re-cap

Last year was a "coming of age year" for me. I met lots of new people, spent time in different social groups, dated several people, and generally broadened my horizons. I made some crazy decisions that thankfully did not end up hurting me. I came up from the depths only to find myself re-visiting them. I started the journey of figuring things out and so far it has been a twisting, rocky, and interesting road. 

a few things I realized/ learned from these experiences that I am now just starting to process are: 

- first and foremost, that i need to love myself. really. I am confident and makin' it on my own!

- don't be blinded by the bling. money, power and random fancy trips across the country aren't always going to serve you well. I'd rather sit in the company of someone that I like at a coffee shop or at home than in a baller suite at the palms with someone I can't stand. 

- getting drunk is only fun if you have a D.D.

- weed out the losers that accumulate in your life. I have realized the power in surrounding myself with genuine, true, healthy people. If someone gets weird say goodbye.

- who the hell cares about being cool. I've never really cared about being cool but I have been around A LOT of people who do. Just be yourself and don't try to fit some social group's definition of suuper awesome. lameee. DON'T be a "hanger on." Rock your own shit. 

- smoking is bad for your health. don't do it. period.

Some of these are funny and some are serious. But honestly they are my lessons and my guidelines that I want to stick with. I'm happy I've learned so much and am able to start out on a new path! 

Cheers!

~Linz