My New Normal

I’m pretty sure this is the 25983587987th time I have written, erased, and re-written the first line of this blog post. Because honestly, there’s just simply not a sentence epic enough to summarize my life since the last time I published a post on FiC…

I’ve contemplated going the serious route…

My readers mean the world to me, I just don’t know what I’ve done without you. Blah Blah mehhhh

(Don’t get me wrong, I do love you guys to pieces!)

I’ve considered the funny angle…

(Because yes, moving to a new city and being slapped in the face with reality IS violently hysterical.) But it just wasn’t doing my story justice.

So we’re just going to meet somewhere in the middle. 🙂

I’ll go ahead and give you the Cliff Notes — In the past year, I’ve moved to a new city. I’ve started a new job. I’ve learned more about myself than I ever wanted to know. I’ve made sweet new friends. And I’ve fallen for a guy that proves (every day) good men do, in fact, still exist. <3

After one full year of being a Dallasite, life has finally fallen into place. I know it sounds crazy, but I never thought I’d get here. Because really, diving head-first into a big city, after living in small west Texas towns my ENTIRE life, is not as glamorous as it looks. It’s actually hard af.

The pressure to look (and be) perfect is real, y’all. And it’s taken countless self-pep talks to keep truckin’.

But it does get better. The pressure starts to ease. And life starts to feel normal again. A new normal.

If you know me, you know how much this blog and brand mean to me. And I can’t thank you all enough for the continued support, love and prayers. Whether you’ve been a FiC reader since 2013, or you’re brand new to the scene, I’m elated to have you here!