Today is February 28th. It’s a Sunday and it’s the last day of the shortest month of the year. Ironically, this month has felt like the longest month.
There has been so many crazy things that have happened this month. On February 14th, Austin was hit with freezing temperatures and snow. It was so cold here and broke the record for the lowest temperatures ever in Austin. The power went out in a lot of people’s homes in Austin and all throughout Texas. The power went out in my house for almost 3 days. It was such a weird experience to go through. Spending time in a freezing cold house, with no distractions and no where to go. It was such a shocking and traumatic thing for everyone to experience. While it was very traumatic and obviously a negative thing that people lost power and water, I also saw the community of Austin come together like never before. People were offering up their homes, food, and rides for free to help others in a time of need. People really came together and supported each other and it was a time of giving to those who needed it. It warmed my heart to help and to see so many other people offering help as well. I thought that was such a beautiful thing to witness. The power outage also helped me to appreciate more the things I take for granted like having power and water always readily available.
My birthday is coming up in 2 days. I will be 27 years old and it’s unreal to even write that. I still feel like I’m so much younger than what my age actually is. Also, just last year around my birthday was the last experience of “normal life” before America went into lockdown because of Covid-19. It’s crazy how much can change in a year. When I was younger I felt like I would have everything figured out by this age but I still feel just as confused as ever. But, if anything this past year has taught me is that life is a journey and is unpredictable. I still feel like I have so much to learn about life and myself. But, that’s what makes life so interesting.
