The First Post

I find myself in what feels like an early retirement. If you ask the stars it's because Cancer is finishing a 9-year struggle cycle and starting a 21-year ascension to greatness. Generally I roll my eyes at astrology. At the same time, I find it's helpful to have a foundation for your mindset whether that's religion, personal philosophy, or your zodiac reading for the day. It can be something to reflect on rather than be the solution to my problems.

I'd be lying if I said the last 9 years haven't been some of the worst in my life though. Felt like I had been at the bottom of a hole that I couldn't get out of. Then, within a few months, everything changed. I was in a different job, a different home, and rebuilding my savings. Amid the joy was still tragedy. During all this, my brother passed away. My mom decided that his life insurance policy and other assets would go to the down payment on my condo which drastically decreased my cost of living in my new home. All while I have made more money than I've made since 2019.

Which has made life feel like an early retirement. I've gone from owning my business, which literally never stopped, to working 19 hours a week most weeks. Life is truly the best it's ever been.

THAT MAKES IT SO EASY TO BE LAZY!! I genuinely enjoy the sheer amount of leisure time I have and the financial flexibility to do whatever I want I need to impose some structure! It's a need. In my social life, my professional life, and my wellness; I need that structure.

Something I did a lot in middle school was write on my computer. Usually short stories, but I was always writing SOMEthing on my computer. One Piece is literally the only story I'll ever need, so it seems proper to write less about fantasy and more about the experience I've had over the years and what I'll do with that time now that I have so much of it. Probably LOTS of venting about morons in the gym. That's a lot of mental hard drive space I need to purge.