Erin Jones gave me 11. And yeah, its gonna get heavy because Im tired and imperfect and it needs to be said. 1. My cat saved my life. Truly. Amidst clinical depression I adopted a cat. He put his paw on my hand and squeezed it and that small kindness is why Im still in the world, and why youll never stop seeing cat memes in my feed. Sorry Im not sorry. 2. I felt fat before I was ten years old. I dont know why and I never will. 3. Because of #2 I entered a treatment hospital for an eating disorder five years ago. Im not perfect and neither is recovery, but I get better all the time. Im writing this publicly because I suspect a lot of people can relate and they would never ever say unless I opened the door. 4. Because of number 3, and being terrified of turning 30, my whole life changed. I left a job in which I was really, really unhappy, and got one that changed my life. 5. I busted my ass to get that job. I worked 50+ hours a week at my terrible job and drove an hour each way to work my two days off as an intern. I took a huge pay cut and at 30 years old, lived like a broke college student again. Worth it! P. S. Thanks for all the loans Mom and Dad. Love you guys. 6. By some miracle, and a LOT of help from my coworkers and some amazing designers, I made a book. It comes out in May. I still giggle every time I see my name appear anywhere in print. Also, I stalk amazon for the day when my official author page finally goes up. 7. Another miracle happened and now I have a second book. It comes out in 2014. I have no other words for that. 8. I freaking love my family. Despite all the above crazy, they still talk to me. Even if we werent related, Id be proud to know them. Theyre decent, honest, and straight-up awesome (my sister-in-laws included). 9. Is anyone still reading this shit? I read every persons the whole way through. The older I get, the more value I find in anybodys story. I think its why Im addicted to TED TALKS. 10. I cant ever live in the Midwest again. The snow sitting on the ground for months and getting covered in soot really depresses me. I miss a lot of people and places but not enough to move back. Please, family, MOVE here! 11. Im happier now than I have ever been. I wake up every day and I cant wait to live whats going to happen. Its the polar opposite of the top of this list, and thats my reason for typing this. many. words. I never thought Id feel this way and Im thankful that I do.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 05:46:53 +0000