I'd like to welcome myself to the world of blogging

I've always found writing to be a great escape; an easy way to create words from feeling with meaning. Writing has always been a valuable hobby of mine whether it was writing short stories, or keeping journals. Like talking a long walk or hitting the gym, writing is therapeutic to me. It clears my mind of all the distractions that cause my head to spin out of control at times.

Fortunately for me, my head hasn't been spinning anywhere lately. A new semester started just 5 weeks ago, and I'm feeling refreshed. There's something about starting over new that really captures my attention; makes me that much more determined to work harder and become a better person. Ever since I returned from Hawaii in the first week of January, Jim and I, my boyfriend of a year and a half, have been doing incredibly well. I've gotten some weight off my shoulders by signing for the house with a good friend of mine. We've been eyeing this house up and down since mid-October, but were waiting on another person to help sign the lease with us. I'm very impatient. She wasn't giving us any direct answers so we just made it happen. We signed, she didn't, and we're still searching for a 3rd roommate, but we already have a few responses to an ad we set up on Craigslist. Things are looking up.

The only real issue I have is being unemployed, an issue that I am familiar with. I've made phone calls, sent applications in, but I haven't given it my all. I have very little to my name as of right now, and as an art student, you have to have big bucks to continue to spend on new supplies. It's difficult at times, but I'm hoping that I get more motivation and fast. If my depressing bank account and my mother preaching to me about it every day isn't motivating enough, then what will be?