1 year

Today my blog turned 1. It seems like I've had this blog forever, but it really has only been a year since I graduated from college and started my grown up life. It's hard to believe that I've been doing this survived for a whole year!

lesson learned

This weekend was kinda crazy, but I learned one very important lesson: even if you do not agree with others decisions, what matters most is that others are happy with their decisions, because at the end of the day they will have to live with their decisions, not you.

I'll admit, I worry more than I should about other people's decisions. I think that's because I truly want those around me to be happy (probably also why I'm a people pleaser, but that's for another time). I want them to make the right decisions, or the decisions that I think are right. But as long as those I love are happy, that makes me happy :)

thanks guys!

burnt - to a crisp?

*this is more of a personal post than an update on my activities, so feel free to skip... okay there are some activities updates*

For the past month, I've been in a bit of a funk. Or a rut. Or a schlump. Call it what you want, I'm just not my usual self. I don't have much motivation, I want to sleep in lots, and I rarely want to go out. And it's not me being lazy, because I do lots of stuff. Maybe I'm just burnt out. Yeah, that's it.

Why would I be burnt out? Let me tell you. The last three weekends have been spent out of town: Tucson, a family Vegas trip, and a friends Vegas trip (I got back earlier tonight). And how did I get to Tucson and Vegas  - by driving. Every. Trip. Oh, and next weekend I will be in Tucson again. So that will be four weekends in a row spent out of town.

I'm also a little stressed with my apartment, because I got a "Notice of Noncompliance" and they are going to inspect my apartment tomorrow. Management thinks I have a dog because I've had my friend's dog over to my place a few times. So hopefully tomorrow Management will see that I don't own or live with a dog and I'll get to keep my apartment! Or I'll have to move asap and find another place. Let's hope for the first option!

Another stressor: work. A month ago I was transferred into a complex claims unit. Now I handle much harder claims that require way more work and take longer to close. This means my work piles up quickly, especially when I get more new claims. The transfer hasn't been too bad though, I have a great new supervisor who is letting me take my time learning how to handle these new claims and continually checks on my progress to make sure I'm ready before I get put into the rotation with the other adjusters. And the other adjusters in my unit are super nice and help me whenever I need it. This past month at work has been a lot of baby steps, which I am very thankful for!

It doesn't help that my closest friend moved to Utah on Friday. I guess I'll be spending a weekend in Utah sometime!

What I'm not burnt by is the sun! I am super white from the winter and it's almost summer. Maybe one weekend will be spent relaxing by the pool :)