Rediscovering My Identity
I've been on a hiatus and didn't realize that it has been a whole year since I posted a blog... WHOOPS! To be completely honest, I haven't been able to come up with any notable experiences to write about; also, I think it's fair to say that the COVID-19 pandemic really messed things up. With that said, let's DIVE right into it, shall we... Three years ago I started living with my boyfriend, Michael. Moving in with Michael was an incredible and critical step in moving forward in our relationship, but it also proved to be challenging at times. This life change of becoming accustomed to living with one another took a lot of time and energy, which I'm sure you can imagine, left me feeling exhausted. With any relationship comes compromise and I was still figuring out the balance between compromise and taking care of my own needs at the same time. It was difficult navigating all of the small things from house chores, cooking and grocery shopping to the big t