I really wish I had a more clever title. A friend already pointed out that I missed a Pokemon reference opportunity in my last post (needed to rotate a blonde into the friend team), and that alone was enough to have me consider throwing in the proverbial blogging towel for good. BECAUSE C’MON. POKEMON. THAT’S MY WHEELHOUSE.

I included in my post last night that some of my big news included a promotion at work (woot!). It was bittersweet, as it meant losing my mentor and safety net and inheriting additional stress that may or may not be proportional to the pay increase. Jury’s still out on that one.

Either way, over the past two weeks I’ve discovered that I actually feel good at people management. It turns out to be a good manager, it just takes a bit of business sense and genuinely caring about people. Thank God it doesn’t involve having all the answers or always acting like an adult, because it would have made me yelling Happy Gilmore quotes at our Codebuild that wasn’t working today (Why didn’t you go home?! That’s your home! Are you too good for your home?!) completely unacceptable.

One of the benefits of the new promotion is that I finally have some spare cash to throw towards taking care of myself. Don’t get me wrong, I plan on investing and doing all of the boring stuff that comes so naturally to me. However, something finally clicked when I realized that I need to enjoy the freedom I have in singleness. Yeah, as I typed that out I realized that DEFINITELY sounds like something single people say to make themselves feel better in the face of crushing loneliness and despair…I digress.

I’m going to travel more this year, and focus on my personal goals. I’m kicking it off this weekend with a trip to Cancun, with work. I plan on laying on a beach with a piña colada in one hand and a book in the other all weekend long (another goal is to read more). Then, I booked a solo trip to Chicago to visit some friends there, eat some good food, and check another city off of my list. From there…who knows? I’m starting a list.

Aside from my travel aspirations, I’m working up the courage to start my own Twitch stream, to bring my snark and geekiness to the world of video game streaming. Here’s the thing – zero self confidence right now. Working on all of that jazz along with my general mental health, which brings me to my other point. I’m actually going to the doctor this week. By choice. Granted, I’m nervous enough that I’ve taken all of the quizzes on psychcentral.com and I’m about 85% sure they are going to run whatever assessment they have and say “Yup, you’re broke, good luck!”, but it is still progress nonetheless.

I’m getting there. Baby steps. Then a face plant. Then some more baby steps.