pre-post-grad diaries

 Lately, the question I hear most is: “So… what’s next?” And honestly? I don’t fully know yet. I know some pieces. I know I graduate in August. I know I’m working as the Student Recruitment Assistant at CoMC while continuing to balance content creation, blog writing, spreadsheets, applications, and trying to build a future that feels aligned with who I am becoming. I know I’ll be moving back to Dallas with Jordan after graduation. And I know that somehow, all of that feels both incredibly exciting and slightly surreal. Recently, I’ve realized I’m living in two timelines at once. One version of me is still fully here: still walking around Lubbock, still working, still turning in homework, still trying to enjoy late sunsets, coffee runs, campus routines, and this strange little season that has been home for the past few years. But another version of me is already quietly preparing to leave. She’s updating resumes, tracking applications in spreadsheets, checking LinkedIn, netw...

Lately, life in Lubbock has felt like a strange mix of celebration, nostalgia, pressure, gratitude, and excitement all happening at once. I feel like I’m living in this weird little in-between season where everything is changing, but not all at once. Some people around me are already walking across stages and stepping into their next chapter, while I’m still preparing for mine. And honestly? I’m learning there is something really beautiful about that space in between. Recently, I got to watch my best friend, Maddy, graduate with her BSN. Watching someone you love reach a milestone they worked so hard for is emotional in the best way. I felt so proud of her and also strangely reflective about my own timeline. Graduation season has a funny way of doing that! It reminds you how quickly life moves and how important it is to celebrate the people beside you while still honoring your own journey. Of course, we celebrated the best way Texas Tech students know how—with a celebratory bar craw...

Welcome to the #Pre-Post-Grad Diaries ✨ Hi! I’m a senior at Texas Tech University studying Digital Media & Professional Communication with a certificate in Event Planning. I’m currently in my final stretch of college, and instead of quietly rushing through it, I’ve decided to document it in real time. Right now, I’m working as the Student Recruitment Assistant at the College of Media & Communication at TTU, and I’ll be here until I graduate in August. Alongside that, I’m actively applying to jobs, organizing my search through a spreadsheet, networking with professionals, taking car of myself and my dog, planning my move, maintaining my content creation goals, and trying to secure interviews with the goal of landing a job in the DFW area before graduation. At the same time, I’m also trying to do something that feels equally important: actually  live  this last chapter of college. I’m trying to enjoy my last summer in Lubbock, be present with my friends, and appreciate t...