04/13/2026
Before Gemini, there was Slimewarp.
Slimewarp was me; Vintage, customized clothes, handmade jewelry + plushies, art, all of it. The beginning of my “business”, of selling online, of things to come.
The Slimewarp years were my 20s. Those times encompassed some of the most fun I’ve ever had, the craziest adventures, a lot of new things and people and growth. A lot of finding my style, my passions, my identity in the world.
They were also some of the darkest, saddest, unhealthiest times. Not all the time, but a big stretch of it. I was in a very bad relationship for 7+ years, I was making mistakes and choices that got me into horrible, painful, dangerous situations. There was a lot of pain, and it’s sometimes really hard to remember anything besides it, besides the bad.
But then I see these old photos and remember that these years are what brought me to here and now. To almost 37 year old Hannah, who has owned her own vintage store for 4 years. Who has been on a HARD journey of healing, growing, learning to love and accept herself. Who found a best friend and husband in that is the kind of man I TRULY did not know existed, the kind that has given me the patience and support and encouragement to find myself after being so lost. And I am finding her, all the time.
Time goes by really fast now. I know they say that happens the older you get, but it’s the truth. Looking back at younger me, I want to tell her that she is going to be okay, to keep going, keep dreaming and to be kinder to herself. I think I’m doing that now. I know I am, I feel and see the change, and I’m proud of it. I’m grateful for my life and for all I have, even on the worst days.
Idk who reads all of this. I don’t know who relates, or finds hope or encouragement or just feels anything reading it. I just wanted to share, for myself and for you all. It’s a wild thing, being a human, isn’t it?
