Serenity Online

So I got a job to fund my game project, Serenity Online, and I've been extreeeemely busy.

It's good and bad, I guess. I'm not sure which one. I love my job, but I hate the fact that I don't have enough time to code my game more.

I've also been really behind on my blog and my research job and just generally everything.

Rough Patch & A Tattoo

I've come back from the dead!!!

No, just kidding. In all honesty, it's been a rough week & month in general.

A lot has happened since I wrote my last blog post, and I have so much to catch up on aside from blogging.

I don't want to get into my problems right now though, because I have one big life event I want to talk about: My Tattoo :)

Beauty School Drop Out, Go Back to... Where?

Serenity Online was featured in a blog post / article yesterday by my friend, Melisa Borges, over at New Scoops. 

It's really exciting to see someone not only write about Serenity Online, but also support it and also share the same enthusiasm as I feel for this project.

Kat's Top 6 - Ways to Relax

You're having a bad day.

You're overwhelmed and over-booked with things to do.

It's that time of the month, even the gentlemen reading this, and you just have not been able to deal with anything lately.

Any of these apply to you? Because I had all three just dumped right onto me, all in one day. So I wanted to share with you my top 6 ways to relax that I remind myself of and follow each time I'm feeling stressed.

Two Sides to Every Story

I'm not sure if any of you have heard of the Steubenville case, it's been all over the news recently...

I just wanted to talk about how there's always two sides to every story, and there's definitely always two exaggerated believers on either side. I want to share my point of view on this.

To our left is the disturbing photo of the Steubenville rape case :/ I linked the most detailed article I found if you'd like to read more on that.

The Start of Something New

Today marks the day that I have nothing.

I've lost my home, my car, my family, my education... The list goes on.

Today is also the day I start my life. Where better to start than from zero? There's no where else to go but up from this point... Or at least that's how I've been keeping myself sane... 

I'm tired of letting the past haunt me. I want to be able to enjoy my days and live in the present. It's like my favorite prayer says... 

 Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

I try to remind myself of this prayer every time I'm at my lowest point. And honestly, I have never been as low as I am right now.

I'm going to turn it around some how. I'm going to make things happen, make my life better, live my life, find some happiness, just do something... anything. I won't give up.

In this blog, I'll be talking about my life in general, but more importantly, you'll be able to follow me through my 6 week challenges. My first 6 weeks will be about exercise. I've realized that I'm a much happier person (with less stress and anxiety) when I exercise consistently. My boyfriend and I are going to start a 6 week challenge with each other soon, but I'll explain more on that when the time comes.

I'll also be talking about Serenity Online a lot. You can see the whole project and information here at my website [click here]. You may also see the link on the sidebar for future reference. I'm planning to start a gaming company, and Serenity Online will be my first game to start everything off.

As stressed and a bit depressed as I am, I'm super excited about what's to come in my future. I'm done sitting here, waiting for things to happen. I'm excited to start my life, and start it now. And to any of you following my life and my story, thank you and I hope you enjoy the ride. 

Kat <3