November 3rd is less than 5 days away (maybe more on the election next week) and I'm about a week away from my book being published. So much is happening all at once that I'm finding myself to be completely emotionally exhausted. When I have something to focus on I'm usually able to push through for a little bit and brush things aside, but over the last 12 hours everything completely changed.

A big theme that runs through my book is how my ex not only took away all of the things that really mattered to me, but how he also chose everything for me. Whether it was a book to read or music to listen to, it was chosen by him. If I chose something on my own, I was made fun of for the content and made to look stupid for liking it. It's caused me to not only branch out more in the last 2 years, but to really think about the things I fill my life with.

No, not that one. I'm talking about the things that you can't get away from. The things that no matter how much you try to distract yourself or calm yourself down are still there at the end of the day. The ones that play on a loop and are loudest when you're trying to sleep.

Happy blogiversary dear readers!