spill

I think I've said this before, but writing is therapy for me. So not being able to spill out my heart is... well... its just been difficult the last few months. This transition period in my life's been tricky.  Moving home from college. Being away from my friends. Living life single. And the freshmen fifteen? No. The after-college fifteen? Yes.  It's okay to be where I am...
I'm learning to trust the process.

Aaaand the beginning of this process started on my way home from Tuscaloosa this afternoon. I had a long talk with myself. And a lengthy talk with God about life... and love... and my career... and making a decision and sticking with it no matter what... and making plans... and when to walk away... and when to stay and work.

And so, instead of talking about how difficult this transition period in my life's been I'm going to make a list of all the things I want to do and all the changes I want to make! I want to make this period of life easier. And I'll start by making plans....
 1. Spend some time each day with God.
 2. Be intentional with how I spend my time.
 3. Draw boundaries. Don't cross them.
 4. Work hard. And harder. And harder...
 5. Bloom wherever I'm planted.

It's so hard for me to believe that summer's alomst over! And yes, I'm still on a semester schedule. Wonder how long this will last :) And on Thursday? I turn 22. And on Saturday? I graduate from college. And then, then I'll figure out what's next. But today? I'm just going to take note of where I've been, where I am and where I want to go...

Work for a magazine. Volunteer. Own a boutique store. Move to one of my favorite cities: Mobile, New Orleans, Nashville or Charleston. Work with a PR/Marketing firm. Go on a mission trip. Be independent and never let it go! Make lives better, just by being in them. Travel to Italy. Laugh till I cry. Make new friends. Give 100% to all the things that demand it. You Before Me (YBM) always and forever. Live life and enjoy it to the fullest. Never settle, but someday settle down. And to be honest, I'd like my own business cards. Fall in love when the time's right. Get my own place. Start my big girl life. Own a boat. Learn,  grow and just be me! Interior decorate. Learn to photograph well. Expand my music collection. Learn to trust myself. Never stop learning. Have the wedding of my dreams. And babies, someday far away. Go on a roadtrip. Hit up Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Go on a blind date. Purchase my own car. Shoot a gun. Go to graduate school. Take a vacation somewhere new all alone.