Single Girl in the City, Part I

One of my 2013 Resolutions was to date more - simple as that. After watching maybe one too many episodes of Sex in the City, here is my own little version: Single Girl in the City.

Newsflash: Meeting new people is hard.

After college you have to ask yourself: "How do I want to meet people?" You don't have that college bubble anymore where you go to class or you're in the campus community. Do you rely on bars? Maybe. But in my experience, as I get older, bars don't hold the same appeal and when I do go, I'd rather enjoy being out with my friends, not focus on mingling with strangers.

"What about work?" you may ask. I love my job, I worked really hard to get where I am (which may or may not be another reason why my focus hasn't been on dating in the past), and to be honest, I like the idea of work/personal life balance. And the fact that all the men at work are married - puts a bit of a dent in that plan.

So I decided to open my options a bit - I signed up for online dating. I did my research, talked to a few people and realized that it's really not uncommon to meet someone online these days. So I signed up, completed my profile, and waited for the messages to come. (And yes, they did come!)

Thus far I've been asked on two dates:

Mr. Z was the first to ask me to drinks. Simple enough: we were going to meet at my favorite bar (The Usual) for a casual meet up. After scrutinizing for days about what to wear, how to do my hair (up? down? halway?!) and how I'll answer some common questions, he ended up having to reschedule the day of. Bummer.

My. Y was number two to ask to meet me. His idea of a good first date was full on entertainment - bowling, games, laser tag, etc. On paper this guy seemed to have it all...and in person it was even better! I hope to have more stories to come, so stay tuned.

Being single doesn't have to be the end of the world. There's something to say about living independently as a woman. But it doesn't suck having a fun evening to look forward to.

In conclusion, stay tuned for Single Girl in the City, Part II!

The Start of a New Year

So I've had some requests, questions, concerns, and annoyance about why I haven't updated my blog in  awhile. Looking back, I realize that I've let a long stretch of time go by without updating, but that doesn't mean I haven't thought about it.

I sometimes worry that my life is a little too boring to be written about - what do I do each day? Mainly wake up early, work, come home, and hang out with my friends, my dog,  or - most occasionally - both. I wish I could say I lead the kind of life that's truly worth writing about that gets you excited to read about each week, full of adventures, exciting romances, and great milestones. However, as much as I wish I lead a life like that, I'm realizing each year that I actually enjoy coming home after a days work. I like spending some time alone, and going out to me has become more and more about what movie we'll see as opposed to what boy we'll set our sites on at some bar.

But, as the new year approaches - and 25 hits me - I've decided that part of my resolution this year is to live like I'm still young! Don't get too excited - I guarantee nights at home with my puppy and weekends putting in many movie hours, but it's time for me to explore a little more.

So far some resolutions are as followed:

- Get back to eating healthy
- Run a 5K
- Learn a language
- Say "yes" to more invitations
- and let everyone in the blog world out there read about it!

So here's to 2013 - it's going to be a great year!

And now 2012 in review:

Social Media Director at Halo

Momo and I went to New Orleans

Social Media Strategist at Ilfusion

Amanda turns 25

Celebrating with friends

Moved into a new apartment

Halloween

Digital Marketing Strategist at ad:tech

Went to New York with ad:tech

Thanksgiving at home

It snowed this Christmas

Playing in the snow

New Year's Eve