just happy

My August goals really weren't lofty, so it's a bit sad to say that I wasn't able to meet all of them. The biggest fail was the lack of writing thank you notes. While the surgery did take a lot more out of me than I expected, I can't say it was a good excuse for getting the very few done that I have...

September is gearing up to be wonderful. I'm in a really good place right now. I feel like a lot of time I'm one of those people who is always waiting on something to happen for my life to begin. Whether it was moving to Tampa or getting engaged or married or having my surgery, I always had a reason to wait a little bit before making any changes or starting something big or new.

And now I just feel different. I feel ready to live and do whatever I want. I'm happy. I don't know when it clicked, but I'm content (not in the unpleased but everything is okay kind of way, but in the peacefully blissful kind of way). I feel ready to take on new projects at home and organize myself and plan for the holiday decorating and make professional goals. I feel like a big girl now. Actually, I think that's exactly it. I feel like in the matter of a few weeks I've grown up; I don't think you have to get married to grow up. I think I just happened to get married during the time I have started to feel grown up.  In the last few weeks things have been so different, and I've been so much more relaxed and myself. I've been more organized, I've used my time more effectively, and I've gotten things done in ways that I didn't used to. So thanks for baring with me and my inner monologue. This is why I think September is going to be great--because I'm choosing to make it great. Because I'm realizing that life is about making choices.  And along with being myself and happy in my life, I always want to streamline my blogging to being less random and more focused. As my interests are style, accessories, and cooking, I would like to do more outfit posts; I would like to have more posts focused on the things I enjoy, while also keeping the personal element, instead of being a random sputtering of words that I type at the last minute so I can pop up a post. I would like to make blogging more of a priority again. So although I don't know how to type it out neatly as a September goal, that is another one. Oh, and after my 6 week follow up I can't wait to get back to running! I'm missing it like a mad woman. Link up your September goals below (and grab a button on the left). And let me know your thoughts on what I've said. Have you had a moment when you felt like you were an adult (besides of course being pushed out into the world by the person that shook your hand as your received your college diploma)?