Thursday afternoon. I’ve been working on creative stuff all day. I should be cleaning out my closet, but of course I found something else to focus on instead. It will be such a relief when I downsize my wardrobe. In the meantime, I have some good news.

I finally got out my travel blog plan and started working on it again. I definitely need a new name. Paris in South Dakota sucks and makes no sense. I haven’t thought of anything new yet, but I’ll get there.

Then I made a list of 10 article ideas I could write today about real travel experiences I had. I made placeholder posts on the blog and set featured images.

Next, I went through all my content pillars and eliminated everything that didn’t fit into the niche of posts I had just created. This helped me when I went through my binder of notes about this project. I could see the vision starting to formulate better.

After messing with the site layout for awhile, I decided to review my notes from the Blogging Bootcamp and make a new business/monetization plan. It’s similar to the one I made in 2020, only now it’s more streamlined. I also got the full-time big girl job set up and ready to go, so now I can focus on my side hustle, also known as Horton Creative Industries, lol. Let’s make some money off of this shit!

It feels so good to get my brain going again. I just felt like I was zapped out for such a long time. I would just sit and stare mindlessly at a blank page all day. Now it’s like the mushrooms went in there, pulled an R2-D2, and got this brain back up and running again. What a RELIEF! I’m starting to feel like my old self again, which helps my confidence with moving to Hong Kong.

I spent a lot of time staring at my vision boards on Pinterest today, so I’m sure that helped a lot too. I also just read a very interesting study about Covid Brain Fog in the WashPo today that explained a lot. So I don’t feel quite as bad about not producing my creative material given the fact that my suspicion that I sustained brain damage turned out to be correct.

Love that the things I’ve been manifesting are starting to come to fruition. Slowly, but surely. Slow and steady wins the race. No need to rush. Also, jack rabbits suck. I’d much rather be a tortoise. They’re pretty awesome, even if they are a little slow.

I need to think of a brand name for this new project. I have no idea. I’ll just sit here and keep mulling it over as I stare at all my notes spread out all over my bed.

Looking forward to my new exciting life as an English Teacher, Yoga Instructor, and Creative Entrepreneur. I’ve dreamed about it for so long. I’m so excited I’m finally going to make it happen!

Off now. Will check in again soon.

So happy to be writing and creating again. It is what I live for. <3