I made you a playlist ♡ My first birthday on Steemit and my second post!

To my new Steemit friends,

I hope you are well. 

I am sitting here at this cafe in Zurich called Honold. It's been around since 1905 and my great grandmother was a regular here. It's my birthday so I'm eating this little chocolate dessert! 

Yesterday I began to write a reflective blog post about all the things I felt grateful for, all the transitions I've gone through this past year, etc. It was taking a lovely direction. Today I don't really feel like reading it and finishing it. 

It seems I've caught the birthday blues. Or, a birthday rollercoaster, maybe. 

I don't publish anything that doesn't feel true at the time of hitting that "Post" button, but I also don't want to be whiny or sound ungrateful, because I have nearly an infinite list of blessings, the first and most important one being my health. 

So, instead of writing a melancholic novel, I picked my most played songs from this past year and made you a playlist (...too early?). All of these songs really hit me in the feel-box. They were each a mini soundtrack to different phases I went through since July 21 2016. The playlist is a huge mix of genres starting with rap, going over to indie, then deep house, and ending with classical. I hope a variety of you will find something that suits your taste. 

On my birthday last year, I was in Costa Rica feeling confident and excited for this year. And I was right to - But, now, a year later, I feel tired. I completely forgot that I am not superwoman and that I, too, need more rest and stability to a certain degree. Which is what I am going to learn to do. 

Please, would you do me the huge favor and hold me accountable? Yes? 

I would love it if I could write a birthday post next year continuing this one. 

More music, more growth, more Steemit friends. We could make it a tradition!

Thanks for all the upvotes and comments on my very first introduction post yesterday!!! Joining you is the perfect way to end and begin a year in my life. 

Xoxo and love,

Naomi

(playlist again, just in case: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqea-PqbJdfXjAaPbN-79phuo0y9Oys_p)