Happy February!

Congratulations everyone! We've made it to the second month of 2018! It seemed like 2017 came and was gone before we knew it, I still can't believe that it's already February of 2018!

A lot has happened. Good and bad. It's been a very testing couple of weeks. I don't know if anyone else can relate but lots of bad things and good things have happened. I'm almost on my fourth month of my new job and I'm loving it, thus far. I get the hours I need, I get along well with both the customers and the other employees.

I managed to land myself a great internship that may be the first few steps of my overall goal. It doesn't start until the end of this month but I'll be sure to keep you guys updated.

I still haven't gone back to school yet, I've been having a lot of financial issues with the school and whatnot but I'm planning on still going to school and finishing my last 6 hours in order to graduate. It's been stressful but it's a work in progress.

It's February, tomorrow is groundhog day - I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the groundhog to tell us that Spring is coming early - and then after that we have Valentine's Day coming up.

Now, don't get me wrong, it's a cute idea to have a day of the year where you celebrate your loved ones but honestly, I don't think it's necessary to designate one day to showing your significant other that you appreciate them.

You should be doing that on a regular basis. Regardless of how busy life is, you should always make time to let your significant other know that you appreciate them dealing with you and all that comes with you.

I've never been too fond of Valentine's Day, I understand it was originally to celebrate the Saint Valentine but no one really knows who the Saint is, they just know that it's a day to spoil their Significant other.

This year, I told my Significant other (S.O.) that all I want for Valentine's day is to spend time with each other and enjoy each others company, a nice conversation. I don't expect to be showered in gifts and chocolate, it's nice but not necessary.

I told my S.O. that I wanted to have a nice dinner - nothing fancy, just something we make at home - and maybe watch a movie and spend time together. See, he believes that Valentine's Day is supposed to be the day that the female in the relationship is spoiled and showered with gifts, foods, and anything else she deems worthy but I've never felt like that about Valentine's Day.

Even as a child, my mother would get me and my sister little Valentine's Day baskets, they would usually have a little stuffed animal, some socks, and a piece of candy with a card. We never threw a fit - to my knowledge - if we didn't get anything on Valentine's Day. It was her way of showing us that she loved us before she left for work - she was usually gone before we were after a certain age.

For me, Valentine's Day has never really been a big deal - yeah I celebrated it with my S.O.'s in the past, would do something special but in the end, all I need to be happy on Valentine's Day is some attention, not gifts, and relaxation.

Here's the kicker, my S.O. works all day on Valentine's Day and I'm off. Ironic, right? But, here's my plan, to celebrate the next day he has off. Which again, my idea of celebrating is just hanging out.

Something that has become a rarity recently is the idea of relaxation. My S.O. and I have been so busy with work and school, and finances that we haven't had much time to just relax. He's always doing something and I'm usually fussing over my school stuff if I'm not at work. Of course, my way of dealing with it is sleeping - I'll get into that in another blog.

Life is tough, life is stressful, so what I think is most important in life right now is relaxation, for not just my S.O. and I but for everyone. Everyone is always so busy, we have so much stress on a regular day that we overwhelm ourselves and exhaust ourselves, so here's my suggestion, here's what I want for you guys.

I want you guys to celebrate Valentine's Day with Relaxation. I don't care if you have an S.O. or not, just relax. take the day to love yourself. That isn't to say that you shouldn't have anything to do with your S.O., do something but let that something be relaxing. Ease your minds some. Do something that doesn't require you to worry about everything else going on in life.

Don't think about tomorrow or what's got to be done within the next few days, focus on that day, Valentine's Day, and give yourself some much needed R&R. It may not be a weeks vacation but just a day to relax can help everything else seem less overwhelming. Promise me this, guys? It's very important to take care of yourselves and Happy February! May the Spring bring you good vibes and happy days!

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Side Note: I originally hadn't planned on blogging about anything and everything but I figured, "Take a chance" so if you guys could let me know what you think about this blog update, that would be lovely. Help me help you. Right?