We are going to do Independence day a little differently this year. I'm all in for celebrating America, but this time, I'm celebrating the independence of the United States of ME.
It's been a year (or like 200 years) of trying to figure out how to be this badass human on my own. To stand as me, for me, and to not apologize for that.
So this 4th of July, I'm going to celebrate all of the things that make me an independent human being. Big or small - we gonna celebrate them all! And in keeping with my no apologies sentiment of late, I'm not going to provide an explanation for these reasons I'm celebrating. It doesn't matter, all that matters is that I value them.
I pay my own bills
I've moved to three states where I haven't known a soul
I got the dream job
I left the dream job
I broke up with the person who was wrong for me
I walked away from the amazing job offer that couldn't pay me my value
I expressed my feelings to a friend who wasn't making me feel appreciated
I committed to the hard cutoff
I said I miss you
I traveled to Europe for two weeks
I have kept up my blog for almost two years
I learned how to schedule self care and stick with it
I got a side hustle, and made it successful
I paid off debt
I found a fitness routine that I'm in love with
I stood up against injustice
I got educated and took steps towards preventing familial cancer
I've done a lot. And taken a lot of steps that I'm very proud of. I've got a lot of goals and steps towards being even more independent, but I'm proud of myself and how far I've come to better myself.