It always surprises me when I’ve gotten behind in some form of writing — blog, journal, etc — and see just how long I neglected it, and think about all that has changed. I can make the usual excuse of being busy, which is true, but there is indeed time I could easily have expressed some of my thoughts rather than say becoming engrossed in Bejeweled 2, or watching all day SVU marathons, or taking my long 3 hour afternoon naps, etc. At any rate, here’s the gist of the past 6 months or so:
Probably the most important change involves the passing of my singledom (for the time being at least). I met a very nice boy in January, through a mutual friend Lauren. She invited me out dancing with a group of her friends one night, and while I was somewhat skeptical about hanging out with a group of people I’d never met before, I figured I can’t complain about not having many friends & sitting home alone all the time if I never seize opportunities for new acquaintances.
Long story short, I clicked immediately with an adorable guy named Ryan (what a surprise, as per my odd penchant for Ryans…) & have basically been with him ever since. We didn’t make it official until February, and will be celebrating 5 months in less than a week. Its such a nice change to actually be with someone who genuinely cares about me & is not afraid to show it.
In other news, I sadly dropped my History major to focus solely on my Education degree. Keeping history would have pushed back my graduation another semester, and didn’t seem worth the sacrifice and putting up with the stress and frustration of trying to balance both work and school for an additional 4-6 months. The most disappointing thing is dropping the history courses that I love so much, and having to spend ALL my time on the education classes that I find to be an utter waste of my time, but have to take for certification–jumping through the hoops my mom calls it.
I also started a new job, which I like for the most part, but tend to get frustrated by the schedule. While I hated working at Wilkes & McHugh, there was a certain degree of freedom I had there, that I knew I couldn’t match in another job. Unfortunately things couldn’t hold out there until I graduated, and so I took up employment as a receptionist at an animal hospital. I can’t afford to be too picky and am trying my best there, but sometimes it is somewhat overwhelming & the vibe there tends to be more of a “focus on the negative and neglect the positive”, which can definitely be aggravating at times. My biggest complaint overall involves the schedule. It seems to be posted very belatedly, with maybe a day or two’s notice at times, which makes life stressful for the planning type I am. Also, I’m currently working more than I can really handle between school, friends/family & being able to see Ryan. Ultimately my primary focus is school. I’ve put that aside somewhat this summer to put more of an effort/hours in at work, but that will have to change come August. Hopefully it will work out.
I suppose that’s enough of an update for now. I’ll try to be better about writing though, particularly when I am done with these 2 godforsaken classes and have some free time (gasp) for a few weeks.
