I’ve been thinking about something a lot, lately…mainly about the state of this blog, and the way I’ve been running it these past few months. Quite honestly, despite the fact that I call myself a “personal blogger,” I don’t feel like you could really get much of anything about my personality—or who I am at all—by reading my blog. I’ve put so much thought and concern into followers, my theme, what I post, whether or not people like it, whatever. And I’ve realized that this is not what a blog should be. It’s not how I started Tumblr, and it’s not how I want to be now. Because really, we have enough stress in our lives. Tumblr does not need to be a competition—it’s an outlet. A source of inspiration. So I’m planning a blog revamp: new theme, new posts.

Also, because I feel like I haven’t done this in a really long time, I want to introduce myself to my new (and old) followers. I’m Katie, a high school senior from the US. I really love tea. And chocolate. I have always been obsessed with reading—I’ll read just about anything. I have no idea what I want to be when I’m older, or even what I’ll major in next year in college. But I do find psychology fascinating (largely because of my weird family history) and I’ve always sort of wanted to be a writer. I’m quiet by nature but weirdly enough, I love public speaking. My teachers/family members tease me because I’m “an adult in a teenager’s body.” I am constantly baking things for people, and for the most part they love it (except my mom who’s actually had to ban me from the oven). I’ve played tennis since I was three years old & my dad works as a tennis instructor for a living.