Quarter Life Crisis

Well, it’s been a while since I posted. So much has changed. Life is an interesting thing. haha

Last time I posted, I was healing from a fresh break up with a guy I’d been in a relationship with for 6 years. We’ve since reunited, much to the surprise of several people in our lives.

It’s been an interesting few months. After the infamous break-up I decided it was time for me to find happiness in my life, FOR me. It’s easy to think about… but turned out extra hard to actually do. Because when I sat down and thought about what would make me happy, I came up blank.

I knew one thing, I wasn’t and hadn’t been satisfied with the work I was doing. And since I invest myself so much in what I do, I wasn’t happy with myself as a person. When I moved home over a year and a half ago, I resolved to get any job I could. I got a graphic design job, even though I haven’t been passionate about design for years, at a newborn company and was really excited to learn and grow with everyone there. Only problem was, I didn’t seem to be growing. I felt stuck, unmotivated and guilty for being so. So, after much deliberation – I resigned. And boy did it blow everyone’s minds. No, I didn’t have some high-paying job waiting for me on the other side. I decided it was just time for me to figure out what I need to make me happy.

Luckily, my very generous and very best friends offered to take me in. Newly single, and about to be unemployed, I was living in a house paying bills by myself. They live in a beautiful home with their 2 beautiful children whom I get to spend all my time with now. <3

Me (in the middle) and my good good friends Brian and Michelle

Let’s just say – it’s been an amazing couple of months.

Things with Jeff are better than ever, we’re in an entirely different relationship than we ever were before and I’m really glad we were able to work through things. We still have the not-so-fun pleasure of proving ourselves to the people in our lives who thought our break up was for the best. But since I, admittedly, was the leader of that club 2 months ago, I understand that minds can change about it. And mostly – it doesn’t matter what people think. It matters how I feel. And I feel great.

Me, Jeff and Penny

Someday, I’ll go back to some sort of web job, but in the meantime, I’m trying to figure out what exactly I’d like to do in that realm. Bur for now, it’s time to reboot, refocus and move on. Life’s too short to get hung up on drama and what-ifs.

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Tags: break ups, quarter life crisis, quitting your job, reunions