writing workshop
2026-02-07
today i went to the first event i've gone to since living here for two years. i am really proud of myself and i had a fucking incredible time. i really love it here and i genuinely feel so integrated now that i can't believe i didn't do this before. but i'm not going to be hard on myself because i'm doing it *now* and that is what matters. but i can't even explain the feeling right now, it's like wow, i'm an adult, i look so cool with my haircut and im going to events and i have my own life. i wrote a lot of my lacey story today at the meet up, it was a writing club, and i'm quite pleased with how that's turning out. i also went to the cafe after with people from the writing club even though i thought id jst go home since it was already an effort to go at all but i went to the cafe and it was amazing and i love these people.
i said this to my mom: "it was so nice to not worry about acting a certain way because all my interactions could contribute to my career etc like when i'm at work i always want to be impressive bc everything could be a connection. i could just be myself"
i dont think ive laughed that much in so long and i didn't focus on my face looking a certain way or not being loud and laughing and smiling a lot it was just natural and im so happy.