A single, 30-something trying to figure it all out.

It's just another manic Tuesday...

 

Day 13 of 365

 

I don't know,(sigh), I'm just poopy today. Figuratively, not literally. It wasn't a bad day per-say, I'm just in a funk. Maybe it's because I only had one cup of coffe. Maybe it's because my job is really stressing me out lately. Maybe it's because yesterday's sensational sunshine was replaced by a dreary dripping day full of rain...

Maybe it's because tomorrow is the actual B-day. And I've already celebrated. Not to mention it's a birthday I am not that happy to be celebrating in the first place.  (See here.) The sweetest man ever offered to drive up from Olympia to take me out to dinner on my "actual birthday". That's after going with me on my frivolous trip to Mexico! After the beautiful glass pitcher and glass set. I insisted that he not. (I told you I was poopy...)

Maybe it's because I told myself I had to really start budgeting. After Christmas and Mexico and with wanting to start really building up my craft room (even with an basic Ikea table, not the glorious craft table I pinned on pinterest here) I needed to really watch my money. So when I went grocery shopping last week I bought Ramen. I also bought "Asian style" frozen veggies and precooked frozen shrimp. Today's photo is what I had for dinner tonight. "Grown up Ramen" if you can call it that. I added just a little bit of that Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce to my sauteed veggie and shrimp and the end. I love that sauce. (I've seen the teriyaki sauce @ World Market, I got mine here at Uwaijimaya here in town)

 

 

30th Birthday in Mexico!

So last year when I turned 29 I kind of freaked out - it was the start of my 30th year on this planet. See in my mind, my 29th birthday was the completion of my 29th year living. You know, when you turn one, it's because you've completed one year of life.... It's not that I ever made plans that by 30 I'd be X'd, living in a lovely X with a white picket fence and a little X in the oven... but it was always the age where I thought those fuzzy life plans would at least be more baked (so to speak).

This month I turn 30 - and I have to say that the past year, my 30th year of living, wasn't that spectacular. I mean some really good things did happen ie; new apartment, new boyfriend... but I didn't exactly want to go out to the bars and shout "I'm 30!" from the rooftops. In fact the BIG 3-OH and a birthday that falls in the dead of winter to boot, I thought the best way to celebrate this "anniversary" would be on a tropical beach with a fruity drink (or several) in my hand.

And that's just what I did. With a fore mentioned new boyfriend I jet-set down to Cabo and sat on the beach for 3 glorious days! I also decided, inspired by this blog sans adora-freaking-able baby, that I would do a photo-a-day this year. Starting with my 30th birthday. (That really isn't for another week.) But my very merry un-birthday - was last weekend in Mexico and I'll start there....

*Check out my friend Jill's blog here! She's doing the photo-a-day project too!

I'd be more sorry - if I wasn't so happy.

Well folks, it's been almost 4 months since my last post. I sincerely apologize! I could blame the holidays, or better yet! some horrific accident that left my fingers wrapped up in thick bandages leaving me unable to type. But the truth is I met someone.

*Groans* I know, I know. Seriously, I know. But it's true. There was one more guy & a couple dates in between, that I hadn't yet told you guys about, but then I went on a date with Jake. And I kind of think the rest is going to be history.

Trust me there's still a voice in my head telling me to slow-down, but at the risk of being completely cliche', sometimes you just know. Sometimes it just works. I think I felt, more-so than Jake did, that even our first emails were easy. He wanted to talk on the phone after a couple emails but I asked him if he'd just like to get a drink instead. I'm not saying I was not my normal nervous self that stuck her foot in her mouth several times, but meeting with Jake that first time was just easy and fun.

I was on Eharmony a couple years ago and although I don't think I was mentally ready to start dating again, I never went on even one date. I know compared to many, my small hand-full of first dates this past fall is very meager, but I also know that there are many women who still feel like they shouldn't be initiating the dates or even the first contact when online dating. I not only sent Jake the first questions but like I just mentioned, I also asked him out that first time. First dates are painful - but after-all you can't go swimming without getting wet.

More to come...