Living My Best Carrie Bradshaw Life
Except it’s in New Jersey. And I’m not paid enough to buy designer clothes all the time. Or at all. In fact, my writing doesn’t pay any of my bills.
Sometimes I wish that I could just wake up one morning and have everything I ever dreamed of: a successful novel series, a cottage in the woods, a farm with six dogs and eight chickens and four bunnies and a cat who are all best friends, and a warm cup of coffee in my hands every morning. But that’s not how life works. For most of us, anyway.
For the majority, we have to work hard and put in hours and hours and hours doing work we don’t want to do to keep our lights on so in the wee hours of the morning we can set aside a little bit of spare time away from responsibilities to do the thing we actually want to do. And that, dear reader, is where I find myself today.
Yes, I live next door to the greatest city in the world. I even work in the best city in the world (and on Broadway!) And to be honest, I often think about how lucky I am that I have the opportunity to be a struggling artist in New York City. Not many people can say they had the balls to pack up their life and move across the country with nothing but a hope and a dream. I honestly never thought of myself as this kind of person, yet here I am.
And, if I’m honest, I don’t think it would feel as good to just have that cottage in the woods with the six dogs and eight chickens and so on if I hadn’t forced myself out of my comfort zone and into the big city and told myself that I’m doing this to become a better writer. I’m earning my stripes, playing the role of the starving artist, and meeting people and building my skillset along the way.
My goal for this next year is to take my work to the next level. I hope to be blogging more (with a newsletter coming!), writing more short stories, publishing more frequently, and finishing larger projects that have been months—and years—in the making. And if you’ve been looking for a push to get back on track with your goals, then please join me and know that we’ll be working on them side by side.
I’m excited for this momentum and the turn of the year feels like it’s come at the right time, which is something I’ve never before felt. I’m looking forward to what this new year has to bring and I’m hoping to take y’all on that journey with me.
Cheers~
