Today is my last day in Colorado for vacation. The mountains have utterly stolen my heart! It's beautiful, and cool(er), and it feels like fall outside at night. I did not realize how much of a break I needed from real life until the time approached for this trip. I'm a bit of a workaholic, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. But I tend to work myself until I feel like I'm about to go nuts. But, back to reality here after the holiday weekend. To finish off this awesome vacation, a day at Silver Dollar City is in store for Labor Day!
So, I have been visiting a church in Bentonville for a couple of months now, and I just signed up for their new members class. I'm a tad nervous, but pretty excited about it. After that I will look into community groups to join.
Also, I'm starting a new weight loss/healthy lifestyle/work out until I die regimen. I've been going to the gym with a friend from work for a few weeks (minus the last month because other things got in my way), and we are starting this thing together. I ordered the Bliss Go Pack from 1st Phorm, so I'll start on that as soon as it comes in the mail. I'll try to remember to keep updates on here about how I'm doing on it. I'm terrible at remembering to blog. Usually I'm too tired and/or busy to sit and write. I thought about starting a Youtube channel, but I'm really camera shy. I'm shy in general anyway.
Welp, that's about all the news I have for now.
Side note: I used to be a lot better at blogging. I've lost my writing touch....
Dang.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Change
It's a tough challenge that life is full of. Sometimes it comes when we don't want it or expect it, other times life sort of taps us on the shoulder and whispers in our ear that it's time for something else. The latter can be just as tough, but we, or at least I, have a slightly easier time transitioning.
Lately I have become really discontent with where I am and what I'm doing. Is it just a phase? Maybe. I like my job, love my coworkers, I love my friends. But some things have surfaced in recent months that put the idea in my head that maybe I just need to start over somewhere else. Find new people, places, activities, church, school (for future reference to finish my degree), what have you. By start over elsewhere, I mean move. Away. Far away. I have my sight set on the east coast. But for now, this is simply an idea. Nothing is anywhere close to final. Speaking of change, I could totally change my mind, though it is getting to where I am going to have to have a REALLY good reason not to move. I just don't feel like Arkansas has anything for me anymore. Most of my friends will be moving away in the coming months. This happened a few years back when my friends were graduating college and taking jobs in different cities and states. I felt extremely alone. That awful, scary, depressing feeling. To the point of tears. That feeling is slowly coming back. That feeling that I really don't belong anywhere or with anyone. That unsettling feeling that no one really knows or cares what is going on with me (which isn't true, I know) but I'm not close enough to anyone for it to matter one way or the other.
I kept this short, but that's what's going on now. I have at least a year to decide what I'm going to do. If you would pray for me, I would appreciate it.
Love to all,
Whitney
Lately I have become really discontent with where I am and what I'm doing. Is it just a phase? Maybe. I like my job, love my coworkers, I love my friends. But some things have surfaced in recent months that put the idea in my head that maybe I just need to start over somewhere else. Find new people, places, activities, church, school (for future reference to finish my degree), what have you. By start over elsewhere, I mean move. Away. Far away. I have my sight set on the east coast. But for now, this is simply an idea. Nothing is anywhere close to final. Speaking of change, I could totally change my mind, though it is getting to where I am going to have to have a REALLY good reason not to move. I just don't feel like Arkansas has anything for me anymore. Most of my friends will be moving away in the coming months. This happened a few years back when my friends were graduating college and taking jobs in different cities and states. I felt extremely alone. That awful, scary, depressing feeling. To the point of tears. That feeling is slowly coming back. That feeling that I really don't belong anywhere or with anyone. That unsettling feeling that no one really knows or cares what is going on with me (which isn't true, I know) but I'm not close enough to anyone for it to matter one way or the other.
I kept this short, but that's what's going on now. I have at least a year to decide what I'm going to do. If you would pray for me, I would appreciate it.
Love to all,
Whitney
Friday, April 1, 2016
Introduction and update
Update: So I thought I would try wordpress for my new blog and I hate it. Nothing is where it should be and it's ridiculously difficult to navigate. So I'm back on blogger under a new title. The old one is going away.
I created a new blog with a different blog site because my BlogSpot site is just old and no one reads it. So I’m revamping my blog writing in hopes of talking about more specific subjects and hopefully gaining some readers. Of course, there will likely be ramblings of nothingness too. It’s not in my nature to not be random.
