4th blogversary!!! – Or yeah I’m still here

Dear Readers,
Yes, I’m still here. Four years ago today, I decided to create a blog to share my book reviews and thoughts on different topics. I can’t believe it’s been 4 years. I have since finished high school, travelled around and started studying at University.
Usually, on a blogversary, I would do something to celebrate. Today I’m going to do something different. I’ll try to think of four things that have changed or been of importance since I’ve started this blog. Let’s jump right back in there:

1. Contents changed like seasons

Yes, a lot has happened since I’ve started. The book reviews are less present than they used to be and have made room for philosophy, general ramblings and sometimes poetry. It’s not that I don’t read as much anymore. I still read a lot. But most of the books I read, nowadays, are for Uni. Even though these books and texts are highly interesting, I haven’t quite figured out how to review those. Plus I’ve invested more time in a new hobby: Photography. Maybe I could upload some of them and show you, once in a while. Let me know if you are open to it in the comments. Another thing that comes to mind was my weekly series. I’m really hoping to start a new weekly series in the near future. If you have any suggestions whatsoever I’d be happy to take those into account. Yes, this post has taken a different direction but it wouldn’t be my blog if it hadn’t. As I am writing this I realize that I’ve missed writing and sharing my passion. The good old jumping around between subjects.

2. Dreams became reality and goals were redefined

November 11th 2015, a 16-year-old girl decides she wants to get a new hobby. She’s obsessed with reading books and lives in a lot of different worlds. So why not start a book blog and review her favourite book. She has just started high school and people tend to describe her as naïve and innocent. Well, maybe that’a who she was. But she’s changed a lot since then. She’s grown up and her goals have changed. Back then it used to be finishing high school and getting an apartment as soon as University starts. And a giant road trip through America. She had no idea what she wanted and was extremely scared of getting hurt. Four years later, November 11th 2019, she’s 20 years old, majoring in English at University and feels to have found her passion. Oh and she’s still living at home. Because as the years went on, she realized that to actually live in an apartment she had to have a job. And staying at home would give her the possibility of saving up. She’s sitting at her desk thinking back on her summer. That summer two dreams were fulfilled and she found out what she wanted to be when she was done with all the education. A professor, if possible, at university. And that’s a redefined goal. A new dream is leaving for 6 months in about a year and a half. I am going to have to leave for a study abroad. And while the idea is extremely exhilarating and thrilling, it’s also really scary. Because I will definitely choose a destination that’s as far as possible. No one is forcing me, but I just know that it pulls me to a destination very far away and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Of course, I’ll miss my family. But I guess it’ll feel right. And if not I’ll redefine my goal. What hasn’t changed is that I still have this torn feeling sometimes. Especially lately since I’ve been trying to “learn what those wings are for”. But that’s how it’s supposed to be and it is what it is.

3. I wrote a Novella

This is something I’m proud of. And it has been a very self-reflective journey. It’s a part of my family’s story and it opened a lot of doors to the past. I was extremely infatuated with the past for a while. And how all of these past events made us who we are. As well as how if they had been altered just a little bit, we possibly wouldn’t even exist. It took me about 4 months to finish it. And I worked on it every day and then it paid off. Back at high school, we had a prize for the best project at the end of HS. And I usually don’t win at competitions or anything because I’m a slow person, but this time I succeeded with something I’m actually good at. And I was extremely happy and surprised. Because I’m usually the person they tell to start formulating her sentences better, to be faster and to just do it. You can read the novella, on here as the first weekly series.

4. I overthrew personal boundaries, again

Most of you know me, and you probably know that I have dyspraxia which makes life harder sometimes. But I don’t want to ramble, especially since I’ve been working on those problems and as implied in the title been overcoming those boundaries. It’s not just my motor skills but my organizational skills as well. Meaning daily routines etc. I’ve worked really hard to achieve certain things and I’m happy that it’s not as scary anymore asking for help. I’ve recently started T’ai Chi which is very hard in the aspect of coordination but after 5 weeks of training, I’ve finally managed to master a certain move. Which just reminded me of the possibility to be happy about every little thing you achieve. I’m happy with my life right now because I’ve found out what it.

Thank you to everyone who read it this far, It’s now 1 AM where I live and I’m trying to figure out how to finish this blog post without making it too much of a yawn, Well, dear Reader, I tried. So I’m thinking right now is the time to go to sleep and explain tomorrow. Thank every one of you, who have started this amazing journey with me and stuck with me all this time. Special shoutout to Chaz and Aspen, the two best people. I’ll add the link later. Good night, hope you had a good day. And love yourselves. See you soon

sincerely

Gioia 🙂