Where You Lead, I Will Follow

Choosing to rewatch Gilmore Girls was single-handedly one the best decisions I’ve made.
Not just because it’s a good show, the writing is witty and hilarious and the music selection is phenomenal, but because it’s exactly what I needed. Case in point, I am currently on the seventh and final season, which Rory is graduating  from college. She and I are in the exact same position and career path, the idea that it is the end of an era and the beginning of the unknown.  During these last few episodes I keep finding myself relating to dear Ms. Gilmore more than I ever have. Here I am entering the last few months of my college career, an incredible internship already under my belt, and now I’m not sure of what my next move is. I’m watching friends make these big life choices and celebrate with them as they receive news of a job offer, or internship choice, or acceptance into that graduate school program.

Yet here I am, waiting, almost hesitating to make the next big step. Much like Rory herself and having just finished the episode titled “It’s Just Like Riding a Bike”, Rory turns down her first job offer to go after her dream of working at the New York Times, only to be rejected, thus ending up with no future career path while everyone else around her is finalizing their plans post-graduation.

I’m given the real possibility that I might not end up where I want to be (if I figure that out) just like Rory herself.  While of course there are moves I want to make, but the issue is seems is more of when. Do I move home for a year to save money? Do I pack up and go on to another state and start new? Do I accept the first “big-girl” job I’m offered as a safety net, or do I hold out until one I really want comes along?  The deciding factors seems to be: when and where, and for once I’m thankful it doesn't rely on a “who”.  It might be that I’m too in love with myself and my passions, or that I’m too “busy” for anything else really, whatever the case, I’m pretty happy with the direction I’m going. Where I'm going...seems to be the biggest question.

Maybe 2015 can help me figure that out....

xoxo.