So, for any potential new readers who may not know me well, and those who haven’t heard from me in a while, here is a synopsis of me and where I am in life:
I’m 29 years old, single, working, and still trying to find my place in this world.
I’m a quiet type, shy (still working on that), introverted, and a bit sarcastic at times. But, I like me that way.
After getting my Associates degree in Elementary Education and having entirely too much trouble (for various reasons, mainly money) finding a school to finish that degree, and deciding that our education system is completely out of whack and LOTS of friends and family have left teaching because of it, I decided to go for the medical field. So I graduated from Surgical Technology school last June. It was a tough program, but totally “do”able. I still plan on finishing my degree, but not in education. I still have time to decide if/when I want to go back to school. Anyway, so I graduated in June and landed a job in July at a dermatology clinic super close to where I live. I’ve been there for 8 months now and I’m loving it! I know more about dermatology than I ever thought I would, and trust me, I am still learning a lot about it all the time. So basically my job is to assist in surgery (Mondays through Wednesdays) in treating skin cancer, and assisting in clinical appointments (think your typical doctor’s office visits) in skin cancer screenings/skin checks the rest of the week. Basically I do “nurse-y” stuff.
I’m a runner. I love to run. It’s a hobby I gained after moving to NWA almost 9 years ago. I enjoy it because it relieves stress, it’s healthy, and I compete with myself. I love outdoorsy activities like hiking, camping, or being on a boat on a body of water somewhere. I try to get artsy and attempt to paint on canvases, but I’m not very good at that. Good thing God created “Painting with a Twist.” Seriously, if you haven’t gone, GO! So fun and relaxing. I love sports. I’m much, MUCH better at watching them than I am at playing them. In football season I’m an Oklahoma Sooners kind of gal, and in basketball season it’s all about the Kansas Jayhawks. Don’t judge me too harsh now.
So there you have it. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Also, I like smiley faces.
Not sure what or when my next post will be, but hopefully I will be a little more consistent in writing in this new blog.
~Whitney
I created a new blog with a different blog site because my BlogSpot site is just old and no one reads it. So I’m revamping my blog writing in hopes of talking about more specific subjects and hopefully gaining some readers. Of course, there will likely be ramblings of nothingness too. It’s not in my nature to not be random.
So, for any potential new readers who may not know me well, and those who haven’t heard from me in a while, here is a synopsis of me and where I am in life:
I’m 29 years old, single, working, and still trying to find my place in this world.
I’m a quiet type, shy (still working on that), introverted, and a bit sarcastic at times. But, I like me that way.
After getting my Associates degree in Elementary Education and having entirely too much trouble (for various reasons, mainly money) finding a school to finish that degree, and deciding that our education system is completely out of whack and LOTS of friends and family have left teaching because of it, I decided to go for the medical field. So I graduated from Surgical Technology school last June. It was a tough program, but totally “do”able. I still plan on finishing my degree, but not in education. I still have time to decide if/when I want to go back to school. Anyway, so I graduated in June and landed a job in July at a dermatology clinic super close to where I live. I’ve been there for 8 months now and I’m loving it! I know more about dermatology than I ever thought I would, and trust me, I am still learning a lot about it all the time. So basically my job is to assist in surgery (Mondays through Wednesdays) in treating skin cancer, and assisting in clinical appointments (think your typical doctor’s office visits) in skin cancer screenings/skin checks the rest of the week. Basically I do “nurse-y” stuff.
I’m a runner. I love to run. It’s a hobby I gained after moving to NWA almost 9 years ago. I enjoy it because it relieves stress, it’s healthy, and I compete with myself. I love outdoorsy activities like hiking, camping, or being on a boat on a body of water somewhere. I try to get artsy and attempt to paint on canvases, but I’m not very good at that. Good thing God created “Painting with a Twist.” Seriously, if you haven’t gone, GO! So fun and relaxing. I love sports. I’m much, MUCH better at watching them than I am at playing them. In football season I’m an Oklahoma Sooners kind of gal, and in basketball season it’s all about the Kansas Jayhawks. Don’t judge me too harsh now.
So there you have it. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Also, I like smiley faces.
Not sure what or when my next post will be, but hopefully I will be a little more consistent in writing in this new blog.
~Whitney
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