2013: Is it Over Yet?

Bloggers like lists & recaps. 

So here's my recap of my 2013.

It was a doozy. 

JANUARY:

I quit my teaching job. 

Let the misery begin.

In reality, one form of misery ended

but the misery of being bored & unsatisfied & not knowing where my life was going 

began.

FEBRUARY:

I was convinced to take the LSAT --

at least something to occupy my time.

(I'm sure it will pay off in the end…maybe.)

MARCH:

March is a blur --

one existential crisis after another.

Pain. Lots of pain.

APRIL:

I started blogging!

Because misery loves company & attention.

Little did I know, people would actually want to 

read my millennial complaints.

My whining hit the mark

for more people than I ever expected. 

So, thanks for having the same #firstworldproblems that I have?

MAY:

Meredith got married in Houston 

& gave me an excuse for a mini-roadtrip/forget about my troubles!

Plus, I got to binge-watch the newest Arrested Development. 

Oh, the disappointment.

JUNE:

LSAT, baby.

I swore I would only take it once

and I stay true to my word.

JULY:

I took an extended trip home, 

because what else does one do when one has NOTHING to do.

Also, 

I got a job!

I was unaware of the hell it would quickly become, 

so I was overjoyed.

Remember this:

Nothing's changed, except the smallest raise in the history of raises

and a different job title.

Waaaaaah.

AUGUST:

I moved back to Dallas.

Love the fact the my commute became almost non-existent

and that I'm closer to friends, 

hate leaving Fort Worth behind.

I adored my first (tiny) adult apartment

and living downtown

and the comfortable feel of Fort Worth.

But Dallas is cool too, I guess.

Also, Em got married!

SUCH a fun wedding.

SEPTEMBER:

Absolutely nothing but work & summoning up

the energy to see friends. 

This is what the rest of my life looks like.

OCTOBER:

I started working at Anthro!

Also, my first alumni weekend during which 

I actually felt a bit awkward being on campus.

NOVEMBER:

KP visited Dallas, Em had a birthday, & I wore a monocle.

The best of months.

DECEMBER:

I quit Anthro.

I'm a one-job kind of girl, it turns out.

I demoted myself.

But New Year's Eve!

I love the holiday season because it's sparkly and Jesus, 

but NYE is the pinnacle of shimmery days.

It's actually frowned upon to NOT have glitter.

It's also a time of remixes, 

as we attempt to edit the last year into something better than what it actually was.

Hindsight & rose-colored glasses & whatnot.

So here's a playlist for NYE, including some fab remixes:

And always, always the DJ Earworm Remix:

Happy New Year!
Let's hope for fewer (or maybe better) life-altering decisions in 2014!