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Today, my precious baby cousin Mina Celeste Samson was born. Anyone close to us knows that my family has been through absolute hell these past few years and finally, we have been blessed with this beautiful gift. I am so happy I was able to see her cute little face today. She has definitely stolen my heart. This is such a wonderful moment, not only for me, but my entire family. I am so thankful for our little Mina and the little light of happiness she has brought into all of our lives. I am so happy that she is finally here and I cannot wait to watch her grow into a beautiful little girl that I know she’ll be. She truly is our little miracle baby.

Lately, I have been so caught up in the things that I could have done, would have done, or should have done that I was completely ignoring reality. I learned that I need to let go of all of this. Yes, there are things that I could have done or would have done or should have done differently, but I need to set all that aside and deal with what is happening right now. Besides, I shouldn’t even be stressing over my past mistakes. I have so much to look forward to in the future: school, moving, the arrival of my new baby cousin, summer, etc. I need to accept what has happened, learn from my mistakes, and move on.

From here on, until the day I die, I promise myself that I will… Take more bubble baths. Read at least one book a month. Save more and spend less. Always keep an open mind and an open heart. Bake more. Sew something - even it’s only button onto a shirt. Eat less junk food. Give up soda completely. Workout as often as possible. Never pursue anything or anyone that I’m not passionate about. Take photos of everything and anything just because. Travel often. Buy a bike and ride it as often as possible. Purchase a record player. Stay strong and stay positive. Always have fresh flowers in my room. Learn a new language or languages. Take care of myself - both mentally and physically. Write more often. Don’t let the little things in life get me down. Be more organized like my mother. Have more productive days, but treat myself to a lazy day every once in awhile. Adopt a kitten. Go skinny dipping. Always say goodnight every night to my pop so long as I live at home. Work harder in school. Ride an elephant. Cross off all of my goals in my book of goals. Make a difference in someone’s life.