music and teacups.: Febraury Recaps

Hey guys, tonight is just going to be a small recap of what's been going on for the past few weeks. So if you care to give this a gander, this is what I've been up to...

Usually when I write recaps, I apologize for being so neglecting to Music and Teacups and it's readers. That's not the case this time. One look at my "Blog Archive" and you will see that I am already at 7 posts (8 counting this one) and it's only the second week of March. I'm not sure if it's the fact that it's been a rough month (thank you February) or the fact that the future is beginning to look a lot more exciting than it's ever looked before, but I've been so inspired lately.

Over the course of the past month, I began a new journey. A journey in which I decided to find a better relationship with myself. We all have insecurities and trust me, my list isn't small, but for reasons that shall remained unnamed, I decided it was time to focus on myself. No one is going to love you if you can't love yourself first and as cliche as that is, it's true. If you don't love yourself or have a better relationship with yourself, once you're in an actual relationship you'll become dependent on that person. One should never become dependent on someone other than theirselves because it'll leave you broken when it's over. If you love yourself first, the relationship will be that much more better because you'll come to realize that just because you want this person in your life it doesn't necessarily mean you need them. No, this [to quote another blogger] is just a great addition to an already perfect life, which I find to be beautiful.

Sure, for a second that does sound pretty lame but look past the cheesy, sappiness of self love and embrace the truth behind it.

Aside from that, two other major things have happened in February. First off, I'm not sure if I mentioned it before but in case I didn't, I'll say it anyway. After 4 years of being a part time Office Assistant, I got promoted to a full time Data Specialist. Sure it's not something I see myself doing for the rest of my life but I am so appreciative of the fact that I now have a full time job while going to school full time. No doubt that it's going to be tough but this leads to many things which makes me stoked for what the future may bring! Not to mention the fact that this promotion comes with benefits which means I can now have glasses AND contacts! Side note to that, I recently got new glasses. They're a little bigger (frame) and I'm still adjusting to them but I absolutely love them!

Major thing number two, I recently got accepted for an internship where I shall be a Music Journalist for Musicholics4U! To be honest, I have never heard of them until they followed me on twitter and once I checked out what they were about, I was stoked to have the founder contact me about applying. Once I applied, I figured "hey, if I don't get it, it's okay because I wasn't looking for it." Well two weeks later, I recieved an email stating that I was accepted! This is a little more than exciting and I cannot wait to begin!

Sometimes I forget that there is just so much excitement going on within my life right now and I need to stop focusing on the "not so great" stuff happening deep within. I am pretty happy right now; my parents and my sisters are all healthy (for the most part) and doing great in everything; my friends are so supportive and amazing; my boyfriend is pretty great and manages to give me the laughs I need, when I need it most. At this moment, I truly believe that I am blessed, I cannot wait to see what the future holds but at the same time, I should probably not rush it and just focus on the greatness that is happening before me. Thank you all for being such amazing and supportive readers, friends, family, etc. but more importantly, thank you for believing in me. I love each and every one of you.

infinite x's and o's,

alicia.