
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!
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Mission: Accomplished
Homecoming is this coming Saturday. That’s less than a week away, folks. That’s not much time. I have three dresses I could wear. I chose the one I love the most, of course. We just needed to get Robby some things to match it. So, today we did just that. All by ourselves. To say Read more
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Sharper turns
The newspaper box on the corner of where we turn onto the road to get to our house is gone. As long as I can remember, it’s been there. When I was little, I was always scared that Mom would turn too sharply and hit the box. When I started driving, I made sure to Read more
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What’s next?
My first drive alone was kind of, well, lonely. It’s a good thing I had a CD playing or else I might have gone crazy. I turned up the volume just a tad (not too much because I HATE loud music) and drove off across horribly paved roads. Someone was right on my ass the Read more
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Everyone looks like Justin Bieber
So, I survived the first day of my senior year. Then I went on to survive the next two days of it as well. The classes I’m taking are not too difficult, but the clubs and projects I’m involved in take time and concentration. Every day I have a study hall periods 2 and 3 Read more
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Dear time: please stop
It seems to me that it is way too early to be up and running right now. But, that’s how it’s going to have to be for the next few months. I got up, grabbed some coffee and sat down with my parents. Mom was filling out forms I need for the school year and Read more
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Fancy strange
I noticed that when I tie my sneakers, I always double knot ONE sneaker and only single knot the other one. Yesterday when I was putting on my sneakers, I paid close attention so that I would double knot both of them. I must have forgotten to pay attention, because when I looked down at Read more