April 2025
If I’m being honest, this month was difficult. I didn’t travel, I was struggling with my health, and my parents were putting their house on the market. Was the entire month hard? Absolutely not. But am I glad it’s over? Yeah, I am. So let’s get to it, WTF April.
Table of Contents
1. Wins
Big / Small Victories: Running again for the first time in a long while, starting to make progress on getting rid of my parasites, and continuing to meet new people on dates.
Moments of Joy: Being there to help my brother after his ACL surgery, seeing my old high-school friend JA for the first time in a year, dancing to my current favorite song (Kind Van de Duivel) in the car at sunset, surprising my mama with a birthday dinner, and having two great days at the park by myself.
Number of Books Read: 5 read; 1 audiobook not completed
Favorite Quote: “That will forever be part of your soul.” - Chance (Referencing something that I just genuinely cannot bring myself to write out online).
Favorite Location: This one spot under a big tree at the local park near my parents’ house.
Favorite Meal: Wine and cheese/snack boards at Golden Age Wine because the company was good, the outside seating was perfect, the wine was great, and the cheese was delicious.
Favorite Memory: First kiss with someone I really enjoy hanging out with and getting to know better hehe.
2. Takeaways
This month, I learned that you’re immediate assumptions about people made online are usually not accurate. I went on several dates this month and was surprised by most of them. Some, pleasantly surprised, others not so much. But the moral of the story was that I shouldn’t make preconceived ideas of people based on conversations online alone. And that goes true for social media as well, which is a huge epidemic these days.
3. Failures
Expectation: I will be able to get an internship or part-time job through the company my dad works for.
Reality: Even though I started making introductions in January and put my name in the race, the positions for the summer filled up already.
I decided to take this challenge and try to remain positive. Telling myself that the right opportunity will come to me at the right time. Did I always believe myself? No. I still don’t. I feel a lot of negative emotions over not supporting myself again right now. I’m trying so hard to find a job, but it’s really difficult right now.
4. Was That Fun?
30 days/720 hours/43.200 minutes of April 2025… did you have fun? I started out by saying that it was a difficult month, but I did have some fun in there. Life’s all about balance and trying to remember the good more than the bad. We can shape our lives and outlooks, so why not make it positive?
