, and that means that I want to start a new blog and talk about the books I read and the shows and movies I watch.

Now, I know you’re curious about my career, so I’ll tell you a little bit about it. I’m an elementary school teacher and have been for over seven years. I love teaching and I know that I want to keep doing that, but I’m starting to question whether the “school” aspect of it. Nowadays, people can teach from literally anywhere using a computer, a tabler, or even their phone, and I don’t know, I’d like to try that. Not that I’ve made any decisions yet, but it’s part of the aforementioned crisis I’m going through. Good, healthy crisis, by all means.

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading me. I’d love it if in the comments you told me something about your 2023 resolutions or if you shared a book/movie/show recommendation.