Reflection Paper

During my junior year I have grown up a lot in many situations. The realization of the fact that I soon will be graduating has engulfed my thoughts more than anything else. Thinking about colleges and my grades were basically all I cared about during my first semester. I worried so much about this that I forgot to have fun and be a teenager. Throughout the year I’ve suffered heartbreak, broken hearts, disappointment, happiness, and most importantly I’ve lived my life to its full potential. I dated my ex for about three months and called it off for a reason that didn’t even exist. I broke his heart, I crushed it. Just recently have I realized how stupid I was and how much he means to me, but on the bright side we’re still good friends. I was greatly disappointed whenever I found myself being apart of a situation with a certain guy that wasn't me. I seem to like bad boys, which my parents put a stop to immediately. Currently though I'm content having no man. :) This year I also discovered my love for music and how I enjoy writing and going to the Stafford to see bands perform. I support The Sea of Wolves and Rosaline at the moment. They’re phenomenal. What I’ve learned for this class is to have patience and read the directions more than once! I also discovered that I really do love designing, even though I am a little bit slower when it comes to certain projects. I had prior knowledge of Photoshop, but illustrator and InDesign I had never messed with. Illustrator was by far my favorite and I felt was the easiest thing to learn. Photoshop took me a little while because of all the layers and complexity. InDesign wasn’t necessarily hard; it was just time consuming and boring… However, it’s a good program to know. Aside from school, other things that have been good this year are my job and the birth of my new baby sister. Work has been going great. I have received two raises, however I am in talks with a manager of mine who happens to be opening up his own business this coming August and wants to make me a shift manager, so we will see! The birth of my new baby sister, Sophia Elaine, has overjoyed me. I love family. So yeah, overall my junior year was pretty good. Some setbacks and some good moments. That’s life.