“This isn’t a fairytale. It’s New York City.”
You know in movies when they show a montage of the main character doing something? Like when they fly through a whole bunch of time in a character's life, really quick. They show you the victories and the failures and the mundane activities in between with all these little snippets of film. They mix them up, string them together, and set them to music. Before you know it, you've only listened to thirty seconds of a song but you've watched an entire week or month or year of a character's life go by on screen.
That's kind of what my life feels like at this point. And you're like, "But Katy it's only your first week." Yeah people, I know. Whatever. I feel like I'm past the "beginning" part of this. I'm no longer getting settled or figuring things out (for the most part). I've fallen into this routine and every day is relatively the same. These are the snippets of my montage: Get up at 8:00. Get pretty. Eat breakfast, alone. Subway to work. Workworkwork. Eat lunch, alone. Work some more. Leave at 6:00 and either walk 45 minutes home or jump on the subway. Eat dinner, usually alone. Change clothes. Might walk around campus or the park for a little. Come home. Shower. Bed. Sleep. That is my everyday. I keep meaning to write and take pictures and do fun things at night, but y'all. The 9:00 to 6:00 thing is so hard. It changes you. By the end of my day, I am so exhausted, I really just can't wait to sleep. Which, if you know me, is so unlike me it's almost scary. I'm in the city that never sleeps, and it's all I want to do.
I could talk more about how tired my montage is making me, but I digress. I'm getting a little frustrated; I want to get out and do things. I don't want to limit my adventure time to just weekends. I only get ten of those. Plus, weeknights deserve some love too, especially in New York City. Learning to adult is kicking my ass right now, but it's going to get better. Wanna know how I know? Eventually the montage ends and the character comes out on the other side ready for whatever incredible plot twist comes their way. That's me. I am the character (**movie star), and my plot twist is coming. I just have to get through the rotation of victories, failures, and mundane things until I get there.