Update: Real World. Real Stress.

I think it's finally hit me. I have a real job. I entered the real world. Although that comes along with a lot of perks and advantages (like making money, moving out on your own, and establishing your career as well as yourself), it also comes with stress. 

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I guess it really hit me today because I had my first true hard day at work. A day I made my first mistake. I don't deal well with doing things wrong or failing. So messing up on a project at work, although not the end of the world, put me in a funk for the rest of the day. It also made me realize the reality of where I am in my life. 

No longer are the days of sleeping in til noon, staying in bed a couple hours longer, and dilly dallying all day (whether online, reading, or shopping). Now days are filled -- and I mean an every-hour kind of filled -- with early mornings, excel sheets, late dinners, and bed (wake up and repeat). Everyone warned me that I wouldn't have time to even breathe but I didn't listen. I would make time. Who was I kidding?

I should have taken my unemployed days and checked off all my empty boxes on my numerous To-Do lists. I should have taken the time to fully organize my room and closet. I should have used every free day to learn more skills necessary to revamp my blog -- and then gone ahead and revamped it. Shoulda, shoulda, shoulda. But I didn't. And now I'm here. Exhausted on the train back home, where I'll most likely eat a quick dinner, slip into my pajamas, and get ready for bed. The same routine. 

But there's so much more I want to be doing with my time! I so desperately want to have the time and energy to focus on my blog --its design and its content. I want to create all the DIYs I always planned to (being planner-less while I'm trying to design my own is a big pain in the butt!). I want to learn new things and become better at things like InDesign and web design. I want to simply work out once in a while! Being out of the house for over 12 hours a day makes doing those things kind of hard. But hey! Beyonce has the same number of hours in a day as I do, right?!

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So here's to attempting to do more. Whether it's a 20 minute at-home workout in my room, writing a short post before bed, or picking up a section of my room, I aim to do it. I guess you could say this is my big 2014 resolution.

Day by day as I read the blogs I follow (or attempt to before my eyes are begging for sleep), I realize just how much I want to grow and expand my blog. Right now it is just barely a tiny seed. And that's okay! There's still so much I want to do to this little seed before I plant it and let it grow to it's full potential. But I want it to happen. And I plan on making it happen. 

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What are some things you wish you had more time to do? How do you plan on finding more time to do them?

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Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!

It seems as though 2014 is going to be a year of newer and bigger things. To start out, this was my first NYE outside of college (definitely bittersweet). Although I missed the ease of being in one place with all of my friends, I did not miss the drunken frat house shenanigans you usually encounter in that environment. This year Pat, myself, and four other couples ventured to Princeton! It was a cute night and a successful way to ring in the new year, however I am super excited to plan next year's NYE at a house in the Poconos!! But one thing at a time, right?

I guess I consider this year to be my first "adult" NYE -- and with that, I find myself reflecting a lot more than usual. So many big changes happened in my life this year and I couldn't be more excited for what 2014 has in store for me.

Here's a 30 second look into my past year (stay tuned for a month-by-month version):

What did you do to celebrate the New Year?