Life just seems to be all kinds of crazy. Like, what even is this right now?

I went through a really bad case of depression. Luckily, I seem to be back on track with that one. It got pretty dark there for a second. I even asked my doctor for some medication for depression this time and was able to see my therapist twice a week for a few weeks. It was a great reminder of what teenage me went through and a piece of teenage me was healed through it.

I have amazing friends that stuck by me this time and kept pushing me when I didn’t have any fight left. I will never be able to thank them enough for what they did for me.

During my depression, my mom and I were in a wreck. We were not hurt, thank the stars. Neither was the woman who hit us. It was a little insane. The picture you can see the car that crashed into us. It’s amazing no one got hurt. We were so fortunate. It also knocked a little bit of the depression out of me. I realized how much I didn’t want to die.

Before the wreck I went on a little vacation with some friends. I was in a wedding and it was the bridal party, plus some, that went to the beach. It was an amazing time. I wish I had been able to enjoy it a little more, but the depression made things a little hard. Still fun. Don’t worry, my fun came.

Then the hurricane hit. I live in South Carolina and we got hit pretty bad. I was without power for several days, but I have friends that came out worse. We had to get our AC fixed once the power came back on and we lost our second refrigerator in it all.

Then there was the wedding this past weekend and let me tell you, it was the most amazing time. The wedding was beautiful, I am so happy for my friend and her new husband. They deserve noting but happiness from this moment on. I also met some really amazing new friends. I don’t know if they think of me as a friend, but they are my friends now! *Evil Laugh* Seriously, now that the depression has gone away, without the medication mind you, I have been so happy with life.

I have found a new love for myself. I have found hope again. I was able to have so much fun Sunday and I danced the night away. I am still recovering from the 4 hours of dancing, but I am doing it by staying active, not sitting around waiting for the pain to go away. I found a new me.

And through it all I also found my love for writing again! I have been writing so much poetry! I have even been reading it and posting it on TikTok. You can find me HERE! Or searching MagicalPlutonian or Princess Heather of Pluto. I know…It’s weird. Get used to it.

I am getting back into the swing of things. Remembering all the reasons I love to write and why I need to get back to it. I want to have my book finished by March and ready to either self-publish or query again. Who knows what I will do. I just know that I have a story I need to get into the world and I know it in my soul that it will be a hit!

I am trying my best to get back into book reviews and finding some authors to read and interview. As well as trying to get back to my writing prompt exercise. In this stint of depression I have remembered what was important to me and how I have let things fall off. I keep making excuses and there will be no more of that.

Until Next Time…