Wow. I've been back in Philly for just over 4 months and it's hard to figure out where to start. I turn 30 in less than 2 weeks and, even though it's a little scary, I'm ready. Last year, I told myself that by my 29th birthday I was going to quit my job at the law firm because it was not making me happy, it was not where I wanted to be, and I had been "stuck" for so long it was time to shake things up. I met that goal. I gave 2 months notice (actually almost exactly 1 year ago) and as my 29th birthday hit I was in the process of planning my 6 months of travel.
While I was traveling, I told myself that by my 30th birthday I would have a plan in place for a career and a life that will take me into my future, take me abroad, let me see more of the world, and aim for the goals and dreams I had discovered I had through my months of thought. I have just about met those goals. I fell into a job that I can see myself turning into a career. A company I can grow with or a new set of skills I can transfer. Not only that but, starting in a few months, I will get to travel for my job and, eventually, there is a possiblity that I could live abroad.
I was asked recently, now that you met all of these goals...what's next? And my answer, well, I think I have more work to be done.
While I was traveling, I set goals for myself. To learn to "let go," to stand on my own 2 feet again, to be ok in my own head with my thoughts (wherever they wandered), and to learn to put myself first. After some bumps and moments of doubt...I got there, or so I thought.
[EDIT: I DELETED THE REST OF THIS POST. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO READ IT AND CONTACTED ME, THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDN'T, THAT'S PROBABLY FOR THE BEST. YOU SHOULDN'T DRINK AND DRIVE....AND YOU SHOULDN'T BLOG IN ANGER.]
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