HAPPY Girls Are The PRETTIEST

I have had a BLAST the past few nights.  I am in a HAPPY place in my life right now and I wouldn't trade it for a thing.  Sure there is plenty of room for improvement, such as hopefully moving out of my parents house soon and getting my own place...but, on the upside, things are great.  I finally have a regular paycheck starting to come in.  I can finally go have a drink after work if I want to.  I can go buy that new shirt I saw that I really wanted if I so choose.  I got a pedicure yesterday....do have to say it wasn't the best I've ever gotten, but it was still a treat.  I do have days where the loneliness gets to me, but the past few days, I have completely forgotten about the loneliness.  It's been GREAT!

I've met some new friends too: Kenny and Eric.  Two AWESOME guys who I just love hanging out with.  I made friends with someone I NEVER thought I would be friends with, and I've let go of a bit of POISON in my life as well.  I got to speak to my "long-lost" sister a few nights ago, which was wonderful. 

I knew that when I finally got settled into a new job (which I actually just got a second job within the same company, which equals more hours, which equals full time, which equals more pay and benefits =) I knew I would be happier and feel better about myself.  School is kind of on hold at the moment because I'm waiting on a response from my professor to help me finish this one chapter I've been stuck on....but for the most part, I'm doing very well.  I'm finally able to really look at myself in the mirror and smile, and I'm beginning to feel that love for myself I've talked about feeling for so long. 

I do have to say that reading "Eat Pray Love" has helped me out a lot too.  It's an excellent book...I'm reading it much slower than usual but, I think this way I'm getting more out of it.  If you didn't read my last blog about the book, it's basically about a woman who is on this journey to find herself, much like me. Only her journey is in Italy, Indonesia, and India.  Reading this book, and knowing that I am not alone, has helped me tremendously. 

I know my past few blogs have followed a specific theme about how men suck!  For that, I am not sorry.  I still have a bit of that feeling still.  But, I'm beginning to slowly stop caring. Well, not completely.  I do still care somewhat.  But I'm just starting to stop taking guys so seriously.  Believe me, it feels very relieving!

I have lost a bit of weight, so much in fact that I went shopping a couple days ago and bought a pair of pants that usually would have fit pretty perfectly.  Took them home and found out REAL quick they were way too big.  So, the next day I took them back and exchanged for a smaller size.  I grabbed the next size under, and a size under THAT just in case, but not really expecting to be in the smallest size.  Sure enough though, when I tried on the smallest size, it fit me perfectly.  AHH! I was SO excited! So on top of me being happy mentally, I feel great physically as well.  I recently got a CHEAP hair cut and dyed my hair back to DARK.  When I say cheap, I mean well-priced, not a bad job.  She actually did a FANTASTIC job! 

So, to wrap it all up, I feel great in every aspect of my life at the moment.  Yes, there is room for improvement, but I'm not doing too shabby =)