It's been over a month since I last posted anything here.
...and it was kind of intentional. I've been fake busy and everything.
I might be too lazy to have a blog. [the truth hurts]. Regardless, BGB marks milestones with lists, and last time I was here, I was 21.
I've had a birthday since then and I follow the gregorian calendar... Yes, I'm now 22.
So we can call this one,
"Happy Birthday BGB: what 22 things have you learned in your 22nd year?"
1.I am loved by a great big God. -- that's a safety net I can't outgrown. Even if I don't get a killer job May 13th, even when I am an absolute shit head to all of my friends, He still says, "your sins are forgiven." Grace is so good.
2. How to laugh at my self- There are few things more entertaining than a self assured fat girl. We might not be hot, but we're at least accepted in female comedy.
3. I'm really selfish- i'm like a perpetual six year old.
4. I wasn't meant to wear any type of stretchy club dress from Discovery, ever.- can't drive that one home enough. At 22 I've got cellulite I didn't have at 16, and I'm a good five inches taller than the population the stretch dresses are marketed to. [the female cast of Jersey Shore] It's not a pretty picture folks.
5. IF you ever think it's a good time to drink straight from the bottle, you are very, very wrong.- protip: there is fun to be had without alcoholic beverages on board. who knew'?!
6. How to write a rockstar resume- I have yet to see this yield real results, but on paper I look sooooo employable.
7. Even though my family is comprised by a bunch of wack-a-doodles [my 8 year old cousin Kevin used the term first], they're the only family I've got so I need to love them the best I can.
8. The wack-a-doodles don't define me, even if it's easier that way. Culture is a cause and a then a choice...
9.it's ok to have feelings- your friends are the people that ask about them and listen to the response. Good friends ask back, and listen too. who knew?
10. It's so not about me- see #3
11. not every adult is a "grown up" & college doesn't make you one- and I don't have to be a complete "grown up" right away either, but I need to be working my way there.
12. I am perpetually five minutes late- I am who I am, but I should probably start making an effort.
13. I am beautiful- you are too!
14. It's kind of stupid how easy my life is/has been. -seriously... always fed, clothed and housed. College wasn't even a question. #iluckedout.
15. stop waiting for the arrow at Justamere and Oak Park- take the long way. It still saves time.
16. greek yogurt exists- & it's stupid-change-your-life-good!
17. "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff." thanks Dad.
18. It's still not about me- see #10
19. Pinterest- serious life changer. Roasted vegetables, the no- heat curl, glass cutting with yarn, how did I live without it?!
20. I need to be single for a hot minute... even if I don' t like it.
21. College is a farce- anyone that tells you this is real life must not like you. Life doesn't start at 11am, dinner isn't always ready at 4:45 and no one is going to offer to "flex" that for you. You also don't get extensions or the option to "pass/fail" in real life.
22. oh yeah.. it's not about me. I'm along for the ride because God saw his little world, and knew we needed a savior. His son moved in with us and taught us how to live, how to look outside of ourselves and back at Him. If it's about me, then it's not about Him. And if it's not about Him, then it doesn't matter.
See that? Self- reflection all neat and tidy. What did you learn this year?
Make lists, feel good.
