7 Things I Did in 2020 That Feel Like They Happened 10 Years Ago
“Let’s look back on 2020,” I said. “It’ll be fun,” I said.
And with that I delved deep into my mind and uncovered seven noteworthy events in my life that I’d already shelved as long-term memory.
1. Saw Beetlejuice on Broadway with the full original cast. (Already, a world in which you can just…go to Broadway…feels like a fever dream.)
2. Started a YouTube vlog, now inactive. (The channel content’s nothing special, but I’m linking to my Happy New Year 2020 video because it’s…wild, in retrospect.)
3. Started a YouTube speedpaint channel, also inactive. (This was in April, which probably tells you everything you need to know.)
4. Got quarantined in Raleigh, NC, while I was a live-in babysitter for my four elementary school-aged cousins…and lived.
5. Took a six-week online voice acting class? Fun, but not for me (at least not yet).
6. Started a B2B freelance content writing business. This happened in November, but it still blows my mind. Did I really just…do that???
7. Landed my first client in December. Again, pretty recent. But also…what??? I’m incredibly happy and incredibly confused.
To make this even crazier, I got my BA in English in December 2019. It’s been…one heck of a year.
2020 has taught me a lot about what parts of my life are actually within my control. Somehow I control a lot less — but also a lot more — than I used to think. It’s been a year of experimenting, learning, and growing.
And honestly, if I learned this much in just one year…I’m kind of scared of 2021. Scared, but excited. Is it foolish to say, “Bring it on?”
Probably, but here I go.
