Summer Recap

Okay, so obviously its been far too long since my last post! Its been almost three months since graduation and so much has happened. Life changes every day and the only thing I can count on is the fact that whatever plans I make are inevitably going to change. After so many years of school, I find some relief in not knowing exactly what's coming next. I thought it would terrify me, but I've found it more comforting. Nothing is permanent, everything changes, take hold of what you can control, release what you can't.

My original plan was to be apartment hunting in LA by this time, but lo and behold things have changed. About a week after my birthday in July I fainted in the parking lot of a Trader Joe's for no apparent reason. The hospitals diagnosis was dehydration. They sewed the hole in my lip (did I mention I landed on my face) and sent me on my merry way. Its been nearly two months now and I'm still getting dizzy spells and have had a couple more near faints. I never thought at 22 I would be seeing a cardiologist, but I am. The worst part is feeling like I have no control. I feel completely at the mercy of my body. I'm running a final test tomorrow after which Dr. Kent and I are going to discuss the results of all my tests. I don't know what to expect, but I'm just hoping for some kind of answer.

The stress of being in strange health and having new medical debt had made my move to LA rather daunting, but, as I've said, things have been changing a lot. I recently had a job literally fall into my lap. One of my friends had gotten a temp job as an office manager downtown, but had to give it up because she was offered a dream job that she had just about given up on. So now I work in an office (which I never ever thought I would say!) downtown. The pay is great, the people are nice, and my boss is amazing. Best of all its 9-3 so I can continue working at Lucky's too. The job goes until the end of the year, so it looks like my move will be happening in January now, which is actually a bit of a relief. I had put so much pressure on my self to move, get my career going, and "start my life", but I forgot: my life is already started. I need to slow down right now and get my finances, and most importantly my health in order. Obviously there will never be a perfect time to move, but for now I think things are working out the way they need to. Who knows how things will change tomorrow!