Refreshed

Sometimes we lose our way, and through it we find something unexpected about ourselves. My twenties have felt like a time of feeling lost, and then slowly realizing things about myself that maybe only those experiences could lead to.

The last time I posted here was just under three years ago. I had moved to Austin and started what felt like my first 'real' job (teaching is a real job, too, overseas or not, but the experience felt like a strange extension of college for me - more on that another day). I'd also just bought a house, and for the first time, I was dealing with those real 'adult' issues of money, taxes, work/life balance.

I lost my way a little, and my work/life balance swayed way off course with a heavy favouring of work. I wanted to write here, but I was leaving work drained and uninspired. I didn't even see it happening, until I reached a burnout. I was unsatisfied at work, but loved the people, which left me conflicted on whether it was time to move on.

In the end, it turned out it was time for a change and a series of coincidences led me to a new position, still in Austin. Interestingly, as the new position requires less writing of long emails, I find I miss just writing.

So, I'm going to write and post here as I feel like, about what I feel like. After all, this my little corner of the internet, and I love looking back at things I've written in the past here (and elsewhere, depending how far back I go). It's fun to see how my views, opinions, and personality change and stay the same.