Today’s my birthday!
Try to guess how old I am this year… there may or may not be a huge hint in the title of this post.
Anyways, I feel like we should recap and reflect on the past 365 days of my life. It’s good to take a step back to see where you were, where you are, and where you’re headed in life.
We’ll start a year ago from today, my eighteenth birthday. I had mixed feelings about turning eighteen. I was excited to finally be an adult and take on adult responsibilities, but then again I was now an adult with adult responsibilities. I was also having a hard time adjusting to college life. I was doing fine in my classes, but it was hard for me to connect with those around me. I was usually the quiet guy who kept to themselves at school, letting other people do their own thing and providing feedback only when required.
I looked really young, as though I could still pass as a high schooler. My height didn’t help with this factor at all either. I also had lots of stomach issues. I’d end up staying home just because of stomach pains day after day. It caused me to not be able to work, and it made me have a hard relationship with food, with some things causing my stomach to hurt so bad.
Jumping to the present day, my first twelve hours of being nineteen. I’ve made much progress school-wise. I’m better friends with lots of my classmates, and that helps in having conversations in class and providing feedback. I’m also able to get up and present in front of my class without being super nervous. I’m still doing good in all of my classes, and making much better work than one year ago. I’ve been able to better apply the Principles of Design to all of my projects, and that has kept me with an amazing GPA.
I also grew my hair out over the last year. Looking back at a photo from one year ago, my hair was super short compared to what it is now. My stomach issues have sadly not gone away, but I have been getting them under control. I am seeing some different doctors to help find out the problem, and I hope to actually have a solution in the next month if my next doctor’s appointment in a few weeks goes well!
That brings us to my future. The doctor’s appointment in a few weeks will help me find more answers about my body and why I keep having these stomach pains. For now, I just have to be careful with what I do and eat until that happens. I am not sure what I am going to do with my hair. I dyed it a while back but wasn’t sure how to feel about it. It’s in the air with what to do with it. I might cut it or dye it again, we will have to wait and see, which is sometimes the only thing you can do.
As for design, I cannot wait for my future. I applied for a part-time job as a Visual Content Creator in Sioux Falls, so I really hope I get that job there. I cannot wait for the portfolio show where I get to show off my work. I also am looking forward to joining the real world with a design job, or something related. There is a lot waiting for me in my future in the graphic design field, so get ready, because here I come!
So, nineteen. Kind of a boring age to be, but I have lots of things coming my way to make my life interesting. I’m just going to live it day by day, enjoying the last year of being a teacher. Here’s to another year older!
TC
