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My Birth
It was born on a cold February day three at 2:36 a.m.
My mother says that she procrastinated going to the hospital long after her water broke because the realization that she would be entering motherhood struck her too late and she "needed time to adjust to everything." What she really means is that delaying the hospital trip would mean she could eat copious amounts of food from Denny's that would otherwise be forbidden in the hospital setting. -
My Impulsive Years
As a newborn to four I was constantly surrounded by adults, due party from my old-childless and partly because my desire to always be around adults. So it was not a surprise when I entered elementary clearly socially inept. I was obnoxious, loud, and an extremely difficult child to coerce into things. However, these behaviors were realized by my second grade teacher who referred me to get tested and lo and behold I—like 6.4 million other children—was diagnosed with ADHD. Yay. -
Lead in Middle School Play
When I started middle school I had didn't know where I belonged. But finally I found where I belonged and I had a friend group who supported me. I knew that I wanted to pursue acting, speaking, and debating and it was my Speech and Drama teacher that pushed me into that field. No longer was I worried about my academics or my social behavior—sort of—I was looking into the future, grasping higher level concepts, acting, writing, reading, and exploring the world around me. -
Finalist
After years of hard work on the speech and debate teams respectfully I got to semi-finals at state in forensics for poetry. I qualified multiple times and getting to semi-finals cemented my role as co-captain the following year, which is my senior year. Even the smallest experiences I had prior lent to my later success as a performer, and an individual. Finally, there was motivation and an end-game in sight. -
Senior Year
Between prom, college admissions, and juggling nine thousand activities, senior year has been a ride. But one event in particular really stood out on April 11, 2019, after years of hard work, community service, and academic dedication I was given my ceremonial National Honor Society Bib at Blue Valley Southwest High School. It was a monumental event since it marked a life-long goal of mine while solidifying my seniority. It was a moment of pure satisfaction. -
Graduation
Whether it be high school or college the most anticpated experience for anyone is graduating. For me, it represents a fresh start while symbolizing a monumental accomplishment. It is both a reminder of the past and a right of passage. I'm hungry for change, and I think it will mark the beginning of a new chapter in my life while marking the end of an old one. -
My First Job
Whether I get a job straight out of undergrad or graduate school is contingent on what I decide to do. If I go into law, medicine, or writing a further degree will need to be sought. However, what I decide to do is irrelevant because that first job, whatever it is, will represent years of lessons, experiences, failures, and achievements coming to fruition. My higher level reasoning skills will be fully developed, my knowledge will be vast and my ambitions deeper and more tangible. -
Home Sweet Home
We'll buy a small apartment, nothing fancy. I'm not a materialistic person, and probably never will be. Walks on the beach, reading novels side-by-side, and listening to podcasts will be our routine. There's nothing complicated about our home or lifestyle, in fact, it will be quite different then the life I led in youth full of activity and bustle. It will be quiet and demure but more than fulfilling. Everything will be wonderful and profoundly beautiful. -
I Do.
We're eloping in Italy. Absolutely nobody will be around during the ceremony except the officiant, and the witness, but aside from that it will be a private, intimate moment—since I prefer the quiet personal moments over more public broaden ones—and then the money we will save. It's going to be a wonderful life with my spouse, we're going to have a family, of course, and always live in the moment and remind each other to do so. -
My Darling
Children have always been in my foresight. Most likely, however, I will be adopting. Something has always inexplicably felt right about adoption, even since I was little I considered it before I knew fully what it was. Additionally, I see myself having small one-child family living in a cozy cottage or apartment to be close and personal. I will parent moderately, and raise the child in a wonderfully open and loving household. -
Question 1: About Myself
This timeline has a central theme—at least in my eyes—that growth often is stimulated by a passion. For me, it was the arts that drove me into maturity. I found my home, my life, my speciality. Everything afterward, just fell into place because of it. Nothing felt awkward or displaced anymore. My life was fuliflled and will continue to be fulfilled because I am secure in who I am and who I want to be. Being a performer, artist, friend, lover, daughter and individual is shown here. -
Question 2: Differences in the Timeline
Even if one thing on this timeline had been slightly skewed, it would be impossible to understand how I would have turned out. The thing about time is that it is extremely delicate, even one microscopic change can drastically change the outcomes of someones' life. For me, if I hadn't found the arts I would've turned out incredibly differently and wouldn't have had the confidence necessary to excel in the world beyond. -
Question 3: Fixed or Flexible
My future is very fixed in theory. However, I am a very care-free individual—or at least I hope I am—so I can envision my future being very different than what it on this timeline. My future will not be stereotypically linear, it will be disastrous, beautifully flawed, unpredictable, but wonderful in every way. This is simply one possible course my future could take, perhaps the most conventional, but nevertheless, I would not be opposed to some variant of this future.
