Journal Entry #21: As A Writer, I Wish I Had Someone Like Me When I Was Younger

“My work is not about convincing any woman to be childfree, single, or anything else. It’s about being intentional about the permanent decisions that can enhance your quality of life or destroy you slowly from the inside out.”

The domain for my website renews today for the first time, so I have had my website for a whole year.

Truth be told I feel accomplished. Why? I didn’t know I could actually stick with anything long-term. And while a year seems long as hell to me, in the grand scheme of things I’m just getting started. What’s a year of memoirs compared to a lifetime of lessons?

My writings are probably the first thing I have been consistent with without anyone pressuring me to do so; that and dancing. I plan to move my body well into another decade of life this year, and hopefully for many decades afterwards.

My website is my virtual home, and I am still trying to figure out how I would like to monetize it. But my main focus right now is building my audience, connecting with likeminded, free-thinking individuals, and publishing more pieces until I have an amazing volume of work with which I can make a name for myself.

Just between us, whenever I cannot sleep (which is all the time, I have insomnia) I…