Another Update, Guys!
Hey!
So I'm at a coffee shop in Tempe jumping every time someone slams the door behind me. That being said, it's been quite a while, hasn't it? Obviously, I am still very much here. The Useless Critic is still a thing, professionally I am doing so much cool stuff, my social media accounts are highly active, and I have been writing (!!!) when I have time - which isn't that much, but I've been trying to prioritize it more. I mean, as much as I love reading celebrity gossip in my spare time, there's only so much Gwen and Blake nonsense I can take (which, by the way. WHY?)
Writing is one of my top five favorite things, which I think might go something like this:
1.) Writing
2.) Eating burritos
3.) Listening to music
4.) Petting animals (preferably guinea pigs and/or puppies)
5.) Looking at pictures of Marion Cotillard
In 2015, I successfully revisited my writing life. As terrifying as it is for me, I've even ventured into the Phoenix literary scene. I want more writer friends and I want to grow as a writer for a variety of reasons, so that seems like a natural next step. Of course, I'm pretty nervous about approaching it, as is my life. I mean, I don't even go into stores like The Gap because I feel like I don't belong there. So I buy a lot of clothes online or at hipster thrift shops. True story! Wow, that is a tangent. Anyway, I tried to dabble in the Brooklyn lit scene when I lived there, and I was probably a bit more fearless back in my early 20s, but the Phoenix one feels more up-and-coming and navigable. And a little less scary, but you know, a big part of life is doing things that are quite fear-inducing.
I've also grown a lot this year, which isn't related to writing per se. It was essentially forced out of me, as I went through a severe schism with someone in January that placed me in a funk for a few months. It was rough, but it was something I needed to go through in retrospect. I've become slower to anger, more responsible, more mindful, and somewhat more courageous in a thoughtful way. That all being said, I'm still guilty of doing foolish things and will continue to be guilty of such for the remainder of my life. I have a lot of room to improve, point being, but I'm confident I'm headed in the right direction. And I'm not beating myself up quite as much, as I've been guilty of being extremely hard on myself in the past. Demanding a lot of myself and from others, etc. Expectations add a lot of unnecessary misery to life, and it's good to keep them minimal.
Don't expect frequent updates here, but perhaps every so often - I will write. Things are reasonably good, life is a good thing, and it's exciting to realize a positive change is manifesting.
Take it easy,
Britt
So I'm at a coffee shop in Tempe jumping every time someone slams the door behind me. That being said, it's been quite a while, hasn't it? Obviously, I am still very much here. The Useless Critic is still a thing, professionally I am doing so much cool stuff, my social media accounts are highly active, and I have been writing (!!!) when I have time - which isn't that much, but I've been trying to prioritize it more. I mean, as much as I love reading celebrity gossip in my spare time, there's only so much Gwen and Blake nonsense I can take (which, by the way. WHY?)
Writing is one of my top five favorite things, which I think might go something like this:
1.) Writing
2.) Eating burritos
3.) Listening to music
4.) Petting animals (preferably guinea pigs and/or puppies)
5.) Looking at pictures of Marion Cotillard
In 2015, I successfully revisited my writing life. As terrifying as it is for me, I've even ventured into the Phoenix literary scene. I want more writer friends and I want to grow as a writer for a variety of reasons, so that seems like a natural next step. Of course, I'm pretty nervous about approaching it, as is my life. I mean, I don't even go into stores like The Gap because I feel like I don't belong there. So I buy a lot of clothes online or at hipster thrift shops. True story! Wow, that is a tangent. Anyway, I tried to dabble in the Brooklyn lit scene when I lived there, and I was probably a bit more fearless back in my early 20s, but the Phoenix one feels more up-and-coming and navigable. And a little less scary, but you know, a big part of life is doing things that are quite fear-inducing.
I've also grown a lot this year, which isn't related to writing per se. It was essentially forced out of me, as I went through a severe schism with someone in January that placed me in a funk for a few months. It was rough, but it was something I needed to go through in retrospect. I've become slower to anger, more responsible, more mindful, and somewhat more courageous in a thoughtful way. That all being said, I'm still guilty of doing foolish things and will continue to be guilty of such for the remainder of my life. I have a lot of room to improve, point being, but I'm confident I'm headed in the right direction. And I'm not beating myself up quite as much, as I've been guilty of being extremely hard on myself in the past. Demanding a lot of myself and from others, etc. Expectations add a lot of unnecessary misery to life, and it's good to keep them minimal.
Don't expect frequent updates here, but perhaps every so often - I will write. Things are reasonably good, life is a good thing, and it's exciting to realize a positive change is manifesting.
Take it easy,
Britt
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