Hey! What’s been happening? It’s so good to chat with you again! I feel like it’s been forever and a day since I last sat down and wrote a blog post. So much has changed since I last did one of these that I’m really not sure where to even begin.
Life is really good. It’s crazy to think about how different my life looks right now compared to last year and the year before when I was slaving away in retail. This year, I’ve been doing a lot of internal healing, finding a new balance, and overall, just giving myself grace to explore and learn.
If you didn’t see the announcement on my social media, I transitioned out of retail pharmacy in April 2022 into medical writing, and I couldn’t be happier with my career change. I thought I wanted to work in a more traditional job in pharmacy and while there’s definitely a place in the industry for it, it just wasn’t the right fit for me personally. I love writing and creating (as you can tell by this blog!) so medical writing just made more sense for me. Now I get to do what I love and what I’m good at while keeping my toes in the medical world.
It can be tough, however, to write all day and have enough energy to then write for the blog, which is why I’ve had to take some time away. But hopefully I can get back into a regular posting schedule soon. Fingers crossed!
I also started taking pottery classes last November after seeing so many fun videos on TikTok. As a medical writer, I work from home fulltime, and I was starting to feel a little stir crazy being at home all day. My pottery classes give me an outlet to hang out with other people, and it’s a place where I can create without any expectations. As a high achiever and perfectionist, I tend to have high standards for myself whenever I’m working on something. With pottery, I’m able to lower my expectations and give myself more grace when creating. If you’ve ever tried pottery before, then you know it has a way of doing its own thing even if you have a plan, which I kind of love. It teaches me patience and grace every time I go into the studio. But I’ve been having a lot of fun doing it, and I’m feeling pretty proud of the progress I’ve made in only a few, short months.
On the left, here’s the first piece that I made that I love so much, and on the right is something that I just finished recently that I’m absolutely obsessed with. I think that I’m going to make a few additional pieces that match in order to make a little collection.
Nci and I have also been traveling more this year, which you already know makes my little heart so happy. Traveling makes me feel alive, and I’m always down for an adventure. We’ve been to Southport a few times for days at the beach, San Diego (a travel guide is in the works!), Easley for a book sale, and Wilmington. All of our trips, other than San Diego, have been in our own airplane, which makes it extra special. Hopefully, we’ll be able to continue the momentum and travel to even more new places in the second half of 2023. If you’re interested in seeing travel vlogs of us flying in our airplane, then definitely check out my Instagram page!
That is all for now! Thank you for sticking with me through so many life changes such as starting and graduating from pharmacy school, buying an airplane to the little details like what I’m reading and my beauty favorites. I’m endlessly gratefully for the support throughout the years! Cheers to many many more! Until next time…
