Hey guys, welcome back to Thicken Thin with me, Katie Bullotti.

Tonight's episode of the podcast, and I say tonight because it is indeed nighttime.

It is 10.22 p.m. right now as I record this.

This is the latest I've recorded in episode in a very long time.

It actually brings me back to the days when I first started this podcast, which was back

like two and a half years ago, and I was still at my corporate job.

So the only time I had to record was like late night after a full day of working and like

running home really quick eating and then recording.

And I was like much less planned back then too.

So I was just like literally delirious, just like word vomiting into my microphone, just

like whatever the heck I was going through.

I have to listen back to some old episodes.

I feel like there were some really good ones back then, just me being delirious and like

letting my mind wander.

So anyway, I'm sitting here recording this episode, the eve before my birthday.

I got a really unnecessary text from my mom a few moments ago saying like 26 years ago,

the contractions started and I'm like, mom, I don't need this information.

I don't need this.

I really don't, but I'm very excited to turn 26.

I feel like it's going to be a good year for me.

I think I touched on this in the past episode or last week's episodes, sorry, but I am

very, you know, optimistic that this year is going to be a year of growth.

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