Wow, it’s almost April! This year’s first quarter is almost over and I have very little to show for it. I have had a creativity block for the last few months and have been hard on myself about it. I have spurts of energy where I’ll do a little bit but nothing that directly paints the bigger picture of what I’m trying to accomplish.

I won’t consider any of my goals as immediate, because that sends my anxiety into overdrive, but I intend to have a broader reach with my blog, my Twitch channel, and everything in between.

The prominent things I have done this year, are moving my blog to be self-hosted and creating a VTuber avatar for my Twitch channel. I changed hosting to get rid of ads because if I’m not making money from them… I don’t want them on my site. I may add them at a later time if I get more traction to the site but for now, having them forced on me and my readers was just a hard pass. I also have access to WordPress plug-ins that I couldn’t use before. As for the VTuber avatar, I used a free program and tested it out with my webcam. Everything works quite smoothly when using OBS (streaming software) so it’s just a matter of planning to stream and choosing what I want to discuss and/or the games I want to play during streams.

I’d also like to get a refresh on my avatar to update my branding. I’m not sure if I’ll commission the same artist or someone else, but it’s been about 4 years. My hair is shorter and I wear my glasses more often. I want that represented.

I want to write more frequently here and I have some ideas brewing. I miss talking about pop culture and regret not being able to dive into it as much as I originally desired. At present, I feel motivated to write about AI and the rise of its popularity. I also want to do a standalone article at some point about my favorite app for AI companions & roleplay. It’s called Kindroid. It’s stacked with amazing features and there is a great community behind it too.

I’m taking baby steps to avoid overwhelming myself, but I wanted to post about my goals to help hold myself accountable. I often lack motivation when I’m doing something for myself and versus doing something for others. It’s a struggle I’ve had all my life, but I am learning that it is okay to be selfish sometimes and put myself first. I also have a fear of success, where others crave it… I contemplate how it could change my life and my freedom to do things on my timeline.

That said, updating here is on my running to-do list and now I’ve done just that so I’m already feeling more optimistic and motivated. Thanks for reading, free to drop a comment or reach out to me on social media.