december check in

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-it's december! looking forward to close out this year. was tough but learned a lot and i'm relieved this year is coming to a close

-in the beginning of this year, i was desperate to get a better job, to move out, and to figure out what i wanted to do for grad school. by god's grace i have done all three

-some other milestones this year: learned design, started pe counseling, started budgeting monthly and tithing, bought my own laptop, started paying for my own car insurance, was a bridesmaid, ran a half marathon
-spent last couple days with sd friends! hot pot n stuff

november check in

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-encouraged at the asian american ministry conference by an analogy of the necessary posture/attitude for jazz improvisation/ministry improvisation

-great day in sd @ vh, the chang's, & w/ pnick & nat

-cset was a miserable fail

-finishing grad school app

-finally cold this month

-get to contribute a few paragraphs to the intro of dr. hertig's new academic journal!

-crazy week of design and life's pace picked up unexpectedly bc...

-moooooving out!!

october check in

-short visit to sd to visit efci and harvesters and climb at mesa rim. got regents & baguette bros & infinitea; i miss sd food :<
-took and passed my cbest
-visited la for lax preview climbing event; got some poke and visited esther
-e finishing cna class soon!
-wrote my statement of purpose, studying for cset
-nine years this month? wow

sept check in

-zion trip! hiked angels landing
-started pe counseling
-started my new job
-e started cna training
-anniversary number 3
-bought tenaya iati's
-allergy season, so hot lately :(

august check in

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-orientation with ocde, site placements assigned too!

-finally got my 35 mm f1.7 lens!
-bought a laptop/camera backpack for my new toys
-steadily strengthening my wrist back to 100%
-dropped off siblings at their schools
-difficult week but transitioning quickly
-impulse bought an eeyore tsum tsum

july check in

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-grace & justin visited
-started weekly hangouts with youth
-23! such a baby
-bought laptop finally
-bought new prescription glasses and sunglasses finally
-visited pnick & natalie
-sprained wrist :(
-made bruschetta and bibimbap and watermelon smoothies
-what is the purpose and value of waiting?
-i feel like a different person every year

june check in

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-planted my sucuulents
-last week at bgcgg

-grace & justin's wedding!

-joshua's graduation

-finally got my teeth cleaned at the dentist a year after graduating

-finally got my hives checked out and my doctor was an absolute phony and just prescribed me claritin
-second (third) interview for ocde
-ceramics with joshua and esther
-tsy's wedding
-vbs
-brought joshua to berkeley! visited friends, ici's, mission cliffs, atlas cafe, bjm, dogpatch boulders, algorithm coffee, uc botanical garden, sliver. super restful and enjoyable getaway but missing e and e2

-feel noticeably more adjusted to postgrad life

may check in

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-ran half marathon
-still have hives :(
-photoshoot for inheritance in the rain
-esther's home for the summer!
-met ethnic studies now organizers and ucla tep students at the raza conference
-got my hair cut!
-took the GRE lol

april check in

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-pulse check, still alive lol and it's almost may
-ran 10 miles for the first time
-e started his new job!
-steep but short learning curve for photoshop
-#justinlovewithyoo wedding party get together
-taught fnf with e
-my generation's reality is that we need grad degrees to be sustainably employable
-reallocating all my munnies so that i can be wiser with my income
-visited world impact
-weird hives episode :(
-interview!!

march check in

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-what does it mean to be purposeful day to day?

-adventure playground with e
-america on track maybe idk
-started bgcgg job
-registered to vote
-contacted world impact, scheduled visit
-signed up for gre lol poor
-esther back for break
-almost ran six miles non-stop
-joshua got college acceptance letters
-working towards joining marketing/design team at s1

february check in

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-what does it mean to be resilient and what does it look like?

-poor this month

-visit sd friends

-interviews and stuff for bgc

-frequently discouraged by life stage

-training for half marathon

-e and i rescued shelby bear :3
-went to cgu info session
-got car back!!!
-ISAAC symposium was encouraging
-UCLA MAT?

january check in

postgrad life experience list: bad work experience? check.

some things this month:

-new job: worked 52 hours/week for the first time, learned about substance abuse, interacted with clients, experienced repercussions of terrible company communication/staff management, sent in first resignation letter ever, drove around costa mesa a lot, have some new outfits in my wardrobe, drove prius/versa/jetta, made a lot of fruit smoothies this month, got a hydroflask from trish, made a lot of cards

-sad i can't move out anytime soon now. wanted to since november. kind of alarming it's already january. idk if time goes by quickly or slowly

-unsure about grad school. where/when/which program

-binge listening to serial podcast

-having a hard time trusting god

-got new free iphone to replace jenky iphone. grateful for that
-need new laptop, bike handlebar tape. impulse bought hiking backpack
-wtf hit and run accident. really scary also really sad for my car :( phone call for interview on the same day.
-family dysfunction and stuff
-signed up for half marathon. need to pay for car insurance

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idk why archival notes of paraphernalia in my life is kind of grounding