The Hopewell House

Today one of the technicians at work told me I seemed interesting.

I said thanks and that my husband thinks I'm interesting, but that he's usually sarcastic.
Then I awkwardly walked away.

Honestly, I just didn't know what to say.

I take it as a compliment, or at least I hope it was a compliment, but when it comes to people saying things about me, I don't really know what to say...uhhh thank you I guess?

But the truth is, the more I think about it, I guess I like being called interesting. 

I prefer calling myself crazy or quirky, but interesting works too.

I don't really know why she thought that, maybe it was because I eat really healthy lunches in comparison to my coworkers or because I wore colored tights to work today or because I live with roommates and am married or maybe it's just because I like adventures.

Whatever made her think that, I guess something kind of sticks out about me.

I love living an adventurous life.

I love being crazy and eccentric and over the top.

I love being smiley and bubbly.

I love being awkward and goofy.

I love having fun and doing the unexpected.

I love living an unconventional lifestyle.

So if that's interesting, I guess it works.

It's funny because in high school I wanted so bad to be like everyone else, that I felt I kind of lost myself in the process. 

I was timid and backwards.

Quiet & Shy.

No real opinions and no real unique qualities.

And you know, I hated it.

There was something inside me that was longing to get out... to just be ME and to stop trying so hard to please everyone around me.

During college, I started realizing how little I really wanted to be like everyone else and instead how much I wanted to be more like myself. 

I wanted to be different, to go against the grain, to be original.

I wanted to stop being passionate about things and instead wanted to simply live passionately.

I guess finding yourself isn't something you discover overnight, 

It's a process.

It's everyday being more comfortable in your own skin and learning to love the you that you become when no one is around.

Every quirk, flaw, and weird aspect.

I am me and such a wonderfully made ME.

I think it's refreshing to remember that today.