During my scholastic career I have made many friends both long term and short term. It's easy to make friends when you are going to school with kids your age and even easier in college when you are basically living with them! I went to college in 2014 and made some of my closest friends that first week of freshman year. Since then I have stuck with my tight knit friend group (quality over quantity right?) and we all stuck around the Northshore area after graduation so I didn't have to worry about branching out yet.
6 Month Check in
It's that time of the year! We're officially 6 months into 2020 and wow has it been one heck of a doozy. So come with me and let's check on what resolutions I've followed through with and what ones I haven't (probably all of them, idk. Guess we'll find out!)
My IUD Experience
Hi everyone! With Ithaca starting to open backup after getting hit by COVID-19 I feel ready to get back into the blogging game! Today's hypothesis?
No More Bread
So James and I are going to attempt our no bread diet for the next 30 days. The plan? To cut out all bread, pasta, and try to reduce as many heavy carbs as we can. Will it be difficult? Absolutely. Will we accomplish it? I honestly don't know!
The 6 Mistakes Spouses Make
Hypothesis: we all make mistakes and are human, but we don't have to keep repeating unhealthy patterns.
Anniversary Dinner: A Review
So Monday was my 6 month wedding anniversary! Which I know is not a huge deal but it was still fun to celebrate as it also happened to be our 4 year dating anniversary! So instead of going all out on Valentine's Day, we went out to a nice dinner. And because of a very generous Christmas present in the form of a gift card we were able to eat at a very swanky restaurant.
The Ritual
I don't know about you but my life is not super spontaneous. I love it when we get to go on a trip or out to dinner but more often than not things at home have settled into a nice little routine. Routines are not a bad thing though, they help fight anxiety and give me a sense of balance and control in my life. Below are some routines and rituals that I have for my everyday life.
Conference Confessions
Last week, I got the opportunity to go to a conference for work! The title: Administrative Assistant Conference in Binghamton, New York. Ok, it maybe doesn't have the flashiest name or location but there were definitely some interesting things to learn. And because it was my first ever conference, it was pretty exciting not knowing what to expect!
In Sickness and in Health
This past week I was sick, and not your average not feeling good sick. I'm talking the stomach bug, a head cold, and worst of all, the dreaded double conjunctivitis a.k.a. Pink Eye (DUN, DUN, DUNNNNNN!!!). Now James and I have of course been in each others presence while sick before but have obviously never lived together or shared a bedroom during one of these times, so how to avoid giving James all these germs was new for us.
Two Houses Down, On The Right
I get it, after marriage we're supposed to cleave to our significant others and leave behind our old lives as daughters, sons, brothers, and sisters. But that doesn't mean it isn't hard! After the wedding in August, I packed up my apartment, said goodbye to my best friends, a steady job, and my family and moved up to New York. Now I don't regret this decision but it still hurts to be so far away from my loved ones and I think that's okay.
A Field Guide to Marrying Young 