post-grad purgatory: confessions from the couch
A brief introduction to me, my new blog and what is (hopefully) in it for you.
Hi! My name is Riley, and to be honest, I have no clue how the hell I got here...
As a recovering people pleaser and life-long overachiever, I imagined that I'd be living the life of my dreams (or at least a watered down version of that) by now.
I know, I know: "you're young", "you have time", "it will come when you least expect it"...
I've heard It all. While I know that all of these sayings will one day prove themselves to me to have been coined as clichés for a reason, it doesn't make the transition from "full time student, part-time employee and part-time intern" to "unemployed college graduate" any easier.
I assumed that after years of hard work, sacrifice, triumph (and lots of fun), my college experience, completed with a full resume and a semi-decent portfolio, would've landed me SOMETHING by now (I'm writing this exactly two weeks after graduation, so it's easy to say that I'm not the most patient person In the world) ...
yet, here I am:
So, where is "here"?
Honestly, it's somewhere between navigating post-grad life, rediscovering my passions, attending my weekly therapy sessions and avoiding cover letters at all costs.
Oh, and writing from my friend Charity's couch (fitting name for someone who's letting me take over her spare bedroom during my existential crisis.. girl, if you're reading this, I appreciate you).
And what am I doing here?
Here, as in "my/our own little corner of the internet", I plan to start posting unsolicited opinions while learning more about what I love, who I am, and how to live a life that feels fulfilling (while also hopefully helping and/or inspiring other twenty-somethings to do the same).
Am I a professional writer? No.
Am I a certified mental health professional? No.
Do I really have any credentials to be throwing my thoughts around on the internet? Also no.
I am simply a girl with a marketing degree, too much time on her hands and a mission to prove to myself (and others) that "here" is what you make it.
As I kickstart this blog, I hope you take what resonates and leave the rest in the dust (much like what I have done with the last 22 years of my life).
Thanks for being "here".
Happy reading!
XO
~ Riley Rae <3