Helllooo Sunshiners!
So, as many of you have seen I’m sure, there have been a large amount of people recapping the year on social media. What they did, where they traveled, what they accomplished. I have YET to see anything including the lows of the year- so that’s why I’m here. I’m here to share it all.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to expose my life online to seem more relatable or make myself seem above other bloggers. I’m simply reminding you that everyone has bad days, but that doesn’t mean those can’t be celebrated, too. Don’t worry, I won’t totally bum you out about all that went wrong for me, this was probably my best year in the accomplishing department so that means I get to share it with NO remorse.
+I had to leave a job where I was comfortable. It was so hard leaving something like that behind after growing up in the industry, it almost felt like my job was apart of me. After doing so and pursing other things, I don’t feel that way anymore.
+I’ve experienced the worst financial turmoil of my life. All of my own doing. I really wanted to resolve it before the new year began (new year, no money- kinda blows??) but here we are!! I have learned A LOT about what it takes to stick to a budget and how f***ing awful I am at it.
+I got my first internship, I made A LOT of mistakes but also learned from them all, got promoted and am now leaving behind the title of “intern” in 2018 and beginning 2019 as the “communications coordinator.” This was by far the coolest moment of 2018 after putting so much of myself into this job. Cannot wait to see where this takes me in the new year!
+I lost & gained new people in my life. Now, I’m certain that this happens every year. People are meant to grow and change throughout their lives, once you realize there are people in your circle that don’t understand that: it becomes very clear on who you keep around to support you.
+I lost passion for this blog. It was such a hard time being so involved in school, work and life. I’ve talked about this so many times on here but it was so tough not feeling like I could divulge myself in my blog like I normally could. Channeling my energy in positive places (like my blog) is definitely something that I’m working on.
+I battled against myself and my body more times than I’d like to admit. My fitness routine is something that doesn’t bring me joy, doesn’t motivate me or excite me. It makes me dreadful and disappointed in myself when I don’t follow through on a plan. It’s been a really tough road with accepting my body but I’ve accepted that learning to be okay with not following through is the key to combatting this.
Hope that I motivated you, made you feel better about your year or inspired you in anyway. That’s always the goal here. You’re all welcome here and so are your failures. Thank you again for all your continued support!
XOXO,
chasingsunshine.blog 