Hola and long time no see :)
I've missed you all, and a lot has changed in my life over the last few months. I don't plan on babbling on about how wonderful my life is and how much it has changed. The important changes include: my college degree (with honors), my (chef) boyfriend and our lovely apartment in Oakmont, and my first car, a 2011 Honda Civic.
Yes, I rock.
So, you should all be aware of these important changes. And believe me, they are all great things and I am extremely thankful for each and every blessing. However, that is not what this post is all about today.
Nope.
Today, I have a couple of new revelations I would like to explore with you.
Since finishing my degree in December, my days off work are actually days off now. As I write this blog, I am laying on my couch, drinking coffee, and watching TV in my pajamas on a Monday at noon. Aside from snow days in college (yeah, right), or being sick from work, I have not had a day like this in almost four years. Since I finished school, I have been laptop-less due to a horrible virus. And, now that my laptop is back after two months on its death bed, I have a place to place my newfound thoughts.
Before, life was hard because I had no time to do everything I wanted to in a day. I was in class for 13-hour days, followed by four hours of homework at home. I worked five---sometimes six---days a week. I also sang at church on Sunday mornings. On top of all of that, I had to fit my gym time, bills, friends and life into my...life.
Now, I work five days a week. I still sometimes sing at church when I am off work on Sundays. But, other than the daily grind, I have no projects due, research assignments, final exams or midterms to obsess over and plan. This gives me a lot of time---And I do not know what to do! It's almost like learning how to live life again. If my dad came to Pittsburgh with a bike with training wheels to teach me how to ride it with my arms on the pedals rather than my feet, it would be the same feeling. I am learning how to live my life again. I am learning to ride a bike.
So what shall I do with all of this time, do you ask?
Hopefully, something soon!
My mind is scattered with ideas. I have researched everything from taking the GMAT Exam for when I (eventually) get my MBA to antiques to refinish for my apartment. I have nothing to show for either of these thoughts, though.
This is where you come in.
Who has the winning idea? I would like you all to tell me what you think I should do with my time. These can be completely serious, like studying for the GMAT, or completely spontaneous, like raising an ant farm or learning how to knit. Really, guys, I am all for your ideas! Tell me what you think.
Until then, I will continue to update my blog and make sense of my scattered thoughts. I am beginning to wonder if this is when most women either go batty with weird ideas for funky stores in South Side and Bloomfield, or they start to have lots of children, dogs or birds.
