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 :)

Saturday, April 13, 2013

25 or 6 to 4 (Apr 12)

  • So I've been 25 for exactly 2 weeks now. And I've figured out my plan for the next year - do whatever the hell I want because I'm not tied down to a husband, family or specific job. I know I'm not going to make any terrible decisions (I like that I can see a difference between my current self and my 21-year-old self...the latter could not be counted on for superb decision-making). I'm attractive, smart, independent and I have a job and wonderful friends - I'm ALLOWED to do whatever I want! Examples of me doing what makes me happy because I can and SHOULD:
    • Playing handbells at church - yes, it's a little nerdy, but I love being challenged and practicing reading music again.
    • Making new friends - yes, I'm going to make it a point to do this, especially if said new friends prove to be even half as awesome as Nikki and Jayme :)
    • Listening to NPR - yes, I'm addicted to NPR. No, I do not need anyone to help me with this addiction.
    • Getting to know and becoming more comfortable expressing my views on marriage equality, feminism, and politics.
    • Visiting my friends all the time, as much as possible.
    • Going out for salsa dancing on Thursdays - even when I work on Friday mornings.
    • Getting an Insomnia Cookie on the way home from the library, simply because the store was finally open and DUH it's one block from my apartment.
    • Getting a retail job because I can and I enjoy it.
    • Still wanting to go to a glow paint club, even though the internet says I'm too old for that.
    • Leaving work at work - yes, even though I have to make lesson plans, I am not obligated to bring them home with me :)
    • Dating - I know, RIGHT??? But it's going okay right now.
    • Buying fuchsia skinny jeans.
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