"That old me is dead and gone, but the new me will be alright"

Random

I stole the idea for my “Random” posts from Amy’s “Etc” posts. Sorry. I hope you don’t mind.
My boss is talking again about hiring someone for the front desk.
I don’t think it will actually happen. Again.
I feel like my family is falling apart. Or one side of my family is at least.
I want to go back to Europe.
Amy is in England. Right now.
My friend Chelsea will be in Ireland for 10 days this summer and asked me to come with her.
I hate my lack of money.
Once I am more financially stable, I want to start an event planning business. With my sister.
I thought of that idea as I have been planning Danielle’s bridal shower.
I know way more about engineering than I ever wanted to.
Thinking about going back to school in a year or two.
I played an April Fool’s joke on my sister. Convinced her I was pregnant.
It was the highlight of my day.
I love turkey sandwiches. Wheat bread, cheese, tomato, lettuce and light mayo. Yum.
Thinking about dying my hair. Lighter or Darker?
Starting to babysit for extra money. Meh- at least it’s easy (mostly)
I haven’t gotten a full night’s sleep in almost 3 weeks.
I’m tired.
I’m going to Mexico in two weeks. Taking a Friday and Monday off work.
It will be my first day off since Mid-January (not counting weekends of course)
I shouldn’t complain about working too much….I guarantee we all work less than Andrew.
I love my niece and nephews. Brings a smile to my face just thinking about them.
Too bad my nephews have baseball games at 8am on Saturday mornings. So early.
I have watched my Twilight DVD 1,357 times since I got it last weekend.
It’s such a bad movie. Yet I continue to watch it. Over and over and over again.
Out.

Adventures of a Single 22-year Old: Settling Down

(Notice that I had to change it to “22 Year Old”? …sigh…)

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it will take for me to settle down with someone. It is a known fact that a) I am a relentless flirt and b) I enjoy going out and meeting guys. It’s fun. I don’t do anything irresponsible or dangerous. I just like it.

I have yet to meet a guy who makes me want to not do that anymore.

What will it take for me to want to be in a relationship more than I want to be single?

I wish I knew the answer.

In reference to the post below...

I get bored very easily. I think I might have a touch of ADD. So the fact that I have had the exact same routine for months now is…mind-numbing. To say the least. Monday through Friday I get up, go to work, work all day, come home about 6:30p, eat dinner, read/get on the internet/etc, watch a little TV and go to bed usually by 10pm. Weekends are spent doing miscellaneous things…running errands, cleaning my apartment, doing laundry, and hanging out with my friends. The end. I just described my life in two sentences.

Needless to say I need to change something. I just can’t figure out what. I think part of my boredom revolves around the fact that I am slightly unsatisfied with my career. Don’t get me wrong- I love my job and the people I work with and I have no intention of quitting anytime in the near future. But I always pictured myself doing something that would make a difference. I want to help people and change the world and all that really optimistic stuff. Right now all I do is help my company make money.

I have considered getting back into doing volunteer work because I have always loved that and it may make me feel more accomplished. However, I need to find something very flexible because my work hours can be very erratic at times. Plus- I can’t decide what I want to volunteer with. I love working with kids, but I’ve done the Girl Scout thing and would like to try something different. I wouldn’t mind mentoring, but I don’t want to commit to a relationship if time becomes an issue and I have to give it up- that’s not fair to the child.

I would also like to move but, considering I just signed a lease in January, that’s not a possibility right now. I think if I do move out of my apartment next year, I will most likely move to a different part of the Valley. Just for something different. I’m not ready to move out of AZ yet, but moving to Tempe or Scottsdale or Downtown Phoenix would at least be a little change of scenery. I really like my apartment/apartment complex, but I had to choose where to live so quickly when I moved out that I didn’t have much time to consider my other options.

I want to meet new people. This is not saying that I want to ditch all of my friends and make new ones, because that is not the case. I would just like to…expand my horizons I guess. Meet people that I haven’t known since high school. Hopefully, through my job and possibly through volunteering, I can start to do this. My problem is that I am so awkward around people I don’t know…I think I make a bad first impression. Hmm- that will be something I will have to work on I guess.

Anyways, this is just what I have been thinking about lately. Thinking, thinking and more thinking. Now it’s just a matter of doing.