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!

  • My room is disgusting

    I’m not the most organized person in the world, but I do like for things to have their own place and not be spread out on the pink carpet on my floor. I usually do my laundry every weekend and tidy up my room at the same time. During the week I tend to just Read more

  • Minus the salad

    I’ve been sick all weekend. Yeah, it sucks a lot. I don’t usually get sick, but on Friday, I could not get warm after our brisk walk outside in the windy night. I was wearing my white North Face fleece – turns out it isn’t as warm as some people say it is (it was Read more

  • Showing weaknesses

    You know it’s bad when the girl who used to blog constantly suddenly stops pressing the keys on her keyboard. I haven’t felt like ranting; I feel like all I do is bitch and moan. I haven’t felt like complaining about some things because I want you, the readers, to think I have everything in Read more

  • 2010 in review (well, this is pretty nifty!)

    The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 5,700 times in 2010. That’s about 14 full 747s.   Read more

  • Christmas time is gone :(

    I thought of something fun I can do! I’m going to try to name every Christmas present I received from Santa off the top of my head! Ready? Set? GO! Ladybug Pillow Pet (It’s a pillow, it’s a pet – it’s a Pillow Pet!) Jewelry-making pad-thing…so my projects stay in place! Pliers (for jewelry-making – Read more

  • Reeaaaallllyyyy interesting (and thought-provoking)

    Wow…34 views already in 2011. It might seem lame to some of you ferocious bloggers that write reeaaaallllyyyy interesting and thought-provoking things that catch the eyes of hundreds of people, but to me, 34 views is a lot for one day. In July of ’09 I received 98 views in one day. Haven’t seen that Read more