Better Days are Literally Coming
Hi!!! Welcome to my slumber party!!!!
This little soiree on the internet comes from the brain of the one and only, darling, dazzling, and depressed Willianny Reyes (that’s me!). Say hello to the new blog!
My old blog, Funky Giraffes was both easy and difficult to let go of, at least, the name was. I still have every post I made posted and uploaded on this site under “fg archive,” in case you or I ever want to stroll down memory lane. But the name Funky Giraffes was very, very, me. I’m funky, I love giraffes, easy peasy. But, I didn’t come up with the name. It belongs to me, but it’s attached to a very old and outdated part of my story (for more on that, I wrote about the FG origins on its first post!). So, I let her go.
I’ve hit a wall recently- emotionally, physically, and creatively. I’ve been on such an uphill that at the first stumble I tripped and rolled all the way back down the mood mountain.
When you’re happy, you tend to forget that you’re depressed, and pretty much always will be.
I’d kind of forgotten what it felt like to be so inexplicably down, but the fabulous thing is- I thought to myself that it’s not forever. As I’ve sat in this episode this week, I’ve known that it’s not going to last, and I’m going to feel better eventually- and that’s not something I’ve ever been aware of in past episodes. It’s a really liberating feeling to know that while depression will probably last forever, the reminder of it won’t be.
So, I started to think of reasons why I might feel this way and how I can fix it.
I haven’t intentionally read a book in months, six at the very least. So I sat down and finished my book. As I logged it on Goodreads, it took me exactly one month to finish; it was only 120 pages. So, I’m going to start carving out more time for my books.
And so comes the new iteration of my blog. A fresh lens to look at the world through. A new, hopeful, dreamy vision that I can build upon while I build myself back together too. I’ve had a handful of my friends express interest in starting their own blogs, and one actually went out and did it (hi lis, if you’re seeing this. I love your site dearly). I like to think that I was part of their inspiration, and I think about why I started this blog. With the new look and site and name and persona she’s gotten, I suppose I should remind both you and myself why I started this project of mine. The answer is really simple.
I just want to write.
My goal with this blog is to write. My idea for this blog is that it’s a space for me to write.
I used to be a talented writer. It’s another one of those things that I’ve kind of abandoned. But, it’s also one of those things I’m trying to come back to. Creative writing has always been one of the biggest parts of my personality. It’s what I’m most confident doing. It’s my greatest strength and biggest talent. It’s something I think about everyday. I don’t want to have to say “Oh, I used to write,” anymore. I want to be able to say “I’m a writer,” like I used to. It’s a part of my identity, and I’d like to come back to that. So my intention for this blog is to just have somewhere where I can do that. I want to free write and creative write and brain dump and rant and gush about anything and everything. The more you do it, the more it comes back to you. The more you do it, the better you get. I want to be a good writer. I want to be a writer.
That’s what Slumber Party is for.
Slumber Party is a corner of the internet where I can share my every thought, emotion, and feeling. Any idea I have for a story or complaint I have over a movie. Lists of my favorite songs and book recommendations. Poems and novellas. Anything I want to write, because I just want to write. I hope you can find a place in the things I write. I hope you can find a place at the Slumber Party.
Xoxo, Willianny
