Nia

Whoo!!!   Okay, this version of WordPad is a bit better than the one I'm usedn to, and by used to, I mean absolutely detest! Also, pretend you didn't see the fact that I typed out "usedn" up there, I'm sometimes too petty to make said corrections - blame the computer for this. Let's get to it then. I almost didn't write this post. Because I suck at goodbyes and apologies, and I've never known how to pretend like one thing is something that it's not, even though I'm the queen of beating about the bush. Like the way I'm doing now. Wait here while I go Google pictures of Ansel Egort for inspiration. I read this blog yesterday. Just yesterday, because my prospective employer wanted to see if I could write, and she wanted to see something I had done previously. Suffice to say, it was weird reading my own words, and there were those moments when I was ready to swear that those words I was reading were not mine. I c...

Today is the 9 th of June. And I am 7 days into my internship at The Finder Newspaper. Now, I have two things to say about this entire working thing. It is haaaaaard! Never again am I going to say this “I can’t wait to finish school so I can start working.” *insert pause* This statement can no longer be made with off-handed ease. Not anymore.   Because, life is hard .   Work is hard.  And there’s nothing that comes easy, not in this day, not in this time, not in this life. If you want to make an impact in the world, or if you’re just bored and in need of something to do, something that will actually profit you something – not just sitting around eating crisps and binge watching TV – you’re going to meet hard stops. You’re going to have demanding bosses who will question every bone of creativity in you. You’re going face problems that will demand your everything; time, finances, energy, everything! And you’re not always to underst...