2013

I've been doing a little reflecting lately since 2013 is coming to an end very soon. This has been quite the year. So much has changed in my life and I feel like I have changed so much as a person. It's crazy how quickly you grow up because of certain experiences. This time last year I was getting ready to start my last semester of college as a student as an an athlete, both things which I do not remember life without. I have only every known myself as a student and as a swimmer. Now that both of those chapters have closed I have come to learn what I really enjoy in life and what makes me happy. 

Also, at this time last year I stumbled across a new job. I really had no idea what I was applying for or why I did, it all happened so quickly. I was hired at a local residential treatment facility for teenage girls with behavioral disabilities. I had no idea what I was doing or what to expect. These girls struggled with addictions, trauma, and/ or eating disorders, ect.  I ended up working that job for 6 months up until the very day I moved out of Utah. Quitting was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I know that if I worked at that exact place the rest of my life I would love going to work every day. I had no idea how much it would affect me. It was some of the hardest and best months of life because of my experiences working there. Those girls became my little sisters.    

That job not only made me a more successful employee, but I know that I am a better person because of it. I know that it has made me a better wife, and will someday make me a better mom. It has been tough out here in Missouri not finding a job that suits me, especially one as rewarding as my last. But I know now to never settle for anything less than how working there made me feel.

I finished swimming, got engaged, graduated college, got married, and moved across the country all in 2013!  

It has been quite the year, and am so grateful for all of my experiences. I am happily married and searching for a job I will love just as much as my last.