I’m finishing up this blog post early morning of December 1, i.e. the same morning it publishes. I occasionally get into these manic moments whilst blogging and I kinda just let myself fall into them because I haven’t been blogging as much as I would like. So I’m having at it.

I’ve had a brilliant early morning thought (that might not feel so brilliant when my delirium wanes) to do a sort of Blogmas, in which I blog daily until Christmas. It’ll be a mixture of daily updates and other types of content like cafe reviews, book reviews, and Friday Favourites. I’m hoping to get a week’s worth of posts prepped this weekend so that my content creation schedule can be more flexible the rest of the month, and so that I still have time to, ya know, live my life.

I’m still brainstorming blog posts, so if there’s anything you’d like to see more of (or less of), drop it down in the comments (you can comment anonymously too)! Any questions? Topics? Doesn’t necessarily have to be festive. Or could be!

It’s been an eventful month, so buckle up, this is gonna be a long one! After such an emotionally and mentally strenuous September, October has shown me so much to be grateful for. I’ve had a few changes of scenery this past month, my friends and I have all continued to support each other during this transitional period (and thank YOU for your words of support in my last blog post), I got to see my family for the first time in months, and it’s the frickin festive season!! Here’s to hoping the good vibes keep on coming.

I’ve been stressed out of my mind this summer trying to set myself up for post-graduate life, and it’s caused me to become a shell of who I am. The apartment search and the job search are still in the works, but I’m learning to accept this process, and I’m gradually feeling more human again. I’m breaking from my summer routine of hiding inside, oscillating between applying to jobs and looking for apartments, and lying on the ground in defeat. I’m getting out and enjoying the simple pleasures in life, like a warm cuppa coffee, finishing a book, arriving somewhere at exactly the same time as the person I’m meeting, cooking dinner with my roomie, switching out my summer wardrobe for autumn, listening to podcasts whilst folding laundry, bad puns, perfect partially clouded days, learning a new song on the guitar, mooncakes, when friends buy me bubble tea, a good back stretch, and the warmth of sunlight after stowing away in a heavily air conditioned cafe.

Last I left you, I had just announced that I was planning to move from Philadelphia to New York City. Right now I’m still in Philly, staying with my friend Georgina, but no fear, I’m still working on moving to NYC. A few days ago I shared my post “Back here,” vaguely explaining how I’ve gone back and forth on things and not much has changed, and today I’ll take you on that journey that has led me to the same place I was when I started. Here’s what happened in between!