meadowlark.

it has been apparent to me that i have not blogged in quite sometime.

and this realization has actually come to me in the form of a wonderful little birdie that i know.

a lot has happened since the last days of my written words.

i turned 23 on the 23rd therefore fulfilling a lifelong goal of having my golden birthday. 

i'm not sure how many of you have achieved life goals, but it can be quite unnerving. mine was met with joy and despair (both at the same time, which is one of the joys of being a woman). but a good friend of mine reminded me that it is not only the day that is golden, but the entire year. so i have this entire year to look forward to the golden things of life that i hope to experience.

i got a job at levi's which is now closing in just a matter of days. but i enjoyed my time there and getting to know new and different people.

and while catching up is fun, i'm getting a little bored now because i really got on here to talk about something specific.

for christmas my mom got me the strengths finder 2.o. basically you go on online and take a test that pinpoints five of your greatest strengths - a personality test of sorts. and we all know how much i love that.

after about a half hour i came to find out that mine five strengths are (in this order):

empathy.

connectedness.

communication

individualization.

activator.

i really love learning about myself. 

sounds slightly conceded, but really i think understanding yourself is on of the most foundational things a person can have to be able to operate in this world - at least in somewhat of a healthy way. i so enjoy learning new and different things about myself, or further discovering who i am and why i am and how i can be. there were just some great thoughts in those descriptions. and while i'd love to take the time to just copy and paste and talk about everything...it's getting late and i have class in the morning. so i'll leave you with this thought for now: the thing i find most valuable in taking these personality tests is not so something can put me in this little box, but because it makes me feel like i have a place and purpose in this world and in the lives of the people around me.