What is Figureoutable?

 For those of you who are reading this and of the slightest chance do not know me, my name is Mary Grace, I am currently a senior in high school, and well...I'm in that vital (even vital is an understatement) time of my life where I'm supposed to have my future all mapped out. I see being a senior as living in a never-ending press conference where the people in my life are the reporters and every reporter asks the same question, sure sometimes it's worded differently, but at the end of the day it always comes down to the same thing-"what are you doing after high school?". To this question I always answer with some sort of variation of "umm college, but who knows where, or what for" and if I'm feeling especially clever I'll throw in a little "who knows!! I don't even know what I'm going to have for dinner tonight!".

 See the thing about this question is that no matter how hard we try to align our futures, they are unpredictable. What happens tomorrow you may have never even imagined happening, you could meet the person of your dreams, get offered an amazing job out of the blue, or even on a smaller scale, you find a dollar on the road. With this being the case, I've had a hard time in embracing this whole senior year process, I cannot bring myself to commit to one specific "plan" because who knows what the future has in store for me?  

  In order to combat my own self-reservations in trusting the process/plan that is set out for my life, I've created this blog, with it I want to embrace the mystery that is the unknown and all that comes with it. Being alive and experiencing life is such a blessing that sometimes can get taken for granted, I have definitely been guilty of this on numerous occasions. It's important to welcome every part of life from the good times, the bad times, and everything in between with an optimistic outlook. Don't get me wrong, It's not easy to do at all, but with the right mindset and being cognizant of wanting to be optimistic, it will set you on the right path to be going in the direction of someday being able to do so.
   So what will I write about on here? Anything and everything that I feel called to write about, from self-reflection, life lessons, experiences I've had, and even down to silly things like what I'm liking at the time (TV shows, clothes, etc.). An important part of life and "paving your future" is having a good understanding of yourself and who you are so these posts will help me do this. Some things I hope to do on here are interviews of people in my life to learn more about their journeys, as well as people I don't know whose job/story intrigues me. I think that another way to understanding your own life and journey is by listening to others. I'm excited about this blog and being able to have an outlet to write my thoughts and improve my writing skills (which are slightly lacking), I hope that anyone who reads this will be able to take something away from it and that it's impactful in some sort of way. Here's to trying new things and always adapting!

Mary Grace Blake