The New Normal ~

Wow, so I’ll be done with school in a week. It’s bittersweet. My family plans on throwing me a graduation party and I’m really excited because this is something that I’ve waited so long to do. It’s crazy to think that I started this process 4 years ago. It was a struggle. I remember having no money to do my laundry and having to spray my clothes with Febreeze because that’s the only way I could have “clean” laundry. I I remember having to starve some nights because I ran out of meal plans. This whole process hasn’t been glitz and glam and I’m okay with it…

Today, I had a really good day. I REMODELED my room and it looks FABULOUS. I bought a new comforter, added wallpaper and new lamps. This whole revamping of the room has really changed my perspective. At first, my room was dark and depressing. Some days, I would literally just sit in my room with the lights and TV off and just think. In this point in time, that’s not the best solution. I’m really excited for my future… even though I don’t really know what that entails. Remember when I said journalism is dying? Well, I’ve changed my mind. Journalism will never die. We need journalism to make the world go round. I think the traditional ways of reporting and getting the story out there is dying but as far as having it as a career. It’s not dying. BUT, I do want to add that getting a job is… HARD. I feel like employers ask for a lot of experience from recent grads which is unrealistic. Like hello??? I don’t like 8 years of experience in editing. But honestly, I do. I was editing my Myspace back in the day. I laughed today when I thought about it. I would be in my room til 2am HTML coding my wallpaper and graphics so honey I’M NOT NEW TO THIS, I’M TRUE TO THIS.

In conclusion, I’m a mess and it’s okay to be a mess. No one has it figured out. We’re all just balls of confusion just navigating life. 🙂

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