And She Is Back!!!

Hi guys! I cannot believe it will soon have been 2 years since I last wrote. So much has happened. I don’t know what exactly happened that lead me to stop posting. One thing is for sure, I have missed blogging dearly. I have missed sharing my story with you guys, which is why I promise I will not leave you guys alone again.

The last post I wrote about was my Childhood Memoirs Part Uno and it was posted on December 7, 2018. Wao. I cannot believe so much time has happened. I have gone through so much from growth, lessons, relationships, friendships, classes, professors, homes, breakups, fears, epiphanies, jobs and so much more. Who would have known that in only almost 2 years a person can undergo so much? I sure as heck didn’t.

I go back to December 2018 and think to myself, why did I stop writing? Writing is one of my favorite hobbies, so why did I stop? Maybe it was because I was about to enter college in the Spring semester and I was freaking out. Or maybe it was because I was overwhelmed by my fulltime job as a cashier at the supermarket. Or maybe it was because I was running out of ideas of what to write about. I tried to run every possible scenario in my head but none of them do justice to what I let you guys go through. I feel like I have failed you guys because I did not meet you guys’ expectations. S*** happens. But I am back, ready, and I am not leaving.

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. I believe that I stopped writing because I needed to see how much I would have missed it if it was not in my life. Looking back at my previous entries, I can tell that writing helped me get through a lot. I use writing as an escape. It is something that I look forward to doing. The other day I was driving and out of nowhere I felt this happiness, and all I wanted to do was write. You see when you get excited to do something, something you have been meaning to do, but you haven’t started it, and you get all giddy about. Yup, that exact same feeling I felt that day. Out of nowhere, I just got this motivation. I took it as a sign, that I had to go back to writing.

One of the main reasons, that I have previously mentioned, why I decided to start this blog was because I wanted to inspire people with my story. Many people see me today and they think that I have my life figured out and that I didn’t struggle to get to where I am. Well, that is not true. I have fought for everything I have, nothing was given to me in a silver platter. Except, my New York Residence, hahahaha, thanks dad. Going through everything I have gone through has taught me to appreciate everything in life. By having the mindset, "go get them" I have learned to exploit the opportunities that have been presented to me by draining every possible water that a kitchen cloth can absorb and leaving it to dry.

Starting a blog was easy. It only took a couple of hours for me to set the website. Now the challenge was in maintaining the motivation of continuing to write on it. Motivation is something difficult to obtain. You can always procrastinate the blog’s creation, “Oh I will start it tomorrow,” “Oh I will do it next week,” “Oh nah after my nap.” You can even start it and then leave it (as I did. Never do this) Do you see how both points connect? Motivation comes in different forms. Some people start a blog because they enjoy writing. Others because they want to share their ideas and stories. Or even because someone else suggested for them to start one. You would be surprised at how many people start a blog so that they can be famous. That last one is pretty rare, but you never know, it happens.

I knew that I was on the right path, blogging wise when someone left me a message on Instagram and they said, “I really enjoy reading your blogs. You are a really good writer.” When I read this message I was beyond happy. Not because someone told me that I am a good writer, but because this person told me that they enjoyed reading my entries. I was happy because the service that I provided made someone else’s day, made them look forward to doing something, which was to read my blog. Because of comments like this, I see the purpose of my blog.

I am beyond ecstatic to be back. I cannot wait to update you guys in the past couple of months. I have a couple of ideas I want to share with you guys on how to expand this blog so that it can reach more people, and impact more lives. However, I will share these ideas in the next blog. Now you might be wondering, how can we trust her not to leave again. Well, like Alexander Hamilton once said, "Just you wait, just you wait" ;)

Thank you for giving me the time of your day to read this piece. If you have any questions regarding anything do not hesitate to ask me. If you have any suggestions please let me know. Remember I am not the best writer. If you do happen to find a grammar mistake on this piece, please email me.

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XOXO Yerika