Monday, July 11, 2005
1-Year Anniversary
Quick...what was your life like exactly one year ago? My life was a tornado spinning out of control. I was at my first job out of college at the Schenectady (N.Y.) Daily Gazette. I was the only black reporter in the building and the youngest reporter as well. As you can guess, I had no one to relate to at my job. I had friends at other media outlets in the Capital Region of New York but they were transplants like myself and wanted to get the hell out of there a.s.a.p. My personal life was on a see-saw. My girlfriend unexpectedly dumped me and my younger sister was acting a fool in my hometown of Brockton, Mass. My mother wanted me to move back home but I was finally living on my own for the first time and loving it. A year later, I have a new job as a sports reporter at the Asbury Park Press (N.J.) and I'm working with people more my age. My boy Kevin Howell, who was part of the Sports Journalism Institute with me in 2000, also works here as a copy editor. My media friends from NY's Capital Region have all scattered (to various parts of the country) like a bunch of roaches when the light switch is flicked on. I'm single (by choice now) and decided to remain friends with my ex-girlfriend. My sister has chilled out and mother wishes me the best. A year later, I feel like my life is better off...what about you?
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One year ago I was in a relationship with someone who had a 14-year old girl. I was also in the middle of my 30th-year of my life. And yes, I was feeling old. I was in D.C. in a job that I was not growing in and my life was at a standstill.
Today I am in Boston with a great gig and an active social life. I have no girlfriend, but I hope to get one in the near future. Today I feel that I can handle the rigors of a relationship.
Happy one-year anniversary, Sherlon!
Let's see...in July 2004 I was still in the throes of a shitty breakup and my granny had just died. Work was wonderful, but a few months later, I'd be offered my current job and would leave Orlando after 15 months for an awesome job in my hometown.
Before that, though, I'd have to work through three of the four hurricanes that ravaged Florida last summer. What a difference a year makes!
One year ago I was finding out who my real friends were. On the outside everything was going well. My business surpassed my full time jobs salary, I was nominated as one of the 40 brightest entreprenuers in the Capital Region and I was selected to sit on the Board of Directors for one of the local colleges in my area but experienced one of the worst feelings in my life. One of my "Best Friends" double crossed me in a business deal and put me in debt. I knew things were wrong but the support he gave me made me with my business over shadowed the common signs. My reputation that I worked hard to create was now being questioned. Other people who told me they would support me never did and I was at a cross road with whether or not to continue my business.
Today, My business is doing better then last year and I am starting a New business venture in conjunction with my existing business. I have realized that I have three true friends and to spend time appreciating them and to focus on investing more in my dreams while continuing to assist others in a different capacity and contiune helping the children to see their potential in themselves. It's still hard because I take friends to heart and the betrayal still hurts but the future has shown me that great things are coming so I appreciate being alive and being blessed.
What a difference a year makes ... congrats Sherlon.
A year ago this time last year I was in D.C. interning for Bloomberg News. I was making an attempt to cut all ties of communication from an ex of mine.
Who would have known that a few months from then I would be laid off from my job in Atlanta with the Atlanta Daily World and working in the Mayor's Office of Communications.
Who knew that I would be happier now than I have ever been in my life, 10 lbs lighter and working towards being healthier, slimmer and buffer. And who knew I would have fulfilled my long dream of growing and locking my hair.
A year ago, I was getting ready, physically and mentally, to go to Iraq.(I am a marine reservist). I was scared but kept on telling myself that I would be alright. Now, life can not be better. I am back to my old job, living on my own, and I have a girlfriend who adores me very much.
Jean
Hey Sherlon...congradulations on doing all that you have done in the past year. Coming from a similar situation I know how hard it is/was. About a year ago a lot was happening (we had our first date lol). I moved to DC and love it and am single for now. Keep it moving and do the damn thing.
Last July, I was engaged, the li'l shorty was 1, and I was a few months into a great, challenging job.
Now, I'm a homeowner, I'm single, I'm a month into an even more challenging and great job, and the li'l shorty is fuqin huge.
Last July I was in a relationship, unemployed, living in an overpriced apartment with five other females, two of which I couldn't stand,and mice.
This year I live alone in an apartment that is half the cost of my previous spot. I am currently not in a relationship and that's okay. I'm back to being unemployed but there are prospects.
Oh and my new place has 1 pesky mouse and it's definately going to be taken care of.
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