So Now What?

Things have been kinda weird since I’ve finished school. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to say that I’m done, but there’s this weird in-between period I’ve entered. I think the best way to describe what it feels like is the music that plays in a Naruto filler episode-you know the one I’m talking about. I don’t mind a filler episode from time to time, and maybe it’s a good thing that I’m getting a period where I can slow down a little bit and appreciate the smaller things in life. 

This gives me a great chance to work on a lot more personal projects. I’ve already made one new reel (that is already up on socials and the website), and have plans to make more. I also want to try and take advantage of this blog resource more. Now that I’m free from the shackles of needing to do this for an assignment, I have the freedom to make of this what I want. This has always been something I’ve wanted to do but have never really felt the drive to do it (refer to previous post). I think something that always had me pause when thinking about doing this was the dreaded “what do I say?”. That is a legitimate thing to ask, especially if growing an audience is something you want to get out of something like this. I struggled for a long time with that, and I think I maybe got too worked up in the thoughts of getting an audience and trying to make a career out of something like that. As I’ve gotten older, and have received advice on how to start things like this, I think the mindset has shifted on things like that. My approach to this will be just writing about whatever I want to, because I like doing it. Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll say I’m a decent writer or someone who’s good with words-now it’s time to prove that. 

I already have some ideas on what I want to write about next. I’ve always wanted to be a sports writer of some sort, so maybe I’ll try and dabble in that realm for a little bit. I have at least two posts for sure planned talking about the new emulation device I bought, and the surprising Pokémon kick I’m finding myself in right now. I probably shouldn’t talk about all the things I have ideas for, hopefully this will age well, and I follow through on some of those. 

Bottom line for me is that this is an interesting time for me. For the first time in a while my future is not certain, and I have the power to make of it what I want. I think this shift in mentality is going to be a huge asset going forward with this next chapter of my life. Not that these early posts have been very long, but still thanks for reading all of this if you can. I’m going to try my best and get at least one post out a week.