2023 Was My Year, 2024 Will Be Better
I have shared my life online since 2008. I have shared the food and the bad, overshared and overshared. Most recently, I have slowly backed away from getting super personal
In those 15 years, my careers have been restaurant general manager/chef, wholesale car owner, art seller, and sports card seller. I also have focused on being a writer, tried to get published more and more, and shared political and social thoughts.
So I have had some very good moments in those 15 years. Both of my amazing kids were born. I have lost more weight than gained. I have had successes at all facets of my jobs. And honestly I came into my own as a writer. My own style.
But I had some very rough times. In restaurants, I got slighted for promotions a lot. I had a horrible parter in my car business which lead to a huge downfall in my mental health. While I enjoyed making art, it is not fun to survive off of it. And writing, well, it was just something that I know I will never get to the level I want to.
So while I have gone through all of this, feeing lost, losing confidence, just being miserable…I can tel you without a doubt 2023 was my best year.
I hate boasting about anything. That’s just jot me. I know for a fact this was the worst year for so many. But I want to explain why it was my best year.
My weight loss has been strong. And with that, I feel better. My son has really come into baseball and set to start varsity in a month. My mental health got better. I really was not afraid to fix things when I felt they would go wrong. I had no issue calling the doctor
But the main thing was in June. I got a proposal to go into business with someone who believed in what I do with sports cards. They had no issue investing and being a part of my life. They believed in the decisions I made and all worked out. And it changed my life. To a point where I wake up happy and go to sleep happy.
To be honest, no one truly believed in me in general. People kinda did. They would make me promises or do partial things, but it takes a lot to go all in. And it happened. And honestly, my future is set because of it. And it gave me more than a business. It gave me confidence and success.
So with all of that, I am going to keep this space, but going forward, I will be sharing more personal thoughts. It will be behind a paywall. I think I feel more comfortable sharing art (I miss doing it, not selling it), politics, and just sharing about family. I have no desire to do it to a large audience. No desire to share on social media. No, I want to share to the 100 people who think my writing is worth $5 a month.
So after today, all writing is for paid subscribers about weight loss, art, family, and thoughts. I do want to thank those who stayed and those who have supported me for years. I do hope a lot of you stay, but if not, that’s okay.
I just want you to have a great 2024. I am hoping for one as well