Hopefully a Strong Return to Blogging!

I just revamped the blog: new font, new colors, new background, etc.  I think that in all, it reflects a happier side of me, rather than a melancholy one.  My previous blog background (the weird wrapped roses) felt a little too generic and I thought that I was digging a little too deep for the artsy fartsy me...which is a piece of me that exists in a very small way.

I also spruced up the blog by removing some old posts--mainly sad ones.  I couldn't even make myself read those past posts where I talked about going in and out of a mild depression.  That "me" happens when I'm most vulnerable and in retrospect, I'm not really comfortable exposing that side of myself, at the moment...on this blog...even though I'm pretty sure no one ever reads this...especially since this blog is more of a therapeutic means for me.  I have absolutely no target audience...or audience, in general.

Lastly, I come back to the blog as a changed person.  On December 9th, I interviewed at my top choice medical school and on February 1st, I was offered a spot in the incoming 2012 class.  I'm so grateful, happy, and completely blown away by this accomplishment.  Although a lot of people (my big support network) came out of the wood works and commented on this amazing news as being nothing out of the ordinary for me, I have to say, I'm so surprised and incredibly happy with this outcome and finally feel at peace with myself.  I'd like to blog about this more, but I'm not in the mood for a super long detailed post, at the moment.

To round this post off, I'm trying to set some new goals for myself, in terms of blogging.
-I want to blog more, as much as possible.  I am a truly sentimental person and I don't want to forget my experiences, good or bad.
-And on that note, I need to refrain from deleting posts.  Sometimes when I re-read what I've written a few weeks post-post, I cringe and feel so awkward.  But I think I just need to embrace that feeling.  I can't change what I felt in the past, so there's no reason for me to hide it, or erase any evidence of it. 

That's it!

Adios,

S