Amanda Lately

It feels like forever since my last blog post, and that's probably because it has been!  So much has happened in the past few weeks that it feels like I have barely had time to breathe! Here's a summary of the latest...

Being sick is the worst.  I hate the feeling of being confined to one place for an extended period of time, breathing the same air, watching the same channel for hours on end, not being active for hours and hours.  It may sound alright to the non-sick, but not fun, especially when you don't feel well.  It began Thursday with a sore throat, feeling stuffy and a headache, and went to the doctor Friday afternoon only to find out I have the flu :(  Antibiotics, rest and lots of fluids were the recommendation, and it's been so hard to abide by!  I attempted to go to the gym this morning (I love my gym time!) which was a fail, after about 15 minutes of my normal Saturday morning workout I felt super exhausted and just not good, so I came home took a long shower, got some breakfast and have been resting and drinking as much water and Emergen-C as humanly possible since.  One perk - finally having the time to catch up with you guys!  Hopefully I'll be better for Monday though because... 
  

What are the odds that I got a job IN fashion IN Arizona?!!?!?  I am happy to say that I am the newest Assistant Buyer at Dillard's regional office in Gilbert, AZ.  I started three weeks ago, and it has definitely been a whirlwind!  Although fashion and buying is fun, I don't think I fully realized how much goes into being a buyer - it's long hours (8am to 6 or 7pm M-F and sometimes Saturday), lots of numbers and Excel and just a ton of hard work, but I'm looking forward to seeing a full season through and seeing the results of all the hard work!  I am happy that I am so blessed to have found an opportunity in what I want to do in Arizona close to my family, friends and boyfriend.  Speaking of boyfriend...

First things first, I think it is important to understand my personal view on relationships.  I'm not one who has always dreamed of getting married or having a man or husband, that is just not who I am - that being said, I'm not really sure if I want to get married, now or in the future, I'm just not sure it's for me.  I think I have this view partly because of my own parents volatile relationship when I was younger (they are now divorced), but also because I'm not sure that I believe human beings are supposed to be with the same person for forever, or maybe I'm just a crazy bitter woman!  Who knows!  I do not say that to preach that that is how everyone should view love and relationships, but Matt and I have been together four years and always get asked when we are getting married or taking the next step so I think this is important to understand.  


I'm not sure either of us thought really in depth before about living together because it has never really made sense for us until now.  Our first and second year together I was still in college at ASU, the next year we lived 50 minutes from each other because our jobs were basically on the other side of the planet from one another, and last year I was in New York going back to school!  Whew, it's easy to forget what a crazy few years it's been!  But after I found out about my job being literally a 3 minute drive from Matt's house, it finally made sense.  It's taken some getting used to (where things go, how we like things set up) but I feel like we are finally to the point of comfortably living together and enjoying seeing each other every day.  


This is a new chapter in my life - a new job, taking the next step with Matt, and I am excited for what is to come!  It's crazy how life has a way of working itself out, and I think that what I've really learned from these past couple months is to always remember that everything happens for a reason.  A missed opportunity, a breakup, whatever the case is, may hurt at the time, but sometimes out of that hurt comes joy and something even better than you could have imagined.


Thanks for listening and coming along with me for this new step in my life!