Reflecting On Turning Twenty-Six

Three days ago, I had my twenty-sixth birthday. This past year, a lot has changed: I graduated college, my YouTube channel is picking up subscribers, I earned my high green belt in taekwondo, I have a part-time job, and I'm looking for a full-time desk job that I can hold while I apply to cosmetology schools. 

If you told me twenty-odd years ago that I would accomplish everything I have, I would've looked at you like you were crazy. My adolescence was years filled with elementary and middle school bullies, puberty, bad grades, and barely graduating middle and high school. Now, holding my first part-time job, I am capable of much more, and I can see the future so clearly in my mind; I have it painted behind my eyelids like a Monet or Picasso painting, so vibrant and in full color. I don't see how anyone can stop me.  

I'm also working on the ninth draft of my new novel, which I'd like to see published within the next year or so, and it's coming together in a way that I'm really proud of. 

Overall, the year has been one of change, one that has made me realize so much more about myself and for the next year, I'm making a promise to myself that I am going to strive to do the best at everything that I do.