I am trying to be a better version of myself.
Ten words I say way too often, but I’m honestly not sure if it is true. Eating a salad or submitting an assignment before the eleventh hour is not going to change me, but it does make me feel good for a few seconds.
When 2024 began, I did what every girl in her 20s was made to do: curate a Pinterest board and a playlist. My Pinterest was flooded with manifestations of getting fit, finding internships and being successful. But those are just pictures on social media.
My playlist, though? She is alive and breathing. An asset to my day and currently the only thing I find myself shuffling when I hop in the car.
On Jan. 1, I made a promise to myself that if I do anything this year, it would be to update a playlist with a new song every day. The only rules: no repeats, no back-to-back artists.
Seems pretty easy right? Wrong.
Sometimes a day feels like “I’m Tired” from the Euphoria soundtrack and then a week later I feel the same again. On days I don’t do anything, finding new or random songs is my go-to. I have even taken recommendations for other people’s songs of the day. Thank you Copy Chief Sarah Monoson for contributing several.
The same day I made this promise, I was feeling afraid. A new year is hard, especially when you have no idea what the next six months of your life will look like.
“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish defined that first day. Sitting at the dining table with my mom, filling out a bullet journal I have not touched since then and thinking about the fear of the unknown.
