Isabel’s Journey - Because Life Ain’t Over Yet

Since my last post, I have been BUZZING with creativity! On Sunday, I started a new Bardic piece for a Gulf Wars party! I am about 85% done with it now, and it's - different from what I normally write. I enjoy pieces that are dramatic and humorous. I won my local Bardic Competition for the first time after reading out an original poem about missing someone you love while they are at war. I have written more pieces that are more humorous, including a dilemma a fighter has about entering a tournament, when they'd rather drink a cocktail named after them. But this piece: it's a song warning men not to be selfish in love. I'm interested to see how it's received. 😊 Also on Sunday, I started planning a Pokémon themed mocktail menu: I am VERY enthusiastic about mixology, but my family and I don't drink. But lately, there's this cocktail menu based on the 9 Eeveelutions that was floating around Facebook - they are described as 'floats', where different colo...

 Hi! :D I feel it's been a while, so let me update you on a few things: Work: an emotional rollercoaster. Maybe I will elaborate later, maybe I won't. Marriage: emotional bumper cars. My husband and I are both growth-oriented people - As a result, we went from a difficult standstill, to positive forward motion. Things are moving forward, and we are much more content than we were previous to our last heart-to-heart. Marriage be like that sometimes. Fighting: On pause for now, only because I am currently getting ready for an SCA event in Mississippi. You may have heard of it: it's just a little war called Gulf Wars. There's a party I want to attend, and so I created a costume for that. It turned out SO. Freakin'. CUTE. Can't wait to wear it! :D These past few days: INCREDIBLE. Saturday: I rested, but also drew bunch art, after a long dry spell. I was very inspired by a subreddit called PokéMedia, where people pretend they are trainers or Pokémon on social media. Y...

This post has been in the making for a few weeks - partly because I am a busy person, but also because I wasn't able to put all my thoughts and feelings into a coherent and narratively-digestible way. I've been terrified AND excited to fight. I know why I'm terrified. But understanding why I am excited has been interesting for me to explore. And when the excitement wears off, I am usually left feeling uneasy again - so my reason for fighting has needed a very strong drive. Otherwise, there's no way I'm actually going to square off against another person to fight. And I think I finally have my "why" - but first, let me tell you what I am NOT relying on: 1) Ignorance. I've already talked about the couple of times I pushed through adversity that I found on accident - these feats achieved under Ignorance are quite astounding, and I will still retain them in my mind as pivotal moments in my life. However, I realized I don't have many experiences where I...