reflections: june 2018
- imani nicole
- Jun 6, 2018
- 2 min read
gah damn SHIT! we're already halfway through 2018. ain't that something.
Can y'all actually believe that it's already June? It's been six months, 26 weeks and we halfway through 2018. Donald fucking Trump is still our president, Bill Cosby all over the place, Drake has a kid by a porn star, Betty White still kicking it, and I'm about to turn 22 years old in less than a month. #CancerGang! Lettuce not forget how I graduated college (twice) within these first six months as well.
Among all the crazy things that have already occurred in 2018, major self reflection was one of them. I'm not kidding when I say that adulting is SO hard. Between going to school, balancing two jobs to pay rent that is entirely too expensive, maintaining a social life and full edges... there aren't enough Backwoods to pipe down my anxiety. I can say that 2018 started off pretty well-- even though January was 76 days long, and winter in Atlanta was even longer. I participated in a pageant (unwillingly, at first) and learned so much about myself and others along the way. I forgave when it was hard, gave one too many second chances to lots of people and made some shitty financial decisions. Like, really shitty.
But isn't that the beauty of being a twenty-something? You do stupid shit that you realize was a shitty idea the minute it happens, you cry, you love the wrong person way too hard, you wait a little too late to submit that assignment by 11:59pm.
But among all the anxiety attacks, overdrafts 'til your check drops, and lazy days, before you know it... you're halfway through the year. You make it through whatever it is, and the things that stressed you did not defeat you. You made it bitch!
I've had some changes to my 2018 plans already that I'm not too happy with. But, shit happens. We can't spend our lives wondering why things go the way they do, we can only move forward and keep our heads up.
God would not put ANYTHING before you that you could not handle.
Some things I'm committing to for the rest of 2018 include:
saving more money
getting my passport
waking up eariler
consistently blogging
I say this because I want to be held accountable and be more responsible in my life. I only want to move forward and be waaaaaaaaaaaay better than I was two, three months ago. Simply because there is always room for improvement. Adulting waits for no one, and it does not care about your excuses or "why". So in these last six months of 2018, make everything and every moment count. Set some goals for yourself and write them down to hold yourself accountable! Be blessed. <3
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