Thinking back to my teenage years seems like a lifetime ago. Hell, who am I kidding, thinking back to my college years feels like a lifetime ago. It’s amazing how much a person grows, changes, accomplishes and learns in the course of a year let alone a lifetime. Thinking back to 15 years old makes me realize how much I’ve accomplished and learned since my rebellious teenage years. When I thought I knew everything, but I was young, naive and immature.
15 years old…
*I was a Sophomore in high school
*I lived with my mom in a small town with my brother. My parents were divorced when I was young so we saw my dad on nights and weekend.
*I listened to a lot of grunge and alternative music, Hole, Nirvana, STP…
*Music was my life. I had been taking private voice lessons for about one year at this point and pretty much all I cared about was music and singing
*I wanted to attend Berklee College of Music more than anything
*I had a boyfriend who I dated all throughout high school
*I wanted to be a famous singer and actress
*I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I “grew up”
*I feared death, change and the thought of moving away from home
*The world was a big and scary place where possibilities were endless and life’s opportunities were at my fingertips, but I was afraid of leaving my small town and taking a leap of faith.
*30 years old seemed old
So, what I have accomplished now that I’m 31…
*I graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Songwriting
*I’ve been a teacher, an international sales manager and now an Enterprise Account Manager for a great company.
*I married a pretty awesome guy who I love more than anything who is truly my best friend
*I’ve lived on my own for several years and now I’m in the process of buying a house with my husband
*Music is still my passion, but it’s no longer my life
*I’ve traveled to many of the US states and places such as Canada, Europe and the Caribbean, both for business and for pleasure
*I found a new love and interest for health, nutrition and exercise and love learning about it
*My idea of “fame” has evolved from wanting to be a well-known popular singer to having a strong desire to making a positive change in the world and helping people
*The world is still a big and sometimes scary place, but I want to travel it and not limit myself to the possibilities and opportunities that it beholds
*Now that I’m actually a grown up, I still don’t know what I want to “be”
*I’m still petrified of death for I’ve lost friends and family that have only made this fear a reality that life is precious and fragile
*Life is still full of opportunities and possibilities and I’m interested in knowing and experiencing them all
*30 years old doesn’t seem so old anymore
*I wonder where I’ll be and what else I’ll have accomplished in the next 15 years, but that really does seem “old” 😉