2016 is on its way out the door, and things are already starting to look up.

I had an incredible time at Midwest FurFest. I have a job that I hate, but it's still a job, my credit score is making its way back to normal, and my bills are finally current, and now I can start working on climbing up to where I should have been when I graduated college. I can't complain about the relationships I have, and I'm looking forward to finding someone that I can seriously be with. I'm growing well within a community I enjoy, and outside of it as well, and regardless of who's president I'm planning to fight for the ability to look back on December 31, 2017 and say I had an amazing year.

You should do the same. It surprised me that 2016 turned out to be a terrible year for so many people, though as I write this I guess I realize that every year can be a bad year for someone. Either way, now's about the time we start thinking of resolutions we can't keep. One for me is to have a fursuit commissioned by the end of the year. That aside, I just want to encourage everyone who reads this to do everything your power to have a wonderful year. Work for it. Don't shirk your responsibilities, don't turn down what you know you need to do, but also don't turn down an opportunity to stop and smell the roses.

Hello, 2017.