Well Universe, I did it! You
dropped enough not-so-subtle hints. I am starting a blog. The idea stems from
my friends and family’s response to my current sad state of living.
"Ha your crazy career path/ unemployment/degrading
part-time jobs will give you soooo many funny stories. You should totes start a
blog!" – My friends.
"You know what could be a great way to be creative and
get out of your head? A blog! I mean you never know. It could get you a job or
a book deal! I mean that's what happened to that Julie and Julia girl!"
-My family.
At first I was very much against it. What purpose
would it serve? I mean I never kept a diary when I was younger. I have several
failed diary attempts lying around my room. After thinking about it late one
night while lying in bed contemplating my uncertain future, I decided what the
heck?! I mean I'll try it out. Test the waters. I am not an emotional kind a
gal, but maybe I should do something creative to try and stop over-thinking
everything.
I know what you’re probably thinking, "Boo hoo cry me a
river whiny chick. Everyone goes through this!" And I'm with you. I get
it. But that doesn’t change how I feel. I mean when you go through something,
no matter how unimportant it is in the scheme of things, it still feels
important to you. So this is my attempt at dealing with it. And I promise the
rest of this blog will not be so bleak and angsty. I'm not depressed, I swear!
Well no more depressed than any normal 20 something recent college grad.
After some research, I have determined that all my angst can
be identified as a quarter-life crisis. According to my source, ye old Wikipedia,
a quarter-life crisis is "the period of life following the major changes
of adolescence, usually ranging from the late teens to the early thirties, in
which a person begins to feel doubtful about their own lives, brought on by the
stress of becoming an adult." Well that sounds about right. And what’s the
best way to get through a quarter-life crisis? Document it in blog form, duh!
When I decided to finally start a blog, it took me a while
to settle on a name. After much internal deliberation, I decided on Gradu-waiting.
Because I'm waiting. Waiting for the next chapter to begin. Waiting to put
this damn Bachelor’s degree to use!! Waiting to make a
leap toward my goals and dreams. (I know. Super cheesy. You
should just get used to it. I enjoy cheesy.) So even though I am a college
graduate, I'm still Gradu-waiting to start my life.
The End....FOR NOW… (Is that creepy? I’ll work on my
endings.)
