Road2Reality

Short lived but fabulous, I took a vacation last week to the Dominican Republic. My best friend from high school got married and I went with several friends to celebrate. The anticipation of a vacation is so great, and the reality of being home is such a slap in the face. I think back to only one week ago as we were preparing to depart and feel like the week flew by too fast and almost wonder if it even happened. I am now immersed back into the reality that is life and work and am trying to adjust. Slowly…but surely I am already almost back into the groove of my everyday routine.

Vacationing is so amazing and such a treat. I have been blessed to be able to go on vacation for the last two years attending weddings for both. I can’t help but wonder if now that both weddings have passed, if my vacationing days are over for a while. I almost had no choice but to go to both of these weddings/vacations and now if I go on another trip, it is fully my choice and a very pricey decision. At such a young age I want to be able to travel and see the world, but with a pretty low income and school loans, is it even possible? Deciding where my money can and should go is very difficult when I have desirable options like vacationing. These are the tough decisions I face now, and am finding out I will have to face the rest of my life. To go on fabulous vacations will take a lot of saving and sacrificing. So…let the sacrificing begin, and maybe 2013 will be a year for Europe.

I haven’t written since I published the blog a month ago, but we all understand the whirlwind that is the Holidays. So now that the Holidays are officially over, it is time to get back to the daily grind. Even though it is a new year, I find myself in the same exact routine as I was a year ago. I always reflect on my routine as I lay down to go to sleep. I set my alarm, turn off my lamp and television and turn to the position of comfort. Then I think wow…I literally do the same exact thing nightly. This is routine, and although nightly rituals have no need to be tampered with, what about my routine on a day to day basis, and the fact that it hasn’t changed in over 12 months? I think it seems a little bit ridiculous, especially since my life has never been the same for a straight 12 months since I graduated high school almost 6 years ago. In college every year, every semester, heck…almost every day is different. And now all of the sudden, even though I dreamed of an 8-5 no weekend job, I find myself struggling to appreciate it. It seems that I wanted this so bad, and now that I have it and that I have a routine that I can count on, I would rather be doing something different. But on the flip side, if I didn’t have it, would I long for it if I worked night shifts, or earlier morning shifts or weekend shifts? Probably. I will likely find out what suits me best as I really transition into a career that I want and will find out just what I like best. It’s just one of those things in life…I might not appreciate what I have fully now, but if it was gone…I would miss it dearly.

#life’slessons

So, here I am. A new blogger to Areavoices, and excited to be a part of this community.

My blog Road2Reality is my journey (past, present and future) into the “real world”. I am a recent (1 year ago) college graduate working a full-time job and pursuing a M.S. I transitioned into my current role in what I call “adulthood” rather quickly, and learned a lot of things I wish I had been prepared for as I went. The personal struggles were stressful and created a lot of frustration for a while. But now, as I transition once again I am finding that having an outlet to share my journey is helpful for myself, and maybe for others. The one thing I kept telling myself throughout this transition was “I’m not alone”. I’m not alone, and nobody is alone. Everyone has to deal with adjusting to a new chapter in life, and I am looking forward to creating a blog about my road to reality.