A very happy double-digit birthday to my one and only niece, Lizzie! Where have the last ten years gone???
Showing posts with label decade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decade. Show all posts
Monday, December 28, 2020
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
The End (and Start) of a Decade
Man, it seems like only yesterday that 2019 first got here. For that matter, I well remember ushering in the year 2000 (and people freaking out over the "new millennium"), and while time doesn't really travel that fast, you find yourself marveling at how much time passed when you look back.
This has been a year and decade full of ups and downs. To call it a roller coaster ride is putting it mildly.
Throughout this decade, I started classes at the Ogden campus of Weber State University (I first enrolled at the Davis County campus in 2008), graduated from WSU with a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing, lost my dad, started my first job, went through a total of five jobs, lost some good friends (not all of them to death), lost my grandparents and a few other family members, gained a niece and three nephews, received my temple endowments...and started this blog, of course.
There's a great deal to show for these ten years, for better or for worse, but I think it's safe to say that the "better" vastly outranks the "worse." I'm not the same person I was in the 2000s or even the 1990s, and that's an excellent, excellent thing.
My writing and art have improved tremendously, as have my self-esteem and self-reliance. I've learned to do things for myself and not have somebody else do all the work for me or hold my hand the entire time. Besides a degree, college helped me grow up, make that official transition from a girl into a woman. In hindsight, my one true regret about college is how much money I borrowed from the government for my tuition, although I also pride myself for not getting into further debt and for paying off such a huge chunk already.
I'm well aware that the New Year doesn't mean everything will be perfect. There will be many ups and downs for 2020 and the decade that follows...but here's hoping the ups will outnumber the downs, and the start of a brand-new chapter is exciting just the same. Ready or not, here it comes.
Let the fun times roll, mates, and tally-ho!
This has been a year and decade full of ups and downs. To call it a roller coaster ride is putting it mildly.
Throughout this decade, I started classes at the Ogden campus of Weber State University (I first enrolled at the Davis County campus in 2008), graduated from WSU with a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing, lost my dad, started my first job, went through a total of five jobs, lost some good friends (not all of them to death), lost my grandparents and a few other family members, gained a niece and three nephews, received my temple endowments...and started this blog, of course.
There's a great deal to show for these ten years, for better or for worse, but I think it's safe to say that the "better" vastly outranks the "worse." I'm not the same person I was in the 2000s or even the 1990s, and that's an excellent, excellent thing.
My writing and art have improved tremendously, as have my self-esteem and self-reliance. I've learned to do things for myself and not have somebody else do all the work for me or hold my hand the entire time. Besides a degree, college helped me grow up, make that official transition from a girl into a woman. In hindsight, my one true regret about college is how much money I borrowed from the government for my tuition, although I also pride myself for not getting into further debt and for paying off such a huge chunk already.
I'm well aware that the New Year doesn't mean everything will be perfect. There will be many ups and downs for 2020 and the decade that follows...but here's hoping the ups will outnumber the downs, and the start of a brand-new chapter is exciting just the same. Ready or not, here it comes.
Let the fun times roll, mates, and tally-ho!
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Happy DA Anniversary - 10 Years!
Today marks the day that I became an official member of the deviantART community!
May not seem like a big deal, but this site was where I first made myself known on the Internet. I joined DA long before I joined Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr; I didn't even have my own personal email yet.
This place also helped me come out of my shell, gain more confidence in my art and writing, and discover some of the best friends I'll ever know.
Regrettably, work has kept me from celebrating this day like I really wanted to. But I plan to have a more proper celebration later this week!
For now, here's to making it to the 10-year mark, and here's to the next decade (with luck)!
May not seem like a big deal, but this site was where I first made myself known on the Internet. I joined DA long before I joined Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr; I didn't even have my own personal email yet.
This place also helped me come out of my shell, gain more confidence in my art and writing, and discover some of the best friends I'll ever know.
Regrettably, work has kept me from celebrating this day like I really wanted to. But I plan to have a more proper celebration later this week!
For now, here's to making it to the 10-year mark, and here's to the next decade (with luck)!
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