I’m quite fond of the phrase “the thing is.” I’m not sure where I picked it up – maybe it was from a favorite blog or most likely from Sex and the City. I know, I know. I digress. The thing is I’m in the last semester of graduate school and I’m BUSY. The fact that I took time to write this post means I should be turned in for reckless behavior. However, I miss this space. Here are a few blurbs from my life:

The thing is…

… Life is seriously good. Graduate school is challenging and I wonder how I’ll see my way through to December 9 but I worry more about missing some of my classmates after graduation.
… I’m cultivating new opportunities for myself. HUGE opportunities.
… R is back in my life after a year of being absent. It’s a story meant for an anonymous blog where no one knows my name but he is a welcomed presence in my life – as a dear friend.
… I changed my Twitter name. Gone are the days of semi-anonymous tweets where I could talk about the dirtier things in life. I need to present it to potential employers (a few of whom are now following me… eek) and don’t want to explain my personal life in an interview. However, I miss my trash-talking account about my ridiculous love life, snarky observations, and saying the very thing that should NOT be said. Sigh. Changes are hard.
… My sister is moving to San Francisco and put me on notice to move too. I don’t know if it’s the stress of graduate school, the opportunities I am finding here, my current happiness level or a mixture of all three but I made myself put those thoughts on the back burner until further notice. I’m not ready to make that decision again. I have to tell myself this is okay every day even as I angrily scrape ice off my car in the morning.

Tell me, pretties. What are your THINGS?