lessons learned

• things happen when you're ready, not when you want
• keep showing up, even when you're afraid
• the only way out is through
• it's okay to have a fantastical vision
• failing is shitty, not getting back up is shittier
• a whole lot can be fixed with a solid routine
• you can't fix or change someone, only yourself
• it doesn't hurt to be an optimist sometimes
• don't make compromises you'll regret on your deathbed
• a lot can change in ten years, life is much longer than rumors suggest - and shorter too
• the days are long but the years are short
• a mother's suffering is bottomless, but even so, it's rendered obsolete by the depths of her love

life events

• graduated college with english degree
• traveled through southern and western china
• broke up with college boyfriend
• got into law school w scholarship
• met law school boyfriend
• scored highest in law, literature, & culture
• interned abroad in china
• got dumped by law school boyfriend
• graduated law school
• passed the bar exam
• traveled through europe
• got a job as an attorney
• got my first smartphone
• paid off my student debts
• rented my very first apartment
• met a new boyfriend
• got dumped by said new boyfriend
• met my husband
• left my hometown and moved to a city
• moved in with a significant other
• went to china for business
• became engaged
• attended my first wedding
• had a bachelorette party
• got married
• had my wedding featured on the knot
• bought a house in the city
• had a baby shower thrown for me
• had my daughter
• worked my first high profile case

travel, international

• mumbai, india
• new dehli, india
• shanghai, china
• dalian, china
• anshan, china
• wuhan, china
• xi'an, china
• yunnan, china
• chengdu, china
• cancun, mexico
• barcelona, spain
• paris, france
• prague, czech republic
• london, united kingdom
• florence, italy
• rome, italy

travel, domestic

• disney world, florida
• new york city, new york
• los angeles, california
• seattle, washington
• everywhere, new jersey
• virginia beach, virginia
• washington d.c.
• chicago, illinois
• las vegas, nevada
• st. louis, missouri
• honolulu, hawaii

next ten years

• raise a lady
• provide for my family
• be careful with my health
• be more frugal with everything
• move to a major tier-one city