Life After College

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        

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