2024 is here and it’s already a f*ckin’ banger!
Let’s have a little catch up shall we?
Happy 2024 film fam!
I’ve been gone for a hot minute but I’m feeling somewhat refreshed and ready to dive back into Newsletters and catching up with my gorgeous little community here.
I hope you’ve had a great start to the year, and if you had a bit of a rough one like me - trust that you get to start over fresh each and every day even if at times it doesn’t feel like it.
I’m so glad you’ve decided to come back after my little break, and I’m honestly surprised to see my Substack continue to grow even in my absence. Thank you to each of you who have come along on my wild little ride. We’ve almost hit 200 subs! I truly never expected more than maybe 10 or 20 people to ever read any of this, so it’s a little crazy to see that number now, wow!
So, Josie, what the hell have you been doing anyways?
I’m so glad you asked! I’ve been doing frankly too much - but at the same time I couldn’t be happier or more ‘in the zone’!
The end of 2023 I was at probably my lowest - I had an extremely rough year in terms of navigating disability and chronic pain, and personal issues as well seemed to keep popping up every time I thought I had a moment to catch my breath. Something had to give eventually. So before the end of the year I chose to take some time off to get back to basics, sort my shit out, and come out the other side with some clarity.
I’m proud to say I accomplished the beginnings of a breakthrough!
So let’s get into what I did, some of the things you missed out on, and what’s coming next. I’ll be popping in some photos, a link or two to Instagram (if you know, you know. I’m active there daily at the moment lol) and we’ll treat this Newsletter as a ‘catch all’ where everything can get crammed into one place.
As always these newsletters will still have the vibe of catching up with that one friend you haven’t seen in a while who’s just very passionate about all things film. So if that’s your kind of jam, you’re in the right place!
The next newsletter will be from my FREE series ‘Through My Viewfinder’ - storytelling of my 35mm Film Adventures with a focus on emotional connection, integrating my poetry and photography into the same space, and tales of me navigating my almost-thirties. So we’ll be back to regularly scheduled film adventures in no time.
Let’s get into it!
I took on a 30 Day Project as a last ditch effort to drastically change my life around - and it fucking worked?!
Whenever I’ve hit rock bottom, there’s always a little nudge from the universe to get me back on track. Many moons ago, I joined a poetry group. Following that was getting into Film Photography again - obsessively so. And this time around it’s more woo-woo stuff regarding Manifesting, positive mindset shifts, and taking baby steps towards a brighter future - the pathway I dreamed of and thought had closed for good.