Reflecting + Resolutions

    Does anyone else still think 2008 was like 2 years ago? I don't know when time started to go by so fast but it freaks me out every time I think about it. Regardless, happy new year guys!! I spent my night at a raging party, aka with my lovely boyfriend eating Chinese food and watching Gilmore Girls. Very, very exciting stuff. 

      Anyways, since it is January, it's time to say all the things we liked about 2017, and all the things we want to do it 2018. I don't know about y'all, but for me last year was one of the most jam packed years I've ever had and I'm so so happy that it's over. 

The highlights include:

- dropping out of college

- Moving home

- Moving out on my own for the first time 

- Getting a new job, getting fired, and then getting two more jobs that I absolutely love 

- Trying to learn how to actually be an adult (it's actually really tough, who knew?)

     2017 was full of some of the darkest months of my life, I struggled a lot with anxiety and it is still something that I have to deal with on a regular basis, but I thankfully feel like I can manage it in a healthy way most of the time and as awful as it was to go through, it taught me a lot about who my friends are and how strong I can be. 

     This year I'm trying to stay as positive about things as I can, because I've realized how negative my mindset was for most of last year (and the years before that). I don't think it's healthy to always be looking for the bad things in life, especially when it's so easy to get overwhelmed by all of the bad in the world. I started to write down a couple things a day that made me happy in the notes on my phone, just so I can reflect at the end of the day. Even if I had a bad day, laying down before bed and thinking about all the positive things that happened definitely makes me feel a little less stressed. Even if I'm just writing "made a really good cup of tea", it's a silly little thing that doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things but it just reminds me that there's always something good out there. 

      The other thing I'm trying to do this year is make a schedule and stick to it - I'm literally the worst for this. I swear every year I say the same thing and I last a couple weeks but then I stop following it. This year I am determined to do it for at least a month - progress, right? 

     Do you have resolutions? Let me know if you do because I'm so interested in other peoples!