Long overdue

Well, the title says it all. I'm long overdue for an update. But that'll come later.

For the last year or so, I've been searching for meaning in my life, trying to figure out what I really want to do with it and how I can work to live a happier life. Last night, I wrote this down on paper:

If I could do anything I wanted to do, I would illustrate, design, and craft for myself. I'd sell my goods on Etsy. But that might be boring after awhile, so maybe I'd do communications and graphic design on the side. Oh, and maybe I'd also be an interior organizational consultant, too. 

So there. I said it. What I've wanted to say for a long time: that I don't love working 40 hours a week for an employer, despite the benefits that employer affords me.

At the same time, I'm not saying that I'm going to make this plan an end goal. I have no idea if it's viable. I've got college/grad school loans to pay off and I want to travel. I'll have to think of those logistics, do some math, but for now, the fact that it's on paper and here for you all to see is good enough.

Oh and PS: In October I started an AM workout routine and have lost 7 pounds. I'm regularly attending Weight Watchers meetings, generally seeing a trainer twice a week, and trying my best to eat well. I falter most at parties, ordering in, and going out to eat. But I'm truly in this for the slow, long haul!