A little about me

The past few months have been a rollercoaster of life, and I’ve decided to start this blog as a new project. It is inspired by the song "Broken Hallelujah" by The Afters, who's chorus sings

"With nothing left to hold onto,

I raise these empty hands to you.

Here's my broken Hallelujah.”

This song helped me reach out and find strength to not give up on the fun things in life. A couple of years ago it’s what drew me to actively pursue my faith. Two years ago, it helped me when I felt alone while travelling. Now it reminds me that he is there, even when I can’t bear to look for him. When everything is happening at once he “makes beauty from these ashes.”

Anyway, I’m opening a new chapter, mid-month, mid-year, mid-week, mid everything, and this is step number two. Step one was creating a self-care plan, which weirded me out at first, because I had all the wrong impressions of what that meant. It turns out, self-care is as simple as getting enough sleep and eating actual meals, instead of lunch, lunch, dinner, 4^th meal, with snacks in-between each one, and just generally making sure I’m not in breakdown mode from stress. It can also include walks, making time to read, and best of all Netflix!

So, with all of that, this blog is one way I am going to work towards a better Angi. The posts will be random, and about whatever I am going through or are inspired by or find interesting. At heart I am a nerd who loves to lose herself in her books and dance until she can’t stand anymore. I often find myself immersed in science and photography, and have been known to ignore everything else if a kitten or baby is in the room. Who knows what will happen, but it’s the effort that counts right?