So it has been about a year since I have written a blog entry.
Yikes! For a while I had forgotten I even had a blog. However, I’m at a time in
my life where I will be going through a lot of major changes in the next few
months (more on this later…as long as I write another blog entry. HA!). Knowing
that my life will drastically change in the near future I became inspired to
look back on this last year and observe what I’ve learned, the struggles I have
faced and the challenges I have overcome. While this topic may seem more relevant for the upcoming New Year, I simply did not want wait any longer to share my thoughts and I could not think of a better place to share them than on my blog!
Here are the biggest accomplishments and challenges I have
faced this past year:
6 Accomplishments:
1) Ran
my first half marathon with my big sister! (New Years resolution – check!)
2) Found
a small community of friends (20’s group at church)
3) Learned
to cook more than just stir-fry (I just cooked steak for the fist time this
week!)
4) Maintained
a healthy weight while working a desk job (diet was a biggie here)
5) I
feel comfortable doing things by myself (went to a play solo)
6) Finished
reading the Bible in it’s entirety (about 15 minutes a day for a year)
5 Challenges:
1) Being homesick (I’ve been living
about 600 miles away from my family for five years now and the distance is only
getting more difficult for me.)
2) Learning to work with
micro-managers
3) Feeling lonely for the first
time in my life (the real-world is much different than college)
4) Maintaining a healthy
relationship with a long-distance boyfriend (He is wonderful.)
5) Sticking it out, when quitting appears
to be the easy option
6) Saving enough money for travel opportunities
in the future
It turns out I have done a lot of growing this year! A lot
of people say it’s not good to dwell on the past; however, I believe by taking
a look at the past I am able to observe how far I have come as well as the
areas that need improvement in my life.
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