Lovey Dovey

Happy Valentine’s Day/Happy Single Awareness Day!

Despite my newly single status I still love love.

However, I’m not super crazy about Valentine’s Day…at least not in the way it’s typically celebrated these days. My sentiments for this pink and red day are very similar to how I feel about new years resolutions… Why wait for some arbitrary (arbitrary because NOBODY celebrates SAINT Valentine’s Day) to express your love to your significant other? On the other hand, I do love seeing other people take complete advantage of this schmoopy holiday and doing something special.

I guess the bottom line is – don’t wait to do something special for someone you care about. Just do it.

This Valentine’s Day I’ll be going for a run, painting, and hitting up the grocery store! Then tonight I’ll be hanging out with one of my best friends, Emily C. We’re going to cook up some yummy food, have some drinks, and inevitably laugh our heads off. I can’t wait!

What are you guys doing to celebrate? Or if your bf/gf did something really awesome, I’d love to hear about it!

And a song for the single ladies…

My Yoga

While I have a ton of great things going on right now, I think it’s fair to say I’m a little stressed/overwhelmed. During times of stress people have their go-to methods of coping with their emotions. Several friends of mine choose to practice yoga to to regain focus, decompress, and be at peace with themselves.

I’ve tried yoga. I wish I liked it. I wish I could be one of those bendy girls wearing the super cute yoga outfits. I wish I could enjoy quiet, and calm environments with guided breathing.

But I don’t. I need noise. I need intensity. I need excitement. Downward-dog just doesn’t cut it for me.

So to cope with my current stresses, I tried something a little different, something I had never done before…

Yes I did. And yes, I hit the targets. I LOVED it. I shot several rounds out of this .22, and when I was done I felt incredible. I was rejuvenated, refocused, happy, and at peace.

I found my yoga.

Nameste.

Big Changes

Soooo many things I need to type out, but I hardly know where to start.

Yesterday was such an emotional day…

I had an out of town final interview for an incredible career opportunity doing pharmaceutical sales… it was the hardest interview I had ever been on, and when I was done I thought I had bombed it. I felt so stressed about it that after the interview was over, when I was driving home, I had to pull over to cry. When my mom called me to see how it went I could hardly even talk because I was so disappointed. Then when I was headed back home there was an accident that ended up making me sit and not move a single inch for over an hour on a bridge (I’m scared to death of driving over bridges). Needless to say, I was pretty upset. But a couple hours later I got a call to inform me that I GOT THE JOB. I honestly couldn’t believe it. I cried again. Haha.

I couldn’t wait to tell everyone. And I was looking forward to telling Chris all about it. He has always played a huge role in encouraging me career-wise. But I was also really sad… because this opportunity is an hour away from Richmond and I have to relocate…

Life brought me to a fork and a decision had to be made. I knew it would be unlikely to get another job opportunity like this one, and that this was my chance to not have a job, but to have a CAREER. I knew I had to go for it.

As a result Chris and I broke up. We are two very good people that are on different paths right now. I’ll cherish the good memories we had, and I will always care for him, and his amazing family. I hope they know that.

Needless to say… after that happened, I cried again.

Not only was I saying goodbye to my boyfriend of 2+ years, but I was also saying goodbye to “my baby.” Yes, I’m referring to Colby… Chris’ pug. That’s when the can’tbreathe-gasping-ugly-crying occurred.

So as you can imagine I have been experiencing a whirl-wind of emotions. While it’s really tough to handle all of those big changes at once, I know I’ll truck through it. I’m trying to focus on the positive things – the new job, getting to explore a new area, the Christmas presents I’ll be able to afford to get people (haha), and the new people I will meet.

And thankfully, I have the most amazing friends who have swarmed me with love and support. Colleen and Sean took care of me last night. Emily C dragged me out of bed for a 17 mile run (thank god she did that, otherwise that would have been a miserable run to go by myself). Whitney is now kidnapping me for a sleepover.

I don’t know what I would do without my friends. Thanks guys.