What Timehop has Quickly Taught Me

Many of you out there may have seen many social media posts from the app "Timehop." Well we they first began I had no idea what they were (just proof that you fall out of the latest hype when you get older.) My younger sister sent me a picture  a few weeks back followed by the words, one year ago today. I quickly responded asking her how she possibly remembered that, at which time she told me that the app told her. Thinking it was a cool concept I quickly downloaded the app myself. For anyone unfamiliar the app is marketed as "the time capsule of you" and it connects with your iphone pictures and your social media accounts. Then each day it gives you a run down of all the pictures or posts from 1,2,3,4 or more years ago on that you made on that day.

I have now had the app for a week or two and I feel like it has been an awesome reminder of memories from the past and a look back on so many great times in my life. Obviously it also shows me how much things have changed over the years but overall I love being reminded of all my thoughts and activities from the years prior. What I've realized looking back:

I have had some great adventures

3 years ago at this time I was living outside of New Mexico for the first time, living in Boston for the summer. Exploring an amazing new city, figuring out public transportation, meeting great new people and learning a lot about myself along the way.

2 years ago at this time I was living outside of New Mexico for the second time, living in Boulder Colorado for the summer completing another internship before starting grad school. Colorado was a lot closer to my comfort zone then Massachusetts but it was still fantastic to explore another new place and fall in love with the area.

1 year ago at this time I had just moved out of New Mexico for good, to live in Dallas Texas. I was finishing up my last semester of Grad school and looking for my first full time job in a new and strange city.

It never really occurred to me that within the last 3 years I have lived in 5 different cities and had unique experiences in each of them that shaped where my life is today.

I have some great people in my life- through all of it

When the timehop notification comes and I look at the past years I am often comforted by how many people remain constant in the posts over the years despite all the other changes that occurred. I am so blessed by the best family, friends and finance (the 3 F's that mean everything)

Several years from now I will look back and appreciate right now

Sometimes we get so caught up living life we don't realize all the wonderful things happening around us until we look back on them later. Lately I have been stressed and frustrated but I ultimately know I am living one of the best times of my life right now, I think this is a reminder to appreciate it everyday because I know I will blink and it will have passed.

Timehop may be just a cellphone app but I feel like it has been a great tool to appreciate all that I have now and have experienced in the past. I look forward to each days overview!