I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Monday, January 7, 2013

Brave New Girl

Thoughts for the day:
  • What classifies something as a muffin and not a cupcake (and vice versa)? English is so confusing.
  • I feel like Biggby is Starbucks' crazy, younger, pre-teen sister. I think it's because of the bright colors they use in their ads and the funny names they have for their drinks. I just feel like Starbucks is classier. Is that me being sucked in by their (Starbucks') marketing? Anyone care to weigh in?
  • Being in Korea made me braver. I've been noticing it in very subtle ways lately. I don't mind asking strangers to take pictures of me and my friends. I don't feel uncomfortable talking to random strangers at the store or giving compliments. I don't feel as scared now about my career as I did in summer 2011. I don't feel as intimidated when I think about living/teaching abroad again. There is still a lot of stuff that makes me feel not brave, but I hope that list becomes shorter as my life goes on :)
  • [I love Korea. I miss Korea.]
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  1. Jennifer PernaJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:51 PM

    I had the muffin vs cupcake vs english muffin (vs various other bread-type foods) in depth with mb staff this fall. We had no conclusions.

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    1. EmilyJanuary 8, 2013 at 2:14 PM

      Oh darn, I was hoping for some conclusive evidence. I'll have to Google it later.

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