Birthday

My birthday is the first of January and I just turned 21 years old. 21 years ago I was born on a snowy January evening, a day my parents reminisce about every new years day when we go for dinner.

It feels a little strange being 21 now, I guess I have to actually become a real adult instead of just being a baby adult as I like to call it. This birthday does feel a little different, 2023 was honestly probably the most difficult year of my life. only a week after my 20th birthday my mammy was in the hospital in a coma, my long term boyfriend and I broke up, I ran events and campaigns and traveled, I ended up in hospital myself from overworking myself, everything was a little bit harder last year.

But i guess that's just a part of growing up and getting a little bit older. We al have our crosses to bear and last year I carried a few, taking them all the way to the end of 2023, rooting them in the ground, rooting those problems in the past and moving onto the next year. 

In 2024 I want to be stronger than ever, I want to grow as a person and become more than I ever thought I could be. It never occurred to me that one day I would be turning 21, sitting in a bedroom I had never seen before 2 years ago, with friends I never knew when I was 15 and having grown that hair I always wanted as a teenager. 

2024 will be a better year, I've decided it. 

Wishing you all a happy new year and many blessings to come, I hope this year treats us all kindly.