So after a few years of just hosting a free blog, I decided it was time to take the leap and buy my own domain. I went to college and got my degree in Web Development and Design but never quite pursued it because it didn’t bring me any joy. And you might wonder, ‘why would you get a degree in something you didn’t want to do’? Well the short answer is – I felt pressured just to ‘pick something’. I spent most of the first year of my college experience bouncing from class to class: art, psychology, writing, yoga – it was the best part about college. Was getting to take classes in whatever interested me. The downside was I was interested in everything. I wanted to really throw myself into something new every term. Then it got to a point where everyone was like “okay you need to choose”. So I picked the one thing I was interested in, Web Design. Really I was in it for the design part, the coding part was just challenging.

So building my site even with the help of WordPress has been a reminder of that ‘challenge’ just not in a ‘fun’ way. I’ve been battling this new website every single day. But I am starting to see the payoff and starting to think there might be a light at the end of this long, crazy tunnel. I know that ‘owning’ my brand is what’s important to me. Building myself a safe place to write and share my creations is what is going to give me joy. I am honestly not sure if I will make any money from this project, but I desperately want something that just belongs to me. That I throw my energy into because I want to, not because I have to.

Part of these feelings is because I am not 100% happy with my career right now. If I could afford to I would quit my job and be a stay at home cat-mom, working on art and crochet in my free time. But, I can’t afford that – so the next best thing is to make it my hobby on the side. Maybe I will get lucky and it’ll turn into something epic, otherwise I will enjoy the ride as long as it lasts. Build my own corner of ‘happy’ on the internet. I’ve been through a lot of crap in the last 5 years, and I know I deserve something good to balance it out. Even if I have to create that good myself.

So what I am envisioning going forward-

• Building a spot to write my book reviews.
• Continuing to write about mental health topics.
• Build a connection between my TikTok @Lilysnight, Facebook @DITL.DayInTheLife, and Instagram account: @DITL .DayintheLife

Though I would very much like to have a bunch of followers someday, I am also content just being -me- for now and building a space I am proud of.

I know this is going to take a lot of work to get it to a place I want, but I completely believe it’s worth it. I still may not know what I want to be when I ‘grow up’ but that won’t stop me from following my passions. This is definitely just the first step on a long path and I will need to stay on top of it, and not get discouraged when things get rough.

But I can do it.

Thank you for joining or sticking with me on this journey!

-Brianna