With so much going on lately, my apologies for the lack of posts. Where to begin. The world was definitely fighting me at the beginning of the month. So many disappointing situations, it really rattled me. Fist my tuition reimbursement was stalled by the company that manages the plan, because of a mistake they made. Which I am still to hear from them, after having to submit an appeal. Again for a mistake they made. Then my school advisor really dug in. I took my last science credit with UT Austin the last semester. She was copied on the emails and was brought aware that I was doing this in July!. Why 12 days before school starts that she tell me that the class doesn’t meet requirements, and stops responding to my emails. Then I had to make numerous calls but finally spoke to her boss who said she was going to call me back and then never did. She also failed to let the financial aid office know, which then didn’t know to notify my loan officer, so now my loans are in repayment. How do these people get away with having “life decision” jobs? Jobs that have implications for other people when they don’t do them correctly. Now I really don’t know how I’m going to finish this degree. I have to either figure out where I can take just a lab for Chemistry during the summer and then get into Pharm and Patho during the Fall. It literally changes my graduation date by a whole semester. AHHHHHHHHH I just want to scream. Nevermind the hassle and inconvenience this has, on top of the expense this all is. This stress is just really the icing on the cake. My manager at work also decided to leave. Leaving the night shift crew to fend for themselves with the sharks.

After having not just one but two celebratory birthday weekends. Yes, two weekends filled with friends, fun, and dancing. Like someone decided to tell me, balling out of control. But not really. I may have reverted back to my twenties, but not completely.  Also a realization of teams with a couple of people, when I say that I mean, like coming to terms with the fact that they need to be just crossed off the list. They are clearly just selfish assholes who think they can keep me on the sideline. Guess what not happening!  Well anyway,  I had a coming to Jesus moment with one of my close friends. Is that the I am being complaisant or that I need to be here.So now the stage has been set for the coming months. I clearly need to get a better job, and this may require me to move back to the loop, which I am more than fine with. This means rewriting my resume, sending out like crazy and oh yea for a kicker I have a deadline. April 16, Easter ironically, but that is when my lease is up and I don’t want to renew. I need to really go out of my comfort zone, hopefully not too much as far as what kind of apartment or job. This may also mean I end up crashing on someone’s couch, but hopefully not. I will leave you on this, later since I’ve only covered just half of the things that have happened to me this month.

XOXO

Ana

Wow well, that felt like it went by quicker than I thought, wasn’t just the summer. How did the last six months go so quick? Where we really having that much fun?  As this not-so-great year comes to a close, of course, it is time for reflexion and time to think of ways of improving for the next go around. You know those New Year resolutions we all stop doing about a month into the year. Well how about we all start making realistic goals for ourselves that we can actually follow thru with.

You know this year had way more downs than ups for me, but I am truly grateful for that. Those are now lessons that I actually need to learn from and try not repeat. There were a lot of new people in my life that came and went, and some that have stayed. For that, my heart is full of joy. Those are the relationships that I need to nurture this coming year. I feel like work and the school has consumed so much time and I realize that I need to really make the time for those special people in my life. My parents have officially sold their house and will leave me soon. Soon I will be more physically alone than ever. So if I don’t keep those close to me that I call friends I will have no one in the end. So that is a very realistic goal in my life. KEEP MY FAMILY OF FRIENDS CLOSER.

This coming year I need to figure out my professional life. Like some of you know, I am having the biggest internal struggles with this. I really just don’t know what I am going to do. The answers need to come quick so that my the summer I can have everything laid out. Yes, this isn’t going to be a quick fix, unfortunately. I have my toughest semester in school coming up. These two twelve week classes will be the determining point, basically for the rest of my life. Nevermind this entrance exam I have to take, which I don’t really want to think about. So that brings the questions of Do I switch jobs? Do I change careers? Should I stand on my head?  The answers need to come and quick since they are affecting my financial and personal life. GET MY CAREER & FINANCES IN ORDER.

Then you know there is the whole eat better, Work out more thing. I believe this whole this is a direct reflection of the one above. Maybe killing myself at work is killing me literally. You know the stress and bad eating habits that I have, I thank god for the fact that I may actually still have a good metabolism or else who knows. I am sure that my health would be a direct correlation to the above. So if anyone knows a good resume builder/maker/designer or a millionaire that needs to get rid of some cash, let me know. I would be nothing but appreciative or even a good recruiter. Oh and yes who is going to start coming over and making me work out with them??? any takers???  EAT CLEAN AND GO TO THE GYM.

But again I thank those that have been there for me this year, I mean that from the bottom of my heart, You have kept me going in the darkest times.  I wish everyone LOVE, LIFE, AND WANDERLUST, well because we all need some. I leave you so that I can go to work all weekend. So be careful and have a wonderful NEW YEARS EVE, love you all very much!!

XOXO

Ana

Oh! the stress I currently have is massive. Between trying to figure out what I am going to do with my life. To the current school workload for my chemistry class, Thermodynamics. In addition to being slightly burnt out at work and the stupid boys, I need and could sleep for a year! Maybe that is also an indication that I need sand, the sun and a cocktail in my hand. For the mean time the only ‘vacationing’ I will be doing, will be to my porch. Sometimes I wonder, how did I get here? Maybe thinking of many sentiments of going back in time and changing so many things. Not in regret, but in a do-over. If you have read enough of my blog posts you would know, I feel like I threw away my twenties.  So much more I could have done with myself. I feel like I would also be in a different place. The giant what-if is the only thing that shares my bed with me.

Well, this past week I was able to hop over to the Galleria area with my spawn. We went for taco Tuesday to Anejo. I had forgotten how good their queso is, can you say amazing. Needless to say, that was the main attraction of the meal. That and looking over to my date to see him dancing to the music they were playing, hilarious. Then I took a cruise over to Nordstroms to make an exchange. On my way out I was drooling over the new Celine sunglasses. Maybe for Christmas, maybe my birthday. We then went for ice cream at this really cool place called Creamistry. Funny just because I have a love hate relationship with any kind of Chemistry at the moment. The place is really cool, though. They make your ice cream to order in big kitchen aid machines and dry ice. Very cool experience for the little kids, I definitely recommend it.

That is really it for me this week. I know I still need to make the post with the Best of the Worst Tinder/Bumble lines. The screenshots, however, require time for editing and it is the time that I cannot currently find. I wish we had 36 hours in a day, it would make life so much easier.Just imagine that you could sleep for 12 hours in a day and work for 24. Soon, hopefully, I will find that time so you guys can laugh with me.

XOXO

Ana