Ok...so I have been thinking about this a lot lately and I really feel that someone should have WARNED me before graduating college how much life after college really sucks. As the final weeks of my college career were coming to a close all I could think about was how amazing it was going to be not to be overloaded with classes, homework, sorority activities, working, and having a social life. Now that I look back at it, I think that I would gladly go back. I miss not worrying about anything accept passing classes, getting to work on time, and what I was going to wear to go out. My life now is a completely different story and I feel it came with little warning, "RUDE". Not only do I have to get up and go to work (luckily i get one day off a week), but I also have bills, student loans, a bed time, and no social life. I was really hoping when I moved to Independence that I would get out and meet lots of people. I wanted to have this great group of friends that went out and did interesting things. I guess I can attribute that fantasy to reality television and an unrealistic views that life is like a television sitcom. Don't get me wrong I have friends and I love when we do get a chance to hang out, but that is just the thing, it is really hard to make time to go out. Work is very important to me and I really am trying to focus my self to succeed and be the best teacher I can be. Sometimes that is hard when I feel like all I do is go to work, drive, and sleep. I am hoping that I will just get used to the schedule and start to want to go out to explore and meet people, but how can I do that when I am exhausted all the time. This life of working and being an adult is not all it is cracked up to be. I know that I am not the only one that feels this way. I have several friends that find it hard to have any kind of social life outside of their jobs and enjoy being an adult.
So how do I make life more interesting? That is the question for this blog. To those of you just out of college or just beginning your adult life, How do you find a balance between work and play? I would really love to find out what others are doing to stop feeling so old and boring. I am only in my twenties and I already feel like a grandma. That is so sad, I should be embracing life and exploring interesting people and places.
Sorry if this was a wine session, but I have really been stewing over this for some time now and I am determined to find a way to be more interesting and fulfilled. Please comment and share your stories.
Thanks for reading and BTW I am really am enjoying this blogging and hope you are too!
TTYL
SA
First Blogging Experience!!! Here Goes...This Is Me.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Well here goes....As this is my first Blog I am hoping that it is not too boring. First I will start out by giving a little bio. My name is Stacee and I am 25 yrs old. I am originally from Cheyenne Wyoming, but currently reside in Independence Missouri. I attended a community college in Nebraska (2004-2006) about an hour away from my home, where I played college softball for two years. I moved to Missouri in 2007 to attend University of Central Missouri. I lived in Warrensburg Missouri for 4 years, where I became an Alpha Phi. I received my Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. After graduating I stayed in "The Burg" (Warrensburg's glorious nickname) for about a year and then moved to Independence Missouri.
As a teenager and most of my college life, I was so graciously supported by my family. Now I take a new turn in my life as a single and independent young adult in the massively scary "adult world"! First impressions of adult life...kinda sucks lol. Sleep, Work, Eat, Sleep Work, Eat. That is about all I do. Compared to my college life my routine is pretty dull. I try to go out and meet people, but my work pretty much consumes me. Fortunately I am lucky enough to love my job, my coworkers, and the children I work with everyday. I am not sure how I would deal if I hadn't found this amazing job. I am so thankful.
Change has not been something that I have always been gracious and accepting of in the past. Now I face one of the biggest changes I will encounter. I have always lived with a roommate and now I face living alone. First impressions of living alone....NO WAY NOT FOR ME. I am a very social person and need interaction. Living with many different people has taught me a lot about myself as well as how hard it can be to live with a roommate. When I decided to stay in Missouri, I made the leap to move out of my college town and begin my post college life. Now it is a year later and an even bigger change stands boldly in front of me. Honestly I am terrified. Through my experiences with change so far I have learned that in the end I have always been grateful and happy with my decisions. So I am going to face my fears and embrace the change that stares me right in the face. I still have a little over a month to go so I will keep you posted. One thing that I have learned so far is that I have more friends than I thought I did and a more than supportive family there to support me!!!
I really want to use this blog to express how I am feeling and connect with others that may feel the same whatever life may bring. I have decided I should make a list of bog subjects I would like to take on.
1. Living Alone
2. The Single Life
3. What Is Love and How to Acquire It.
4. Weight Loss/Healthy Living
5. Faith/Beliefs
6. Living with Anxiety
7. Budgeting Money
8. Life After College
9. Teaching
10. Finding True Happiness.
These are just a few things that have been on my mind lately that I seem to be stewing over. I figure with an outlet like this I may be able to concur some of my biggest fears and find confidence in my self through the thoughts and experiences of others. I hope I am doing this right, I figure there really is no wrong way.
I will end this blog post with a question: If you have ever lived on your own what were your biggest fears and how did you cope/deal with them?
TTYL
SA
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)