I'm Blogging

The Empire State Building on an overcast day in February.

Welcome to my blog! I've never embraced the whole blogging thing. I'm finally ready to jump on board with this little trend. Facebook is good for fun and brief facts, but it's difficult tell the whole story. This blog is meant to be a personal venue through which to tell a more complete story of what's going on in my daily life here in New York City and as a way to stay connected with family and friends.

I also hope to have this be a collection of the experiences, memories, ideas, people and basically a random compilation of all the things I adore. This past year I have really tried to concentrate on looking at the bright side of life. Before I felt stagnate, stuck and unsure of how to get what I wanted out of life. Things got pretty damn depressing.

I agonized over moving to New York City. Why? It's been a goal of mine for such a long time, but I was getting very good at doing what I thought I should do rather than what I actually wanted. I had a great job in Wilmington, Delaware, my family was super close in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and I had an amazing boyfriend waiting for me in Lawrence, Kansas. Living in NYC was what I wanted, but other than that there weren't a lot of reasons why I should.

Ultimately I realized that this is my life. The only one who will be disappointed by the things I don't do will be me. When I finally made the decision I can't even describe to you how giddy I was on a daily basis. Six months later the giddiness has worn off, but it has left behind a lingering satisfaction when I wake up each morning and remember that I am in the coolest, most diverse and thrilling city in the world.

I'll leave you this time with my favorite quote. I had this written in my bathroom mirror for the longest time before I moved to NYC.

Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?

Thanks for reading and be sure to check back soon!