This Must Be It. Welcome to the New Year!

New Year.  New me.  I am making the changes I wanted to, and so far, two weeks into it, I am doing pretty well on my resolutions.  I have been lifting weights, doing yoga, going to bed earlier, devoting more time to my prayers and scripture study, and trying to cultivate my femininity.  I feel good.  And I feel proud, too.

My new job is great.  I feel much happier in it than my old job, and I feel like it's much more relaxing as well.  I have more down time than I expected, and that is really nice, because I can now work at a less frantic pace.

Life is good.  I'm making it good.  Also, it is almost my 23rd birthday!  I am kind of excited, but I am also simultaneously freaking out because I don't know what to do for my birthday.  I can't let this prime birthday night pass by in a lame boring haze.  Okay, my birthday is falling on a Friday, and this is probably the last year that this will happen AND that I will be single, young, and have as few obligations as I do.  In other words, this is my last opportunity to have a GREAT party on my favorite night of the week for my very own birthday!

I need to figure this out, and FAST.

But in the meantime, I thought it would be fun to make a quick list of things I learned about myself while I was 22.

• I love roast beef sandwiches.  I found this out when I went to the Sugar Bowl in Scottsdale with my roommate.
• I hate being frantically busy.  I found this out when I got my first full-time office job.  I like to be busy, but not frantic and harried.  There is a big difference.
• I am slow to trust people, especially when it comes to love.  I found this out when I realized I haven't dated anyone at all this whole 22nd year..and determined it's because I'm so cautious and guarded.  But once I trust you, I'm super loyal and committed, which is something I've always known about myself.
• I can be a bit of a diva sometimes.  I started listening to myself telling the stories of what happens to me...and I have a flair for the dramatics when it comes to relaying them.  I found this out about myself when I worked in my first full-time job and was constantly chatting with my coworkers.  I realized my stories often made them laugh and make comments like, "You need to write a book about all of the stuff that happens to you!"
• I love vintage and retro styles and things.  I want to be a domestic goddess with style and home-making skills like those classy ladies from the '40s and '50s.

This post's title came from this song:

Together We'll Ring In the New Year by Motion City Soundtrack