Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything, blogosphere! Do not fret, however—I have indeed been thinking about you and have missed you greatly.
Where have I been? Well I’m glad I asked myself that question (since no one else has).
I’ve recently settled in to the, for lack of a better metaphor, chapter of my life. 22 days ago I was offered a social media position at a wonderful, all-natural skincare company called Aidance Skincare. 21 days ago I completed my last college assignment and officially earned those last credits finalizing the completion of my bachelor’s degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Four days ago I packed up belongings and moved into a house in Providence, Rhode Island with two really great people—a New Hampshire native, Craig, and a German girl going for her master’s from Johnson and Wales, Franzi. And yesterday was my first day of work at Aidance.
It’s weird how we grow up. I know it may sound cliche, but I really think it is. It’s been so long since we were clueless of any sense of time other than bedtime to signal the days and our birthdays to mark the years, we just view time as this thing always passing rather than arriving. I remember this day in the photo, climbing into boxes as if it were this magical place that seemed filled with limitless possibilities of fantabulous(< I did not know that was an accepted word) wonders. I remember getting a kitten I named Tigger when I was just two years old, sitting in the backseat of my dad’s care as we got a box with the cutest little orange kitten you’ve ever seen(fo’ reals). We all have our childhood memories and things that remind us of them—and we have to remember not to forget about them. These were the times where everything was an adventure and the simplest things dazzled our minds. But grownups tend not to think that way; at least most of them, any-who. In these recent, very quickly passing weeks, the idea of being a “grownup” continued to run through my head as I discussed health insurance, taxes, and even shopping for my first real mattress away from home(I’ve been sleeping on an air mattress for the last couple years, my back was killing me! I think that’s a primary reason I wanted to graduate college a bit earlier than expected)—an adult is what I’ll be for the rest of my life. How am I going to handle being old?!
But even though I may have to grow up and worry about all those things that life forces you to worry about these days, I can always be young at heart. Even just my couple days at work for Aidance Skincare has reassured me that you can continue to have fun and enjoy life and those around you while still being a great success and doing some pretty cool things. I am truly excited for the work I am doing and I literally cannot wait to do it again tomorrow, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
If we allow life’s little quarrels and stresses to get to us too much, we will allow them to run our lives and keep us trapped in that dull, soulless cardboard box that a lot of old people are in. But if we focus on the good, doing good for others and, as Darien Lake Resort would put it, “remember it’s fun”, we’ll be able to open up that world of imagination, creativity and innovation that the cardboard box revealed to us as children. Don’t let, whatever it is, get you down. I want to see you smiling and looking up at the world. Show us all what you’re made of. I’m ready for it all. I’m ready to take on the “real world”. I’m ready to do great things.
Let’s do this.
