Well friends, family, random strangers who are reading my blog it is time for more of the unconnected stream of consciousness that is a blog post by yours truly.
It is the day after valentine's and I am sitting at home by myself on my couch as my husband is in Utah and I do not have anyone else I really spend time with here in the frozen tundra I call home currently. I have been married for approximately nine months and it has been an amazing different time.
In that time I have-
-become a sappy love song
-gained ten pounds
-been very lazy
-given up some of my compulsions
-learning to cook
-hunted and hunted for stable, well paying employment
-discovered new passions
-tolerated new peopl
-traveled the country and then some (Minneapolis, South Dakota, Utah, Kentucky, all over Iowa, Chicago, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, New Orleans...)
-become a professionally certified photographer
-missed my family like crazy
-found pieces of myself
-etc.
I have spent so much time in my life doing things I was expected to, being lazy, and/or letting my passions slide by, I have decided to do this no more. Althought many people think I am a unique free thinker I have many times done the expected but I have decided to only do what I want from now on. I have decided that with the free time I have I need to take more time to be myself, to follow my passions, and to do producative, worthwhile things I enjoy. I want to do things that matter, which is not watching simpsons all night (although that is awesome!)
I have been working in a job I love for months now however in opposition to the above paragraph I feel the need to get a job that pays better and gives this lemon car some health benefits, so I must hold on to myself while I sell out. Also job hunting sucks!
Life has been a roller coaster lately, I have experienced so so many amazing things in the past few months. I have also been simply happy being married and spending time with young. However there has been so many hard things and things that stress me. It makes me appreciate my life even more and I have gained alot of perspective.
I may bot be the most successful post-grad ever but I am happy. In the future I will be a full time mom, I will have my own catering/party planning company, I will have my own home organization business, and continue my photography. Then I will have the business cards and things to shove.
I am slowly working on finally after years and years of desire and nudges getting my own photography business going, website coming soon cafrin.com. Anyone in Iowa City area look me up!! and soon to come in Lexington. As I will be there as soon as possible hopefully.
In the mode of finding more time for myself and my passions, and missing my family I fullt intend to blog much more often so look out for those!!
Until then know that I am happy, sappy, and poor. I love my family and I will grow into this skin someday.
