This year, I decided that we really needed to change things up in a drastic way; the time change being just one small aspect. I've never been one for following the crowd, and perhaps I even get a thrill from bucking trends intentionally. For whatever reason, I grew up not wanting to follow authority and preferred finding my own way; figuring out what worked for me specifically in how I conducted myself and what life path I set out on. As I've gotten older, I think that I've started to get a bit more set in preferring to be divergent from the norm, being more willing to explore concepts and ways of living that people may find weird, quirky or downright deviant. I'm not sure why it's gotten more prominent with age, but I think a lot of it has to do with feeling more comfortable and courageous with going in the path that feels the most appropriate to me. We only have one life, so we should live it in a way that makes us the most happy.