The MixUp

hallo hullo henlo,  welcome to post #2 of the year! (technically, I didn't fire this post off *during* January, but at least it's still getting done) I personally tend to like Januaries - the starts to our new revolutions around the sun are special, if you think about it.  Not gonna lie, it really did fly by - even the difficult parts (though maybe that's the gift of hindsight). Had a lotta ups and downs. Overall, I feel proud of how I made it (and grateful for God & others in making so much of that journey happen!), and happy with a lot of the progress made. 😄 Some of the challenges of the month:  Car issues - having more of those, in the midst of other stressors, really stunk. I finally snapped, and set aside a chunk of money to buy a new one before summer comes.  Adjusting to life after my familys' health scare - has been harder than I thought (who knew that traumatizing events could be...traumatizing?). Saw my counselor, pinterest boards, friends, and coping me

 - already 3 blog posts behind in the new year? gosh, I gotta fix that. yeah, to be fair, life's been kinda nuts. still, as I say constantly to myself, no excuse. *weary sigh*  Also, I turned 25 this month. WAW? I can finally rent a car???  Double whammy for the reflectiveness. Overall, it's been...it's been a good year so far, 3 months in. Strange. Very up, very down, but good. Kinda behind on stuff/goals I had set at the start of the year, which annoys me. insert necessary reminder below I'm currently on spring break (which was much needed, although I really don't like how tired I feel, lol). Only a day or two left *pouts*. The semester really has flown by, not gonna lie - only 2 more weeks of class, finals, and selectives, then summer's here. aghhh, where has my time gone?  - TBH, I'm kinda being hard on myself right now, and not in a great mood to debate myself on why.   Still, to at least start the catchup trend, here's a 1st post to get things runn