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!

  • A five-minute song

    I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is, I found my journal! The silly goose was hiding behind my bed and not answering when I called! But now I’ve got it and all of the incredibly personal writings trapped inside in my possession once again. Not that it ever really Read more

  • The chunk that’s missing

    She gave me the journal for Christmas. It stayed empty, just waiting for something to be written in it for a long time. Eventually I picked it up and started pouring my soul into it. And now, my soul is gone. The other night, I pulled my nightstand’s drawer open so I could pick up Read more

  • It’s still flying

    I hopped in the car and we were on our way. I had no idea where we were going; all I knew was where we would end up. I had ideas, but couldn’t be sure. With him, I never know. One time I expected one thing and he came up with something entirely different. I Read more

  • I’m blown away

    I live in a technologically advanced world. It blows my mind. Recently I’ve been comparing my childhood to my parents’. They sure as hell weren’t sitting in their beds at age sixteen, listening to their iPods and typing away on a mini laptop. They were probably playing cards or a board game or something while Read more

  • Up here on cloud nine

    I did it. After missing States by .1 on Friday, I went back on Saturday and did it. I ran a 2:16.52 800m and got third place on Friday, June 4th. The state standard time for the 800m is 2:20 and I well surpassed that. The problem is, I failed to fall within the top Read more

  • Dear Summer, Come In!

    Umm…yeah. I haven’t posted anything in awhile. Umm…hi. I guess that with the beautiful weather we’ve been having I haven’t been tempted to sit down and pump something into words. I’ve been too busy swimming and soaking up as much sunshine as I can afford to before I get burned. In other news, I got Read more