The former half.

Holy shit, where did the year go? If it wasn't for all these holiday celebrations, I would've thought it's still October or something. Thanks for everything, 2015. Looking forward to more growth and accomplishments in 2016. And of course, grateful for the basics:  friends&family, a roof over my head, food in my (fat) belly, and a little bit of moolah here and there.

I can't believe I'm doing this. Or... I can't believe I did this? Let's back up a few months ago. I had this "epiphany," that I was bored with my life/current situation and wanted to do something drastic to make it exciting again and change things up. Just another friendly reminder of all the lists I make for myself. Stop judging. So what was my initial plan? Be an expat! Take off for a year! Travel the world! From my 20-something perspective, that's easier said than done. Sorry to be a total yuppie, but having a stable income and not being so totally broke is nice. Also, I felt this would have me going in the opposite direction of my goal to be one day debt-free. So putting my hasty aspirations to the side, I decided to look for a new job. New jobs can bring excitement, yes? So I apply, and hustle, hustle, hustle, and then, fast-forward to perhaps the pinnacle of my career: I had two job offers. Both amazing offers (in my head). The part that b...

I'm still contemplating on how to better title this post. Of course it could be something catchier. But then I looked at my to do list today, and it seemed a good idea to take my inspiration from there. A glimpse of my daily to do list. Yes, really, as of Oct 10 at 9:51am. Hey man, gotta be excited about something! Have you noticed that, when it come to pursuing some life-altering goal (being an entrepreneur, pursuing grad school, losing weight/staying healthy & fit, paying off debt, advancing your career, etc), it's essentially the same mindset? It's about constantly asking yourself the following: How badly do you want this? What is your 'why'? 'Do you want to make things happen, or watch things happen?' So essentially, it's trying to identify what you want to commit to. Or one a micro level, trying to figure out what you want to commit to today. Top 3 goals on my mind? Pay off debt, lose weight/get healthy ...

*This statement pretty much applies to all forms of social media. On a daily basis, I check social media at odd hours and waste away minutes of my life, only to close these apps out of annoyance or frustration. What begins as harmless curiosity to the lives of others (possibly known as Facebook stalking) ends up as daily reminders of how much farther along everyone else is with life and adulthood in general. I love (word used loosely) seeing the 5-10 engagement photos per week with various "creative" angles of your engagement ring and/or significant other. Please tell me more about the new job you landed at a top tech company with all of its awesome perks. Show me pictures of the condo you just bought, as I sit here and realize that I can't even afford a property the size of my bathroom. Oh, you're procreating? That's great. "Engagement Season" PC: Redditor Moth_Ladder And what about those "bait-and-switch" articles that get me every ...

Referencing my other social media accounts: "Here's to 27: Here's to being selfish and (hopefully) following through with my life goals.  Here's to more laughter and good company that distracts me from checking my phone for 30+ mins." Cheers.

This post was initially going to be how cheating is necessary. Cheating on your diet, that is. You know, #cheatmeals. It helps take the edge off, right? "Why not?" is what I tell myself. Just get it out of my system and I'll be good. So that's what I did this weekend, and then it spiraled out of control. One cheat meal turned to three, which then turned into a day of being horribly sick and hungover. Cue the unhealthy eating, because I was so sick and wasn't sure what would make me upset. Ugh, need to get back on the clean eating wagon. But that's a whole other story.

I like to ask in conversation, "Is it the former or the latter?" Either it's my advanced vocabulary skills or just sheer laziness. Anyhoo, right now, I am in the latter half of my twenties. I've had my fair share of blogs: Xanga (I just cringed while typing that) during my teenage years, Blogspot for my college years, WordPress for my short-lived student advising career while in college, and now Tumblr for my photo-a-day blog (Oy, that deserves it's own blog post). I am inspired by others' personal blogs/buckle easily to peer pressure. The latter half of my twenties is a whole different adventure, which is so worth documenting. Sometimes my photo-a-day blog just doesn't do it justice. There are only so many food pics that one can blog about. Let's see how this goes. On another note, Happy National Ice Cream Day! Gonna go procrastinate some more and find some ice cream.