Morning Thoughts

 This morning, I was thinking of that shirt. It brings back memories from New Year's 2015. My sister and I bought the same shirt, as we loved the gold detailed design at the neck, the cut-out sleeves (cold shoulder), and the quarter sleeves with the same pretty gold design drizzled around the end of the sleeves. The shirt was white, and somewhat see through, so a Cami or tank top was a must. 

I remember wearing this all the time in the new year, though it was definitely a summer shirt, that we found in December, I think while trying to find the perfect outfit for our New Year's Eve event. I remember wearing it under my Kumon sweater at work, and letting the sleeves showcase their gold hue and making a casual look twice as fancy. (And to my mind, somehow making the job a little more interesting.) 

I remember my sister wore this shirt while on her visit to El Salvador with her now husband, which was actually perfect for the humid and tropical weather.  This shirt brought about inspiration, especially entering the new year, and closing out a difficult fall for me as a new student at my university. Fashion always seemed to do that for me. A new piece of clothing here, a new piece of jewelry there, it could make a cloudy, dreary day brighten just what I decided to wear and conjure up. 

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This morning, I was also thinking about Januarys. How the first month of the year is always special, exciting, full with bated breath and new resolutions and goals, crisp as ever like a dewy, chilly morning or an early winter snow glued to Christmas trees. I'm remembering how grateful I am to not be in a brand-new job or looking for one. 

I know how it is to send job application after job application attached with resume and such, and clawing for interviews. Not to mention, the constant unknown, of what would pan out and email exchanges at your side, and the ticking of your bank account needing some more funds. On top of adjusting to a new routine, tasks, coworkers, expectations with the new year just underway and still feeling fresh and new. 

There is of course some excitement and anticipation with it, but in my experiences, both times were rather hard and came out to be pretty awful jobs for me. I'm really glad to be on the other side, yet learned some valuable lessons along the way that have enhanced my learning and growth.