Brainshambles

In 2010, I started a completely new chapter of life. Not only did I willingly take on tasks that I’d never dream of doing at 24, but also realized a lot of my core values. The best part of it all was finding a part of myself I never knew, the wife and homemaker. These are two roles I’ve recently been refining and cannot wait to master. A few years ago, if you asked me what I wanted to do with my life, I’d still be telling you that I want to be a high-profile graphic designer/traveler/career-woman extraordinaire. Those things still sound interesting, but in different ways. I’m still artistic, love to learn, have a dangerous sense of curiosity, and am highly driven. The major deviation from my extravagant plan is that my priorities have completely changed. That should be the word of the year for me. Priorities. Less focus on money, success, recognition, and “the climb”. More focus on my health, my husband, my home, and most of all…my growing babies. So let’s just break it down in a quick list. Here are the biggest milestones of 2010.

1. Acquired my first full-time, “real” office job. Blackberry and all. (I just realized, that next week will mark my 1-year anniversary there.)

2. Just as fast as I got the job, I became enamored with the job, obsessed with the job, and then realized that the job was starting to take over. So I refocused, and am now balancing work and family much more effectively.

3. Got married. The best decision of my 24 years of living. My husband is my best friend. He is my left leg. And I am not ashamed of being so reliant on him. That’s what marriage is about. And I couldn’t ask for a more perfect other half.

4. Went on a honeymoon cruise.

5. Bought my first home.

6. Got my first “big girl car”. No more little death trap cars with manual roll down windows. I have a nice family-safe Jeep.

7. Got accepted into an MBA program, decided not to start said MBA program, and realized *for myself* that I had been rushing through life way too fast.

8. Found out we were expecting twins.

9. Stopped dieting after 3+ years of strict point counting and scale watching. Pulled out the size 2 “fat jeans”. And then grew quickly out of the “fat jeans”.

9. Stopped being so self-absorbed, and began focusing my energy on creating two new lives while really developing my marriage.

That last milestone may not be as tangibly measurable as the others, but it really is the most important feat of this past year. I am so infinitely thankful for my husband and my family, who have been continually supportive and patient with me. I cannot wait for 2011. We will have babies, new experiences, new struggles, new things to laugh at together, and hopefully some more self development.

And about those pictures I promised yesterday…here we are.