10
years. How can I possibly put into words the impact of this blog on
my life? A lot of people might think, that it is no biggy. So you
write this little blog and now and again people read it. But the
truth is, that without this space, I might not be who I am and where
I am today. And I am not over dramatizing. I feel so grateful to my
mini me, for starting this as I have learned a lot over the years.
From design and way of writing, to who I am and what my thoughts are
on certain topics.
And so it came to me, that maybe the best way
to explain what DeniVev did for me is to write it out for you.
So
here are 10 things I learned over the last 10 years. And yes a lot of
them happened thanks to the blog or have been documented here.
1)
Becoming more then bilingual. Back in 2010 I decided to really
dig into studying English language. Wanted to make sure I perfect it
as much as possible and relatively fast. The radio I listened to,
movies and shows I watched has all been in English. Read all the
books I could and also decided to create DeniVev. I just knew that
living in a bubble full of this language would help me. Later on I
started writing everything on here in English too. Practicing my
writing and grammar helped massively. Next thing you know I get an A
from English A-levels, not to be cocky but this was the only subject
I didnt even study for, but that is how confident I became with it.
All thanks to a late night decision to really dig into it. I knew I
could do it and that it will become a huge part of me and also help
in my future. Which I was clearly right about.
2) Finding
people with same interests as you is key. In 2011 I had a chance
to be a part of a school project that connected students from I think
5 different countries. Visited some of their schools and gained
loads of new friends. With whom I stayed connected for a long time
and learned about different countries and cultures. Being able to
talk to them so easily gave me a confidence to reach out to some
bloggers and youtubers from around the world. This kind of networking
helped me realize I wanted something different from life. Traveling,
discovering and meeting interesting people. This was something my
friends from school didnt necessarily dream about just yet. But
others did and I used blogging community to find people who
understood me.
3) Gaining strong work ethic.
I only realized a few years ago that I have been learning to work
hard on myself and for myself since a pretty young age. My parents
and the wide variety of my interests kept me super busy. I had school
5 days a week of course and after school classes pretty much every
day. My days would start with alarm at 6:30 and I wouldn’ t come
back home till 7 or 8 that evening. Art, music, drama, English and
more kept me going all day every day. That is how I learned to always
be on time (had to manage my own time between school and after school
classes), organizing everything for myself (with everything I had
going on plus wanting to keep writing on here I always tried to stick
to my little schedule) and later on as I turned 15 I was able to get
summer jobs. Started earning money for myself and learning a new set
of responsibility. I remember always dreading the work load I put on
myself when I was younger, but now I am realizing that it became a
habit of mine. I love to work and I need to work to stay sane. That
might be why I am finding this quarantine so difficult.
4)
I always loved photography. There is just something about
capturing a perfect moment. The right light, situation, someones
smile or colors around us. When I was 14 I really got into being in
front and behind the camera. I became friends with a girl from my
school who was just learning photography herself. Now she is one of
most wanted professionals where we’ re from. She made me feel so
comfortable and confident while having my pictures taken. I was also
able to learn some things from her which made me love this form of
art even more.
5) How can you ever make such decisions? 2014 brought some seriously tough time for me. I was
finishing high school, applying for universities, deciding what to do
as at that point they tell you that it is the most important decision
of your life. Now yes it might be for some. To me it just felt so
hard to decide as deep down I knew that everything I want to do in
life, can be achieved even without education. I had a chance to move
to England which was a bit of a life goal of mine. And that actually
made things even tougher. All I wanted was to continue blogging and
vlogging as at this point I started doing pretty well and building a
nice audience. I wanted to experience English life, get to know new
people, see other ways of living and maybe explore where DeniVev
could take me. That wasn’ t something people around me understood.
So I learned to just do what I thought would be best for me. And
years later I still think it was the best decision I could have made.
So next time, when you are having to make a decision about education
or career or perhaps moving abroad, think for yourself. What would
you want to do, where would that lead you and could you see yourself
working hard enough for that goal to actually happen. That is what I
ask myself every time I face a change or opportunity in my life.
6)
Sometime we forget to live in a moment. With all the changes
that were happening to me I had to tell myself almost every day to
just take a deep breath and enjoy every moment. Last few months of
summer with friends, moving, starting fresh, panicking, interviews,
school research, meeting new people etc. I over thought everything so
easily that I tried to just take every moment in and if there was
something to learn from it, I tried to do that. I tried jobs that I
knew wouldn't be a career for me but I wanted to get some new skills
from it. I went to events that at first freaked me out, but I ended
up enjoying them. Met cool people I talk to till today, gained skills
I didnt even know I would use in my job now and experienced so much
that my grandkids will have years of stories from me. All thanks to
taking every opportunity, enjoying it, living in that moment and
knowing when I gained all I could from certain experience.
7)
Grow some balls. Take that jump. I decided to study
hairdressing which meant that I swapped a hobby for a career move.
Risk? Yes. Was I scared? Yes. Did I still do it? Hell yes. I always
felt that a certain job, workshop or uni course doesn’ t have to
change your whole life or dictate what way it will go. It can just be
something you enjoy for a while or something that will pay your bills
right now. You don’ t have to do it for rest of your life. You just
need to grow some balls, try it out and if it isn’ t for you, well
at least you learned something. But what if you change your mind.
What if it becomes something that will be a part of you. You never
know until you try. I tried a lot of stuff and now I am more
confident and yes, ballsy thanks to that.
8) Making
friends or even dating is hard these days. I moved to a new
country. Did not know a soul (other then my dad) here and felt lost.
My social life was nonexistent for first few months. I mean how do
you make friends at 18 and in new country? That is where I learned
that the modern day and age is pretty sick. Finding people online
that live close by, have similar interests or maybe you have a mutual
connection is so easy thanks to social media. Same goes for dating.
Don’ t be afraid to message people and ask them out for a coffee.
They might be just as afraid or shy as you. Some of my best friends
today have been online friends of mine.
9) Don’ t
give up. Sentence I pretty much tell myself every day. I finally
have a job I love. I have a great life and even greater dreams. But
few years ago my job was just a dream and I made it this far. So I
try to remind myself to just keep going. Nothing comes easy or fast.
At times I feel like giving up but that always passes by. So now
whenever I feel down about something in my life I just tell myself
that it will get better, I will become stronger and I will get closer
to my goal. The sooner you learn to just trust yourself and not
giving up, the easier your life will feel.
10) You
never stop learning. This is a general statement. Meaning, I
believe that we should always try to better ourselves. I like to
constantly look for some new skills to add under my belt. Knowledge
to add to my profession, learning bout business, I am trying to
better my makeup and photography skills, better myself and ways I
behave or react to things. Etc. In my opinion you can always add to
who you are and be ‘better’ then you were yesterday.
There
is obviously so much more that I discovered about myself and learned
along the way. But these are probably the basic 10 that helped me.
Never giving up, always educating myself, working hard, staying
creative, positive, in the moment and finding people who understand
at least a part of you.
Would you like to know some more about
me? Is there anything you would like me to talk about?
Let me
know
Until next time
DeniVev
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