Everything Liz: September 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012

Moving Out

It's happening. I'm finally leaving the nest. It's a bit bittersweet.

Bitter: I'm so close to my family, I'll miss seeing them everyday.
-All the groceries I want, I will now have to budget
-Change is scary when you've been so used to a place for over 20 years

Sweet: Chris and I moving in!
-Having a cool apartment we get to call our home
-Decorating
-Finally leaving the nest by 25! Such an adult I am.

Chris and I are in the process of finding a place. We're pretty sure the location and style, now it's just finding a place that's available and in our price range, and if all goes well, things will be moving very, very soon.

To a new chapter in my life!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

That Lightbulb Moment

I had an epiphany. It all happened so suddenly, and it put everything into perspective that I've been so nervous about. You see, I am in the final stretch of my undergrad. So exciting, yet so nerve racking. I knew what I kind of, sort of wanted to do, but wasn't 100% sure. I knew I wanted to go to grad school, but for what? I'm a psychology major, but clinical, therapy, research, statistics, experiments, blah, blah, blah never interested me. I hate research, I don't want to diagnose people, and I don't want to be a therapist. I was interested in the social aspect of psychology, mostly relationships, gender issues, sexuality, all the good stuff (to me, anyway). This semester I am taking a "Women in Societies" class, though it's still the beginning we talk about gender issues, the stuff that interest me the most. While my professor doesn't know it, she helped me understand what I want to do with my future. I want to go to grad school to study women and gender studies and eventually teach, at college level, gender studies courses. I guess I always kind of knew, but again wasn't sure until this past Wednesday morning while listening to my professor lecture on the differences of what was considered the beauty standard from years ago to today. I feel accomplished that I know what I want to do and now knowing where I need to go. I've just briefly started researching grad schools (a stress in itself) and will start the whole grueling applying for school process over again. But it's exciting. A whole new fresh start and an exciting path towards my future!

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Missing in Action

Oh, life. How it can be so boring and unproductive and then out of nowhere a big 180 of constant moving. I have been MIA. Back to school. Back to work. Back to the busy life. It is finally my last semester of my undergrad (happy and sad at the same time) and I am in a pickle with work. After graduation I want to pick up something that would help with my future career...something in psychology, gender issues, human sexuality, it's quite vague and will probably be hard to jump into but if there is a will there is a way. Now I am just struggling to stay afloat and sane and find those much needed me times...this being one of them.

My dad has also been home for the week! It's been so amazing and we have been so spoiled with his cooking. We've been spending so much time with him lately because the next time we see him will probably be around the holidays.

...and more pictures of life lately...I like to keep taking pictures because life is worth remembering!