Home Again Home Again

Ah yes, well, here we are again. Stella is out of storage and Charlie is back to sleeping under the covers with me! Coming home is always an interesting feeling. It's kind of like eating a double fudge sunday with extra whip cream: wrong and guilt inducing, but so so wonderful at the same time.  I say guilt inducing because it seems at  my age (25), "they" say I should be somewhere else, doing something important and making a lot of money doing it. I know it sounds so cliche to say, but I do occasionally feel that pressure. My Facebook newsfeed is positivily blowing up with engagement and baby announcements. So in a way, I feel like I'm going backwards by coming home to the family comforts of McCall and Mom's cooking. Then a thought occured to me...isn't that something we all enjoy? Being comfortable? Feeling loved and accepted and like kids again? Aren't jobs kind of a bummer? If it isn't something you love doesn't it just take up all you time and energy and try to bribe your happiness with a pay check? Is living "on your own" really all that great? I feel like, a flaw has been made here somewhere in our idea of how things should be. Don't get me wrong I am not suggesting that we all become vagabonds with no purpose, I am just saying that for now, I am ok with just planning the next step and hanging with Mom and Neil in McCall, and taking Charlie on his daily walks haha

Upon my arrival in McCall I was greeted by this fur-ball and many tail wags which were happily received.  I spent nearly the entire first week fighting off jet lag (like fall asleep during dinner at 5:30pm and waking up at 8pm not knowing where I am jet lag...) and getting settled in.  I took the skate skis out, bought a yoga pass, went snow shoeing, and even got back on the spin bike. I am sorry to say that after my time and circumstances abroad my cardio, strength, and flexibility are in a sad state of affairs! My purpose in sharing this with you is lead into my....wait for it...wait....NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS!!! If you know me at all, you know that unlike most people who avoid annual resolutions like the plague, I get far too excited when that time of year rolls around. I love making resolutions. I don't know why. I just do. It's like a disease really. So here are a few I felt blog worthy this year:

1) Wear more lipstick
2) Get accepted to grad. school
3) Read more international news
4) Hike part of the Appalachain Trail with Neil
5) Bring back tea time
6) Get my yoga teaching certification 
7) Hold a yard sale 
8) Read 10 interesting books

 Of course if anyone else made some fun resolutions I would love to hear them!!! So let me know! Also, just in case I didn't already call you, I have a phone again but my number is the same as before I left :) I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year and Holiday season!! xoxo