The past month has brought a lot of change into my life. I’m still trying to adjust to it all. I’ve also been keeping mum about it, on purpose. I have a habit of counting my chickens before they hatch. Call it perpetual optimism but I also assume things work out and when they don’t I end up crushed. Vahid is constantly telling me not to get my hopes up but I never listen. I usually roll my eyes and grump at him.
It feels like getting engaged was a catalyst causing major changes. Since becoming engaged I started seeing an orthodontist and will be getting braces in the month. That’s major enough and, honestly, something I thought would never happen. It means when I get married I will be in braces, but it also means that at some point I won’t be ashamed of my smile. Of course my smile will never be perfect because I have some skeletal issues but it will be better than it is now.
I have also turned down a job offer. The situation wasn’t the best and the offer was pretty laughable. I would have to get a second job on top of that job to be able to pay my bills. Later that week I attended a job fair and got some pretty good leads and several interview offers. I’m pursuing one and I have an interview Tuesday. I’m pretty confident that I’ll get it because it’s a customer service position that’s pretty much my entire job history and I’m pretty good at it. It’s a temp to hire position so if all goes well I’ll get a permanent offer in 90 days after I start. If I get the job in the first place.
Vahid also has some other job offers in the works. It’s pretty exciting and scary. Maybe one day he’ll actually blog and then the internet will rejoice.
I’ve also been doing some wedding planning. Right now the only thing I want to do is find a venue. I have about five that are at the top of the list but I haven’t made appointments to see them because I have no down payments or anything yet. Plus we aren’t getting married this year so I’m not in a huge rush. After I find a venue a lot of other things will become easier to plan.
I’m still working on getting back into a healthy weight. I’ve started to learn some new kettlebell moves and really ramped up my workouts. I slipped a lot during this month with sweets and I’m hoping to fix that in February with a lot more focus on meal planning. I have some recipes I’m dying to try. I’ve pinned some if you care to look through. (Along with a lot of sweets.)
This is going to be my year. Our year. I can feel it.
Sometimes words can say so much, but mostly they just say nothing at all. Words are alluringly malleable and can be shaped into wondrously beautiful beings.
You lie. Vahid ain’t ever blogging again! You’re just getting my hopes up!
Dave2´s last [type] ..Futurist
He’s blogging now! See?!
I hope it is your year! Abundant possibilities are afoot (that makes me sound like more of a hippy than I actually am).
sizzle´s last [type] ..Updates
Ha! I hope it’s our year too.
Good for you, Sarah! And don’t let braces keep you from smiling.
I certainly hope, Dave2 is wrong. Blog, Vahid, blog!
claire´s last [type] ..Life of Art SitRep #156 Accolade
I’ve been trying to get him to blog forever! Thanks
That’s very practical of Vahid to tell you not to get your hopes up… but if no one ever got their hopes up what kind of world would this be?
Best of luck getting all that you ever wanted.
Poppy´s last [type] ..whyyyyyyy
I think it would be a very boring and sad world if no one got their hopes up.
Thank you
Dave2 stole my line about Vahid blogging again. I sweep my feed reader looking and hoping, but alas, no new blog posts from the soon-to-be Mr. Sarah.
I like the optimism of this post. It reminds me that I need to make the best of these next 11 months of 2013.
martymankins´s last [type] ..Music Monday: Depeche Mode “Heaven”
He said that he’s going to start going regular again. But we’ll see, he’s been saying that to me for over a year now…so who actually knows!
I just wanted to say that I think you have a really beautiful smile. More than normal. You smile with your mouth and lips and cheek bones and eyes. No one does that. It’s very beautiful.
Also, I’ve never thought of “grump” as a verb. I like it. I like it a lot.
Long Story Longer´s last [type] ..2012 Stragglers
Aww, thank you! That comment made my entire week, you have no idea.
I use grump as a verb all the time. Usually to Vahid when he’s being smart with me.