millennial blog project

millennial blog project

I won’t sit idly by and watch my life pass before my eyes

A millennial’s coming-of-age story

My name is Emily and I’m 30 years old. I’ve been writing on this blog in fits and spurts since I was 14, originally as “Blackbyrd” on blackbyrd.wordpress.com. I’ve long been enamored by the written word and have scribbled poems and sonnets in countless notebooks since I was 7.

Today I’m a classically trained journalist who has built a successful career in corporate marketing. On this blog I write about my musings while traveling all over the world and riding my bike.

Welcome to my never-ending coming-of-age story.

Thanks for visiting!

  • Making new memories

    I drove home yesterday. You might call me a loser for driving home on Tuesday when I was dropped off here only last Saturday, but I had a very good reason to go home. I knew that if I didn’t go to this wake, I would never believe that he is dead. Now I know Read more

  • Nights at Bonaventure

    Well, this it it. My first night has arrived. Mom and Dad were angels and situated my belongings while I was at my cross-country meeting. I was pleasantly surprised to unlock the door to my room and open it to find that all of the Walmart bags were gone. What a relief! My iMac is Read more

  • The summer of many job applications and no job

    See title above. That’s what I am calling this summer. I really did try to get a job this summer. I applied early and even interviewed for one way back in May. I thought I was a shoe-in for that job (with my town’s summer recreation program), but then it never happened. Maybe I went Read more

  • To grandmother’s house we go

    “I’m going to Grandma and Papa’s house.” I flinch immediately after I say it. Oh wait…no I’m not.  But I keep saying that every time. “I’m going to Grandma and Papa’s house.” And I’m not alone. “I’m going to Grandma and Papa’s house,” Adam said today. He had to go take care of some yard work, Read more

  • Everybody has a story

    So, in August I will be heading off to St. Bonaventure University for my freshman year of college. There, I said it. Guess I’ve accepted it. Since I will be an incoming freshman, I had to attend orientation last week (if it was truly optional, I probably would not have gone). My parents opted out Read more

  • Biting the Apple

    I have dreamed (dreamt? – that one boggles my mind) of this day for months and months. Graduation was a big deal, yes, but what came after graduation was what I needed for this day that I have been looking forward to for a long time. Right now, I am sitting in my room typing Read more