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In the next few days (beginning of February), I will officially have been living at home for six months.
That’s quite a milestone.
While there have been lots of ups and downs, all in all, it hasn’t been terrible. But that doesn’t mean I’m not eager for things to change.
I knew the New Year wouldn’t bring miraculous change, but things are – slowly but surely – beginning to come together.
I’m starting to plan moving out, which is very exciting.
I’ve also been getting design work from some random places: a couple of friends starting businesses, a contest I plan to enter and I might get to do a little designing at my full-time job.
So maybe I don’t know what I want out of a career and where I want to be in 10 years. But, really, who my age does?
What I do know is I’m tired of feeling like my life is on hold. I still may act old sometimes, but I’m ready to feel my age again – rather than twice it or half it (I tend to alternate between the two while at home).
It has been awhile since I wrote anything for this blog. I’ve been busy at work and trying to cram too much into my lunch breaks (when I have been able to take them) and evenings. Plus there was the general craziness of the holiday season.
Lately, I’ve been trying to accept my lifestyle and living situation – while still looking to make transformative plans for the near future. Since this week’s trend is to look back over the past year (and decade), I figured I’d jump on the bandwagon.
Where was I at the beginning of 2000? I was in 7th grade and my neighborhood had a 4th of July-type celebration on the big open field in the middle of the subdivision – needless to say it was freezing. But there were fireworks, and I believe I was sitting on a blanket next to someone who is still a very close friend, Sara.
What a decade it has been. Half of middle school, and all of high school and college packed into it.
Now is also a good time to look back on my resolutions from last year to see how well I did. Last year I decided I would:
- Get in shape (for real this time)
Well, I did well for awhile… - Learn to play guitar
Failed, yet again - Learn to drink red wine
I can drink it, but I haven’t grown to appreciate it yet (though I do enjoy quite a few beers now) - Do more meditation/yoga
Didn’t do a whole lot of this. I have tried to focus on relaxing more, though. - Drink more water
I do a lot better with this. I don’t drink much Diet Coke anymore, and I just have one cup of coffee every morning. The rest is basically water or Crystal Light. I can tell on days when I don’t drink enough water because I usually wake up with a migraine the next day. - Run the Peachtree Roadrace
Check. My time wasn’t at great as I would have liked, but it wasn’t bad considering I was sick at the time. But while training I actually did a couple of no-walk runs that were longer than the Peachtree.
And for this year’s resolutions:
- Move out of my parents’ house
- Find activities that make me happy and feel fulfilled (this is vague on purpose)
- Pick up my old trumpet and make sure I can still play (I actually used to be pretty good)
- Travel somewhere new
- Continue running regularly
- Eat fewer sweets (It’s probably just because of the holiday season, but I’ve been eating way too many lately. I won’t cut them out completely because they’re good for the soul. But they aren’t so kind to my mid-section.)
Overall, despite how things have been for the past few months, I’m happy with how things have unraveled so far. It’s expected that major transitions will be difficult, and I’m going to do my best to make sure 2010 is a great year.
