The Cozy Tulip

Hi.

So… I haven’t been very active with this blog lately, mostly because of big life changes and other things getting in the way, but I desperately want to change that and start writing and posting here again. Mostly to work on my writing skills and to catalog all my current thoughts, ideas, likes, dislikes, life ponderings, and whatnot. So here it is. A promise (mostly to myself) to start posting (hopefully on a weekly basis).  

But here is where my life has been lately:

I moved in with my boyfriend! It has been amazing but definitely a big life change. And of course, as you must know, moving is a HASSLE. But I survived and made it through and got to see my boyfriend a lot more, for a period. I used “got” because I am currently back at my parent’s house in Florida because I had an allergic reaction to something unknown and had to go to my doctor (update: it is dustmites. And i also have a slight sensitivity to salmon which is an absolute bummer because I LOVE salmon). This has been a huge nightmare. I got a huge flare-up of eczema, and my eyes were swollen shut on most mornings. I am currently down in Florida, so it is a mystery waiting to be solved (update: mystery solved). 

On top of that, I’ve been navigating job transitions, and this job market is making it feel more like a disaster than an opportunity, leaving me overwhelmed by a sense of doom.

But even though these things have been going on, I remain positive, and I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. I know things will get better, and I will find my way.

Also, I have decided not to continue the project of making every recipe in SAFH. It is too much of a commitment right now. And it is not the right thing to push right now.

Uncertain moments in life are hard, but they will always come and go because the biggest certainty in life is uncertainty. Better embrace it.

And despite challenges and ups and downs, one must not forget the good things of life either.

“I like living
I have sometimes been wildly
despairingly,
acutely miserable,
racked with sorrow; but
through it all I still know quite
certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing” -Agatha Christie

-Nina ❤