It seems so many people around me are making big changes in their life. One of my favorite Chicago friends is leaving tonight and moving Pittsburgh. She’s getting married to an amazing guy this summer and they are getting ready to purchase a home.

My sister is moving across the country tomorrow. Co-habitation with her boyfriend in a brand new city, one she’s never even been to.  Getting ready to take the special effects and make up world by storm.

Friends trying so hard to start a family. And now soon there will be twin babies around for Auntie Lovely to spoil. Etsy, look out. I’m coming for you.

Marriage. Home buying. Living with boyfriends. Cross country moves.  Babies. It’s sometimes kind of hard to believe we are getting to that stage.

And then there is me.

Me with my Peter Pan Syndrome. Trying so hard to stop time in it’s tracks. Fighting the thought of growing up and trying to be 21 eternally.

But it hits.

I want to do amazing things too. I’m ready for it to be my turn to Do Epic Shit.

I’m not saying I’m going to settle down right now. I won’t be eloping to Vegas with the next guy I meet. I mean, unless it’s RPattz or maybe even Zac Efron. But that’s besides the point! Maybe I’ll move to a new city. Or return to school for real this time. Or maybe I’ll go the freelance route. Who knows.

It will come though. I just gotta keep moving. Learning. Working. Trying. Meeting. Writing. Traveling. Loving. Fighting. Doing.

But what I do know is, I won’t ever give up my Neverland ways completely. Every birthday will still be the [insert number] anniversary of my 21st birthday. I’ll still have ice cream for dinner. I’ll always be down for sleepovers with friends. I’ll continue to make forts out of blankets. And Disney World will still always be one of my favorite places on earth.

I welcome change but somethings just have to stay the same.

Job hunting sucks. A lot. So since I’m currently looking for a new job, I decided to do some soul searching and see what I would really like to do right now. I came up with a list of jobs I think I would be awesome for:

• Official Macaroni and Cheese Taste Tester. This one is a given. Pasta. Cheese. Money. Heaven. All mac and cheese will have to go through me to get approval before everyone else can try it.
• America’s Next Top Model Judge. We all know I’m a judgey bitch when it comes to Tyra and her girls so why not get rid of Paulina? Or you know what, eff that – let’s get rid of Tyra and I’ll take over. I can smile with my eyes with the best of them.
• Etsy Shopper Extraordinaire. Duh. People will give me money and I buy everything I like from Etsy. And I keep it. What? I never said I was your personal shopper. Just a shopper. Unless you personally need help buying me something.
• Lifetime Movie Script Writer. I think I’ve already adequately covered this one.
• Expert Puppy Cuddler. I mean I have this adorable puppy who I love to cuddle. Maybe I can help other people whose pets need some cuddles. Going out of town and have to board? I’ll stop in and give them a snuggle. Or animal shelters can hire me to come it and cuddle with the puppies.
  
• Hair Product Critic. I’m a big fan of my hair. I think it’s pretty. How about a quest to the perfect hair products to acquire the most amazing head of hair possible? I think I’m up for that challenge.
  
• Professional Movie Quoter. Basically I’ll just talk in movie quotes. Who doesn’t love a little Mean Girls or Wedding Crashers thrown into every day conversation? People who fail at life, that’s who.
  
• Twitter Goddess. Goddesses are underrated. Everyone is a Princess now a days. Princess of this… Queen of that… I’m feeling Goddess-y.  Why not be a Goddess of something I love – like Twitter? I’m good at tweeting. Plus, I’m sure Britney Spears would totally want a Goddess on her social media team, right? I mean it would be stupid not to!

I know, I know. These are pretty awesome job ideas and you’re jealous you didn’t think of them first. Want to invent one of these jobs and hire me to do? Get at me.

Your turn. If you could have any job in the world what would it be?

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I have the most ridiculous craving for pasta right now. I’m thinking I want to go to Leona’s some time this weekend. They have the best chicken noodle soup ever too! Seriously, ever. Figures I would want the most carby meal in the world but whatever. I want pasta!

My birthday is coming up at the end of the month. I’m turning 24, but I keep telling my boyfriend it is my 21st birthday. I am obviously in denial about getting older. 24 seems like a sucky age. I don’t want to get older. Peter Pan Syndrome. For serious.

This weekend I have to go buy Edie some new chew toys. She’s so ADD, that nothing holds her attention for more than 30 seconds. She needs more variety obviously, even though her current favorite toys are the cap from a laundry detergent bottle, a sock tied in a knot and the shoe lace on my workout shoes. That’s my puppy. I’m haven’t put any pictures of her up in a few days, so I think some adorable Corgi love is necessary for this Friday.

I have this night table that she likes to crawl under and scrounge around for anything in the world that is small and can fit in her mouth. I swear she manages to summon things out of thin air for her to eat, I don’t care how many times I sweep or vacuum. Anyway, I took the drawers from this plastic set of drawers I have out to block off the bottom of the night table so she won’t go under it. So what does my pup do? Finds a new place to nap. Obviously, I need to dust so um, yeah…just ignore that.

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