My 2023 ended rocky and 2024 is off to a not-so-good start, maybe I will talk about why my past two new years have been terrible later. I am not here to sulk over spilled tequila.

Personally, I think 2023 was wonderful aside from the rejections, hurdles, let downs and the multiple failed attempts at escaping poverty. I had a good time and I found myself taking my own advice which is something that I have always struggled with. I mastered the art of letting go, letting things flow and cleaning my own wounds (and eventually, healing in my own space and time). Last year is still not my biggest lesson but I did manage to snatch a few here and there (Lessons of 2023: Becoming).

What did I do in 2023 that made me happy? Here is the list:

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-Newspaper columnist (Thoughts of a millenial)

–Started a writers program (Tapatsidwa Writing Program)

-finished my second book (After the clouds, the sun)
-new job
-moved into my own space
-got clients for that other thing
–got a puppy, Coh

-policies (funeral, life, etc)
-reopened and rebranded (www.ChateauxMw.company.site)
-planted a garden

-joined America Society of Microbiology
-many, many certifications
–donated blood

–Attended the second Research Dissemination Conference

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I tried, guys. I did my best to make the most out of 2023 and I hope 2024 will be better, especially for my mental health that took a hit towards the end. I am tending to that and picking up everything I can to bring myself back to a state of normalcy. I feel so excited for 2024 and to me, it feels like a long awaited present (I am OG delulu).

My dreams still call me, I still pursue them and it is the only toxic relationship I will tolerate in this life.

Lots of love❤️‍🔥

The girl with dreams that require serious amounts of delusion.