Farewell, 2018. Hello, 2019!
Dear 2018, I'll get straight to the point. I'm breaking up with you. It's not me, it's definitely you. When you came into my life, I had high hopes for us. There were fireworks. There was celebration. You came in with a bang. Things were great in the beginning. You were so shiny, new, and exciting. However, as time went on, you suddenly changed. You became incredibly difficult. For whatever reason, you didn't want to be kind anymore. Even through all of our troubles, I tried to remain hopeful, tried to give you the benefit of the doubt but you still kept trying to break me down. You almost had me at one point but I refused to give in. I decided that I wasn't going to let you crush my spirit any longer. With the help of some really amazing people — family, friends, and doctors — we made a plan. A plan to help me escape your angry clutches. A plan to help me rise from where you had knocked me down. Slowly but surely, I started to distance myself fro...