It's All About Your Mindset

I have learned SO much since being single, so I thought I would share how I have noticed growth and change in recent days.

My aunt still has her heart set on me dating one of her daughter's (my cousin's) ex-boyfriends. He has had my number for over a month now and I haven't heard from him yet. She text me the other night to find out if we had our date set up yet, which of course we don't, and then proceeded to tell me how I need to ask him out, and to "get this ball rolling." I told her that 1. That was not my style 2. I am patient and 3. I am really busy, so I'm not going to push it.
Then, one of my guy friends kept asking me to come see him and stay with him (he lives a little over an hour away). He text me last night at 8:30 p.m. and wanted me to come there. I told him I already had plans, but he didn't like that too much. He got kind of mad about it, but I told him 1. If he really wanted to hang out, he would give me more than a moment's notice 2. I don't have to drop everything for anyone, it's just the perks of being single.
What I've come to realize is that I don't have to make time for anyone or anything I don't want to. I don't mean that in a negative way, it's just been an awesome realization for me because I find it so freeing. I am such a people pleaser, that I often lose sight of what I want. Unfortunately, this semester, I have stretched myself way too thin, so I honestly do not have time for another person in my life...and that's ok!!! I've also realized that no one else has the right to make me feel bad for not wanting to invest my time and life into another person. I'm starting to, or at least trying to embrace my single-ness.


On another note, last night I went to a get together with a lot of the people I work with. Guy from work (same guy from previous posts - we flirt, but will never date) was there of course. We spent most the night talking and having an awesome conversation. When I went to leave, I gave him a hug and he walked me outside. I told him to call me later if he needed a ride, because I absolutely hate drunk driving!!! He pinky promised he would and then gave me a kiss (innocent peck of course) as I was leaving. He actually did end up calling me at 4:30 this morning, I guess just to let me know he had made it home. I was talking to another guy last night who made a comment that if he didn't have a girlfriend, he would be hitting on me right now. Ha! I love little comments like that!

I am thankful for:
2. College football on Saturdays!
3. Crisp, fall mornings that are perfect to run in