Merry Christmas everyone! I know, it's been quite a while since I wrote a blog post...almost four months to be exact. These past months have been extremely hectic, stressful, and pretty emotional, but I still forced myself to get off my bed to write something new! Actually that's a lie because I'm still writing this from my bed. Anyways, in honor of the new year coming up, I wanted to recap a little on 2017 and what big events occurred in my life. Honestly, this year has been the best of my life, full of both happy and sad tears. All in all, I'm grateful for every amazing thing that happened throughout my 2017 and hope that 2018 will be full of good luck and happiness. So, here is my year in review:
1. Being in Love
Technically this began in 2016, but a majority of my love life took place in 2017 and I couldn't have been any happier. Nothing feels better than being in love and knowing that someone loves you back the same exact way. This relationship literally and figuratively led me to new places, like exploring different cities, trying new foods, and just overall helping each other grow. Since this is personal, I won't go into extreme detail, but let's just say this relationship currently didn't work out as planned. Although there were numerous tears shed, I can still confidently say I experienced a true love that impacted not only my 2017, but my life in amazing ways. If someone was truly meant for you, life will help do some of its magic to make it happen.
2. Ellis Island
I've always had some friends while I was in college, but nothing nearly as close and loving as the friendships I've made in 2017. For all my life, I've never been the type to feel comfortable in groups of people and have always opted to remain close to only a few. This year, I somehow ended up in a friend group, which we like to call "Ellis Island" (it's a long story, but basically it's because some people in the group that live off campus always hang out and basically live in another friend's room on campus). These people are one of the reasons why I'm still stable and not some crumbling, puddle of sadness when I'm going through a hard time. They're the people I share the most laughs with and definitely the most music with. They're the people who give me the best advice, but also roast me at the same time for being such an emotional person. If any of you are reading this post right now, this is a shout out to all of ya'll!!! Thanks for everything and can't wait to live with you guys in 2018!
3. Interning Experiences
Even though I was going through the worst time during the end months of 2017, I still somehow ended up with two internships that broadened my horizons and helped me gain confidence. I'm definitely not the most confident person out there, yet I'm proud to say that I'm a better communicator now and listener thanks to my internship experiences. With my internship for the school newspaper, I learned so many new things that I always dreamed of learning, especially since I want to work in the media industry in the future. This internship experience really meant the world to me. My second internship helped me a lot with my public speaking skills and getting out of my comfort zone. I had my first in-person interview, worked with people I didn't know at all before, and formed friendships along the way. I would say that's pretty good for someone that's always been shy her whole life.
4. Helping my Health
If you want the really long story of my previous health journey, I made a post right before this one on it! To keep things simple and short, this summer I decided I needed to make a change to my diet in order to feel healthy and be healthy. Thanks to an amazing person who supported me, I was able to maintain a diet that I never thought I'd be able to do. A year or two ago, I would guiltily sneak three slices of cake for breakfast because I was addicted to sugar. To be honest, I did kinda fail a little in my diet recently due to a lot of stress and emotional outbursts (and food is legit your best friend during these times). One of my 2018 goals is to try and get back into that healthier lifestyle where I felt and looked my best.
A lot of things happened in 2017, where it's pretty much impossible to condense everything into one little blog post, but these are just a few monumental instances in my life. I'm an extremely nostalgic person, so going into a new year is sad for me since this year was so good to me. One of my biggest wishes of 2018 is for the people that impacted me this year to still stay important in my life. People come and go, but the ones that really matter will always stay by your side -sheds a tear- :')
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