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
dec 8 2019 ∞
dec 25 2019 +