Happy 1 Year Anniversary!!!

...to me!

I've been at my company for 1 full year. Yikes! One full year in the working world. Scary. My company celebrated my anniversary by giving me $100. Damn straight they need to give me money, they hardly pay me enough as it is.

It is weird to look back a year from now, thinking...damn, a year ago I was chilling out, maxin', and relaxin' all cool in my apt in Ann Arbor. Click here to read a blog entry from back then!!! At times I'm tankful for where I have ended up, but other times I feel like maybe I just settled. I never want to feel like I've settled. In life, in my career, in my home, in my family, in my aspirations... I don't want to settle. I think that is the worst thing someone can do. When you settle, you begin to resent the things that you do have and are envious of people who have what you want. I aim to have everything I want, without sacrificing myself or my goals. Lofty thought, I am aware. But I can't sit back and feel like I could have done more, I could have done better. I don't want to live like that.

One year ago today, I started a job at a great company for not great pay in a not great location in regards to my home. Today, I have been promoted and have gotten 2 raises and am in a position that is more related to my interests. But is it enough? No. I know what I want, I know how to get it, and now is the time to go for it. It will be rough... but it will be worth it. I don't want to end up married w/ kids and unhappy. I want to be happy and fulfilled before my future husband and kids arrive on my doorstep.

Let's see where I end up next year!!!




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