Megan's 2024 wrapped
Break down the year with me!
Chaos
AKA…the last semester of undergrad! My last semester at Kent State was full of wild times that I can’t even begin to describe because it feels like a fever dream. Deciding to direct my show was the start of the chaos, and then it gradually got crazier. Was it a good or bad crazy? Well, the answer to that is yes. I am not writing this post to hash out all of the horrible things that happened to me in the past year. I am writing this to give myself credit for things. If anyone reading this knows anything about me, you will know that I am HORRIBLE at receiving compliments. So I thought, why not remind myself of the good that came my way during 2024?
Let’s start with the last semester of undergrad, one of the hardest couple months of my academic career but also one of the most successful. I have never reminded myself of the hard work that I put into maintaining my relationships while my mental state was slowly deteriorating. I am so grateful for all of my friends and family who worked with me while I was blocking a scene or freaking out over a sorority requirement. In hindsight, I guess it was never as big of a deal as I was making it out to be. That was, for sure, a lesson learned. Graduating college felt like I was giving up the entire personality that I had been forming for the past 4 years. Throwing that fun-loving, busy, focused girl who I had become obsessed with. I had become obsessed with who I was in college, and I felt like I was losing her to become a serious adult. That is simply not the case! For any 2025 seniors out there reading this, just always remind yourself that just because you’re graduating does not mean you have to completely change your personality. I understand there is a certain amount of pressure to ‘grow up’, but let’s be so real men can be 50 years old and never grow up so I don’t want to hear it.
The Year of Growth and Change
Let me tell you, it is January 2025, and I still don’t have my shit together, and that is okay. There were things that I thought would be accomplished in 2024. I’d hoped that I would fall in love or at least learn what love was. Instead, I learned the power of falling in and out of love with yourself. I know this sounds dark, but I mean, come on, I’m not always sunshine and rainbows. I hoped that I would move to Atlanta and get this job in theater that was going to skyrocket me into my desired career path. Instead, I managed to book a position in Florida with a theater that is connecting me with what it means to be an artist. This year taught me to be proud of what I can accomplish and that it is okay to be alone. Do I have my shit together more than last year? I would say so based on the idea of moving to Florida practically alone and creating a life here. Of course, there are moments of homesickness and regret that I moved a thousand miles from the ones I love most. That is just the price of being a theater artist trying to forge her way in the acting industry.
Being proud of yourself for the accomplishments you had within the year is a big struggle of mine. I always found myself pushing off compliments or deflecting them onto others because I truly could not have done them alone. As I sit here thinking back, I noticed that the more I deflected, the more anxious I was getting about my career and personal accomplishments and struggles. Overall, I think I finally woke up when I saw the reactions from people to the work I created. Seeing them react to the show or the final scene in my directing class brought me to a point of happiness that I did not think I could reach in 2024.
The Big Accomplishments
I wanted to take a moment to list some accomplishments from the year so that my future self can look back and be proud.
Graduated college (Summa Cum Laude mf🤪)
Went alum for Chi Omega and was invited on a trip to nationals
Traveled the States with some of my favorite people
Solo directed my senior show and won an award in almost every single category at the theater banquet
Got offered a job in Florida to do a position directly in my career field
Turned 22!
Made friends in Florida that have become my family
Finally getting appreciated in my workplace
standing my ground as the youngest person!!
Continued to try to put myself out there
lol I went on two dates, but whatevs
STARTED MY BLOG!!!!!
What’s next?
2025 is going to be full of wellness and big personal moves. There is so much momentum going into this year because I know what I am capable of as a career woman and mentally as a human. Keeping up with this blog is going to be a big goal for the year. Please let me know what kind of topics you all want me to talk about!
I started the 75-soft on January 1st in hopes that it will guide me in the right direction when it comes to how I like to keep my body active. I will be sure to keep you all updated on my efforts to love my skin more! As far as my love life…well, we shall see what comes of that. (if anyone knows of a cute man they can set me up with lmk) This year is focusing on what is good for me and having FUN!!! I find myself forgetting that we only have one life, and we should be having fun in it. I am optimistic that I will be open to all the changes and new experiences that this year has to offer.
Song Recommendation: try three new artists in the new year!