It’s officially been over six months since I wrote my blog post, How To Get Your Life Back on Track After It’s Been Completely Derailed. This was a post I made about some of the struggles I had been dealing with in my life and my plan to change them going into the new year. I wanted to get back to doing what I loved before everything got derailed and learn from my past mistakes to get back on track. I’ve been working hard these past few months to do exactly that, and now things are beginning to change. So, I thought I would share some of the recent updates in my life for those who supported my last post!
Starting a New Job
At the beginning of April, I started my new job as a retail stylist. This comes after months of constant interviews and rejections. But I’ve always wanted a career in fashion, so I took a chance and applied. I think it may be a great career choice for me. I worked hard to prepare for the interview. The manager liked me and decided to give me a chance even though I didn’t have much work experience in this industry. This is my first retail job, so it’s really getting me out of my comfort zone and forcing me to work on my social anxiety. I’ve had to work on initiating conversations with people, bettering my body language, styling customers, learning the cash register, working under pressure, and doing more tasks that usually make me nervous. But all of my co-workers and managers have been really helpful in making sure that I learn everything I need to be successful at this job.
At first, I did have some issues with the job, like getting used to standing up all day, the job training, and my schedule. My main problem was not having enough hours due to my lack of retail experience. But right now, I have a pretty good work-life balance, and I hope to show more improvement during job training, so within the next few months, I will have the hang out of it and have even more shifts soon. I will need to listen to the feedback my managers have given me and better my performance. But overall, this job has helped me make my own money, become more independent, get back into a daily routine, and have an excuse to show off my work fits lol. I’m not sure how long I’ll stay at this job, but I hope to advance in this career path someday, such as becoming a keyholder or manager. If not, I’m still proud of myself for taking a risk and applying to this job, even though I was very nervous about working in retail. I know there will be even more opportunities for me soon!
Working on My Mental and Physical Health
I’ve been working on my mental and physical health a lot these past few months. I’ve been seeing both my therapist and psychiatrist to find more ways to help my anxiety and depression. This includes finding better solutions to my life problems and figuring out which medication works best for me. Many of my mental health issues come from the symptoms I have from PMS (possibly PMDD). So, I’ve been doing some of my own research on how I can help this holistically, such as taking supplements like Magnesium and L-Theanine. So far, it’s been getting better, so I’ll soon make a more detailed blog post about my progress.
To help my physical health, I’ve been exercising more by building my muscles with cardio, strength training, and at-home pilates. Exercising really helps to clear your mind when frustrated. Lastly, I’ve been focusing on the outside factors that have been affecting my mental health, such as my relationships and friendships. I don’t have the healthiest relationships in my life right now, so I’m learning to let go of toxic situations that aren’t meant for me and focusing on making better connections with new friends and possibly dating.
Going Back To Doing What I Love
I’ve been making it a priority to go back to doing the things that I enjoy. This means picking up my past hobbies and starting new ones. Around December last year, I signed up for a modern journalism course with Yellowbrick Learn and Rolling Stone. One of my goals is to work in this career path, and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to improve my skills. I took a fashion industry essentials course with them before, and it was a lot of fun learning more about the industry. I haven’t had much time to work on the course lately, but I’ll work more on it all summer. I hope to receive my journalism certificate by December. I also have many blog posts planned for the summer since I haven’t posted nearly as much as I used to.
Lastly, something I’ve been doing differently these past months is going to places I get invited to more often. There are always events I want to go to, or I’m asked to go somewhere, but I always say no. But recently, I’ve been going where I get invited, and it’s been actually fun so far. I hope to go to more places this summer, even if I have to go alone. I want to romanticize my life as much as possible and have new experiences.
Setting End of the Year Goals
Since there are less than six months left in 2024, I want to start setting goals for things I want to accomplish by the end of the year. I accomplished some of my goals during the first half of the year, such as getting a job, starting payments on my credit cards, working on my anxiety, etc. I’ve already started a list of a few more goals that I plan to finish by December, so this way, my life will be even more on track before 2025. I will write another update then! I know that consistency is the key to achieving the rest of my goals.
Building Up My Self-Esteem and Confidence
I’ve had a lot of moments these past few months where I’ve had delays with my goals, and it didn’t go exactly how I expected. It made me start to doubt myself by comparing myself to others, not believing in myself, and feeling like I’m just not doing things fast enough compared to other people’s standards. I’ve realized that I need to work on my self-confidence more and not let other people make me feel so insecure. I’ve been working on trusting my judgment and not relying on other people’s opinions. I’ve also been working more on my self-worth as well. I know that I deserve a lot better than certain disrespect that I’ve allowed in my life. I want to start aiming higher at what I want instead of always settling for the bare minimum.
Overall, there has been so much happening in my life this year, and I know that all of my efforts will work out for me no matter what. As long as I stay disciplined and consistent, I will achieve my goals, and any setbacks will only help me learn instead of derailing my progress. I can’t wait until December to write my next update, and hopefully, everything will be even better by then!
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