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Everything you’re about to read is based on my own experience. It may be a personal take on something, a way to cope, or a helpful anecdote. Read on and let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to write about.

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Nov 8, 2023

A lot can change in a year…

Nov 8, 2023

Nov 1, 2020

Into the unknown...

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Dec 10, 2019

Who lives, who dies, who tells your story

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Danielle 12/20/21 Danielle 12/20/21

What 2021 taught me…

This is officially the longest I’ve gone without a new blog post since this blog has existed. Needless to say I’ve been busy, depressed, and downright exhausted. I’ve been running on fumes since about mid-September. Some days it’s good exhaustion (like staying out till 4am because friends were in town). Some days it’s bad exhaustion (aka my job is killing me). Either way, I simply haven’t had the energy to write or really even been in the best headspace to do so. However, with the year winding down I thought I’d do something new for this year’s end of year post…

Danielle 9/20/21 Danielle 9/20/21

A Mighty Return

I had won a ticket to see Frozen on Broadway, an epic continuation of the winning streak I’d been on. I’d never seen Frozen before and was super excited to see the story translated on stage. I got swept up in the Disney spectacle of it all and left the theatre feeling happy. I greeted the actors at the stage door but was starting to notice a shift. The security was extra ramped up even just from a couple weeks earlier when I’d won the Book of Mormon lottery. “Please put your Playbills out to be signed and do not touch the actors. Please do not ask them to stop for pictures.”

Danielle 9/2/21 Danielle 9/2/21

Never let good be good enough

This was a catchphrase on a training video for a job I had many moons ago. A coworker and I had a running joke about it for a while because we both thought it was completely ridiculous, but in a weird way it’s kind of stuck with me. Could it be my perfectionist side coming out? Yes, of course. I always have this need to be “perfect” and make people proud, though often it feels as though nothing I do will ever be “good enough” so… is it true that I can never let good be good enough?

Danielle 8/24/21 Danielle 8/24/21

Another year gone

I wasn’t sure what I was going to write this year. Even now, as I sit down at the keyboard, I’m still not sure. The last 3 years I’ve been so emotional leading up to this week that I could barely think straight. This year, though, I’ve had other things to occupy my mind so it kind of crept up on me… which is both good and bad.

Danielle 8/11/21 Danielle 8/11/21

What does the future hold?

When you’re in high school, you’re constantly asked, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” Maybe it’s on a college application or during an interview, maybe it’s a guidance counselor. Regardless of who is doing the asking, the context of the question is always the same: what does your future hold? At 17 or 18 years old, we make up some answer about what we think we want our lives to look like and continue on with the day. Some people may fulfill those teenage dreams, but I think most people don’t truly know what they want or who they want to be until the actually get through college and discover a different side of themselves.

Danielle 7/8/21 Danielle 7/8/21

1 year, 2 months, and 4 days

That’s how long it took for me to be able to work in the office at my “new” job. For new readers, you can catch up on my job journey here and here. It’s a bit of a read so hang onto your hats. Let’s give a quick recap, though, for those who have forgotten.