What the Next Little Bit Looks Like 🔍

When I started this a year ago I had no set plan originally on where I wanted to take this or what this would even look like long term. Here we are a year later, revisiting and rebuilding. This doesn’t mean stripping it down and starting from scratch - I like what it is now, and I’m proud of the work I’ve previously published.

What does re-building look like?

Well for one, doing what excites, and taking inspiration from some of my favourite writers and bloggers on the interwebs.

  • Playing around with short form content (tiktoks)

    I’ve been doing this pretty casually in the last year. Shortly after releasing this site, I started playing around with tiktok and seeing what I can create.

  • Building my own writing style - finding mine, what it looks like and what that looks like for this page

  • Every writer is a little different, everyone has different writing niches and quirks that come across the page (or screen in this case) uniquely.

Where I’ve been:

  • Since surgery, I’ve been working on my knee, rehab + recovery

Getting back on the field as fast and as safely as I can is currently my top priority. It has been slower than expected, which has been challenging to overcome and honestly defeating and disappointing most days, but I try to remind myself that everyone’s journey is a little bit different and this one as unfortunate as it is, is mine.

  • My second home: Physiotherapy - twice a week pretty much every week for the last 7mos

  • My third home: The gym - 6 days a week, 1 rest day

    I typically like to go early afternoon to mid-day most days, and I am grateful my schedule allows for this. You’ll never catch me there after 5PM.

  • Travelling (whenever/wherever I can responsibly)

My knee might have stopped working the way it should for a while, but that doesn’t mean my life has to. Two weeks before surgery, I hopped over to Portugal for a week because I knew it was going to be the last big trip for a couple of months.

In December 2022, I went to Europe and hit up 3 different countries in 2 weeks right before the holidays and my knee actually got better after returning from that trip. My surgeon and physio team were surprised to say the least.

  • Coaching

While I am unable to play, coaching my alma mater has been a time and a half. I’ve learned a lot just by watching and coaching, and it’s exciting to be able to bring these adjustments into my own play style when I am ready to start playing again. Coaching has also taught me how to be a better communicator on the field.

What I aspire for:

Still figuring this out currently… TBD. I’ll let you know when I do, but here are some preliminary thoughts...

The main goal has always been creating and putting effort into meaningful work in the best way I know how.

  • As an event manager, I love being a creator of intentional experiences and this still hasn’t changed.

  • Connecting with others

Honestly this has been the basis of all my meaningful relationships and also translates in my work. Shared connections that allows people to understand that they’re not alone.

A friend recently introduced me to this app called How We Feel, created by a nonprofit organization brought together by scientists, designers, engineers, and therapists to help everyone better understand their own emotions.

It allows you to track your emotions in the moment, take notes and photos, and add any type of context needed (who you’re with, where you are, etc.). It also helps analyze and finds patterns any given day, week or month - basically a journal for your well-being. A very user friendly, and well designed virtual journal. They even provide you with resources to deal with certain emotions, and learn more about the types of behaviours and feelings listed on the app. It gives you the option to share your emotions with your added friends. Overall, it has been a good experience using this app consistently for the past 3 months.

What that might look like + What’s next:

  • NYC in March with friends because again, my knee might have stopped for a while but that doesn’t mean my life has to

  • Re-discovering meaning in my work whether that means finding new work (đź‘€) or getting involved in other creative projects on the side, or even just focusing on this for a little bit

  • Continue building healthy and consistent productivity habits (Atomic Habits by James Clear - if you haven’t read it, would highly recommend)

Why I haven’t started until now:

  • My knee stopped working the way it should and that was mentally exhausting

    Honestly, my ACL recovery and rehab being the grunt of it, I am mentally exhausted all the time. Defeated and disappointed are two of the few consistent thoughts that run through my head almost every day because I don’t feel like I am where I should be in this recovery process.

In the last couple of months almost all of my mental capacity has revolved around my knee and nothing else, but that’s no way to live, I’d be miserable. Trying to balance work, recovery and play most importantly has kept me sane and kept me going, along with the aspiration of getting back on the field. I know I’ll be a better player for it, and I know I’ll get there eventually even if most days I am tired.

I’m finally in a headspace where I feel ready to add more books to my shelf. I haven’t felt this way in a while, and for the first time in a year, I am excited to see what’s next. Thanks for reading, excited to share what’s next. 👋

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