Confessions: What Is Normal?

I was planning on finishing up a travel post for today, but I woke up with a migraine and didn’t feel well enough to put together the photos for it. Let’s just ignore the fact that I’m still halfway through sharing about our California road trip…which we took in March 2015. Life has just been so crazy since then. Here’s hoping it slows down a bit!

I’m having trouble figuring out what my new “normal” is. This week was the first time in months where I haven’t felt bad every day (though I have had a few rough days that got me worried. I’m hoping it’s just the healing process.), and I am slowly starting to freelance again, but it’s been hard to get back into my regular routine. I think that’s partially because the last time I felt “normal” I was in Chicago, and life looked a lot different than it does now. Anyways, now that I’m doing better, people keep asking me if I’m planning to keep freelancing or find a job, and I just don’t know yet. I know I would miss freelancing if I quit, but I do miss the people interaction of an office setting.

After having to have two haircuts in the past two weeks, I pretty much want to avoid haircuts for the foreseeable future. My hair is so much shorter than I wanted it to be since I needed to lose length to get my terrible haircut fixed. Most people would probably still consider it long, but I’m usually pretty low maintenance with my hair, and at this length, I feel like I’m constantly having to style it.

Is it strange that I have never reread a book? I just feel like there are so many books in this world I want to read. I’ve actually been considering rereading the Harry Potter series, though, since it’s been almost 10 years since I read the last book.

I finally got a Snapchat. I thought it would be a fun way to document our adventures in Tennessee next month. Follow me (SiberianOlya), and I will follow back! Also, be prepared for lots of snaps of my dog.

I have a striped shirts problem. I bought new clothes for the first time in forever (pretty proud of myself for that! Haha.), and it was five striped shirts. I keep telling myself to diversify my wardrobe, but then I see all the striped things, and I can’t help it.

I also must confess that I’m pretty sure every time I’ve done a confessions post I haven’t linked up with anyone, and I likely won’t today. I just like to do them every once in a while to share all the random things in my head. I also haven't done one in over a year, so I figured it was time!
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Super Week Confessions

This week is what Chris and I call our “super week,” easily the busiest week every year. Chris and I were born two days apart (even less if you count the massive time difference!). His birthday was yesterday (July 21), and mine is tomorrow (July 23). Our wedding anniversary is two days after my birthday (July 25). We hadn’t actually planned to get married that week (the original date was in June), but it worked out that July 25 was the only date we could get all the vendors we wanted. I thought it would be fun to share some confessions on this crazy week:

Yesterday was my first time on the computer since Friday morning. My in laws were in town this weekend, and I have been showing off our beautiful city! We did so much in three days, and I got to check off quite a few things off my Chicago to-do list. I have missed reading and commenting on all of your lovely blogs though!

I had meant to write a sweet post for Christopher’s birthday yesterday, but we went on a dinner cruise to celebrate our birthdays and anniversary with my in laws, so I ran out of time. #wifefail

Chris starts two weeks straight of night float today, which means he works from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. every day. Honestly, I am super bummed night float fell on my birthday, but that’s the life of a resident wife. The silver lining is he gets weekends off when he is on night float, so we get to celebrate our anniversary together!

I feel so bad complaining about Christopher’s schedule since he’s the one who has to work the crazy hours, but sometimes, it’s just hard. Like yesterday when I booked a reservation for 6 p.m. for Christopher's birthday...and had to cancel it because he got held up at work. Thankfully, this time his night schedule is just 10 nights.

When we were 20 (yes, we got married young), the idea of super week was so exciting, but now it is a bit exhausting to celebrate so much at once!

Speaking of age, I can’t believe I’m turning 26 tomorrow. If I get some time to do it, I’ll write a few birthday thoughts tomorrow.

Confessions: Our Move to Chicago

I’m not sure where the time went (how has it been six weeks since Match Day?), but our move to Chicago is getting uncomfortably close. I thought it’s about time I confess some things to y’all, so let’s get started, shall we?

I confess:

Part of me is still in denial about this move. We’ve been talking about for so long that it’s hard to believe it’s almost time to actually move. It’s starting to feel more like reality now that we have boxes all over the place.

I am having trouble deciding what to leave here for the year and what to take with us. I just don’t want to get there and have to buy something we already own. Christopher’s solution is just to bring everything with us, but I shot that down pretty quickly.

I am so sad to leave my job. I know so many people who don’t love where they work, so I am heartbroken to leave a place I love.

I am starting to get worried about getting everything done in time to move. My last day of work is on a Friday…and we leave early in the morning that Saturday. I basically have three weekends left to get ready, not to mention celebrating medical school graduation and seeing as many friends as we can.

I am a tiny bit nervous about cooking with a gas stove. I have always had an electric stove, so I have this irrational fear that I am going to light something on fire.

February Confession Session

It has been several months since I have written a confessions post, so I thought it would be fun to share some thoughts today.

I confess…this Texas weather is making me crazy. It was 30 last week, and now it has been 75 for the past few days. I have a small closet, and I have to keep both winter clothes and summer clothes out right now.

I confess…I haven’t been feeling well for over a month, but I am slowly recovering. It’s been amazing to feel decent the last few days and not want to head to bed the second I get home.

I confess…I have so much I want to say about residency, but I can’t. I am so ready to share more details after March 20!

I confess…I haven’t planned much of our (possible) road trip (see confession two). We haven’t set anything in stone, and I am feeling anxious because we want to go in a little over a month.

I confess…I am so excited to have Presidents’ Day off next week! We get Presidents’ Day off instead of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and it is so nice to get a day to relax in February.

I confess…I only read three books in January, and I haven’t even finished one in February yet. Hopefully, I will be more motivated to read soon!

I confess...Our dog has been waking us up multiple times to go to the bathroom. I don't know why she needs to do that all of a sudden, but we are definitely missing our sleep. Oh well, it's practice for kids, right? 

That’s all I have for now. Hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!

A Wednesday Confession Session

Hello, friends! Today felt like a good day to confess some things to you. I really love it when others do these posts because it’s a way to get to know bloggers, and since I’m still new at this, I hope it helps you get to know me. 

 

I confess…I have five incomplete blog post drafts, but I can’t seem to finish a single one. Hence, this confession post.

I confess…I always try to have all my posts ready for the week on the weekend, but it never happens. I’m happy when I have my Monday post ready early on Sunday. Blah, one of these days I’ll be able to manage it better.

I confess...I was so excited to vote for the first time yesterday as a US citizen! It was a long time coming so it was a great feeling to get to finally vote.

I confess…Things always go hilariously wrong when Chris is out of town. This time, my dog threw up all over my bed the first night. Then, while I was cleaning it up, she proceeded to get sick all over her cage. It was lovely.

I confess…I sometimes feel pathetic for missing Chris as much as I do. This is the longest we have been apart in our marriage (two weeks), and it’s been no fun. We did long distance while dating, but it’s not the same. Also, our DVR is almost full, and I have strict orders not to watch our shows without him.

I confess…I went online on JCPenney to buy a shirt for Chris…and ended up with a shirt for Chris and two sweaters and dresses for me. I obviously had to get past the $99 mark for free shipping. On another note, I have been impressed with JCPenney clothes and quality lately. I used to avoid it, but I have gotten a few things recently at a good price and really liked them!

I confess…I am not doing a good job with reading lately. I thought I would pick it up over the weekend, but it hasn’t happened. I am really hoping to get back into it soon because I only have nine books left before I hit my goal of 50 books. Plus, I have several interesting advance reading copies to read that I want to share once I’m done!

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!