February Playlist

February was a good month musicwise for me! I was listening to a lot old favorites near the end of the month, and as always, they're the best. Ghost of York by As Tall As Lions will never get old to me. I did find some new loves too. Budapest by George Ezra is surprisingly always in my head. Then I found 101 by Walla on Snapchat. That was crazy.

Overall, it was a great music month. What did you listen to?

Race to the Castle: I'm a Failure

Remember that time I said I was going to run/walk at least a mile a day and then post about it every Monday until registration opened for a Disney half marathon? Unfortunately, I do. Let's talk about that for a second then.

I started off okay. The first few days I was into it. Then it rained two days in a row and that's when everything got completely derailed. I'm not even going to make excuses. I didn't want to keep going, because it was hard. But what isn't hard when you're just starting? I didn't care though, and I kind of just gave up. I've done "the mile" less than a handful of times since it rained. It's unacceptable, and I'm ashamed.

What am I going to do about it? Tomorrow is a new day. Tomorrow I will be running, or at least trying to, and I will be making sure that I am here next Monday to talk about it. I mean, that's all I can do, right?

The Struggle is Real

Job hunting is the absolute worst. It is such a struggle. Why doesn't anybody want to hire me? What do I have to do? I have a degree, I promise! Just give me a chance!

But, really. The struggle is real when it comes to looking for a job when you really need one. It seems like every road that I go down is just a dead end. I mean, I had an interview two weeks ago, which I assume that means they kind of liked me, but no, I haven't heard anything. I followed-up-- nothing. So I'm assuming that that's going nowhere, and I was feeling so hopeful too!

Job hunting is like having a dementor suck out your soul. Writing a cover letter is never an enjoyable experience. Following up with people blows. I'm just so frustrated right now, and I want to give up. I might be feeling a little bad because my student loans are in repayment now, but what am I going to do? Don't say get a job, because I will hate you forever.

That's my rant for now. If I have any job updates, I'll let you know!

What Watching 10 Seasons of Friends in a Month Taught Me

I'm a pro at watching TV. It's a little sad, but I don't mind. I mean, a little over a year ago, I did watch all of the episodes of Breaking Bad just in time for the finale, and I don't regret a second of it. This time, thought, I binge watched Friends. I laughed, I cried, and I learned a few things. My new found knowledge is what I'm going to be sharing with you today.

1. Pets are hard work! Just because a duck and a chicken seem fun in theory, you need to be responsible enough to care for them in the proper ways. Don't get suckered in because they're cute.
2. Breaks don't mean it's okay to sleep with somebody three hours later and then act like nothing happened. Technically, you were allowed to sleep with her. But morally, not so much. I'm looking at you Ross.
3. Don't settle for something just because it looks good at the moment. When Monica and Richard broke up over having children, I felt so proud of Monica. Richard said that he would have children to make Monica happy, but she still knew that he didn't want them. She stuck to her guns, and it wound up working out for her!
4. Sometimes things are going to suck before they get good. Remember when Rachel worked at Central Perk before she got her first fashion job? Or when Monica worked at the diner before she was able to get her head chef job? Or even all of those weird acting gigs before Joey got to Days of Our Lives (both times)? I need to remember this for my own life, because it's true that it does get better.

Other than learning that I need to do something else with my life, I did take quite a few things away from Friends. Ad if you were wondering, I have been told I am an odd mix of Phoebe and Rachel.

What have you learned from Friends? Which character are you most like? Let me know!

Race to the Castle

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To help with my ultimate goal of #NoSleepTilBrooklyn and running the NYC Marathon in 2016, it's probably best that I, you know, run a half marathon first. Okay, it may be kind of required for entry to the marathon. Anyway, let's get on to what Race to the Castle may be.

Race to the Castle is basically my way of saying that I am going to run/walk/move at least a mile a day until registration for the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon on March 17th. As of right now, running is kind of the worst. Hopefully in a month and a half I'll be able to gauge whether or not I hate running or if it's just hard. At this point, I'm almost positive that it's the latter, but it's good to be sure before I throw down a large sum of money.

So every Monday on this blog until registration, I'm going to have updates. It'll help keep me accountable, and I'm excited to share!

Let's hope this goes well!