December 21 – Future Self. Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? (Bonus: Write a note to yourself 10 years ago. What would you tell your younger self?) (Author: Jenny Blake)
Dear 2010 Julie,
Are you still calling yourself Julie? I can't remember. Anyway, hopefully this letter finds you right before Christmas in 2010. It might not make it at the right time. We know us and with how busy this holiday has been it might have done the time travel mail wrong. It's complicated. Oh, that's something to look forward to--time travel mail. We can't actually time travel but somehow email can. Don't ask me to explain it because I don't understand it. And before you get too excited I can't really give you any details about your future. A. Because it would spoil the surprise and B. Because the fabric or time and space would erode in such a way that the details would change and I wouldn't even be sending you this email. Watch Back to the Future. It explains it pretty well.
I hope you are doing better after the burglary. I know it feels like the straw that broke the camel's back but really you turn out just fine. know that this years has been pretty bad. Deaths and breakups and deployments and burglary and pain etc etc etc but I'm writing this to let you know that just when you think that you have reached to end of your rope you'll find more rope. If I timed this right this letter will be the pep-talk you need. Just keep going. We're just getting to the good part.
You are so loved and don't even know it. Take care of yourself,
2015 Juliana
Dear 2000 Ju,
So this is really just in preparation for when these time travel emails actually work. Right now, there is no such thing but I recently found out that there will be. So here goes babe.
You are 19 and about to break up with Jeff Clift. This is going to freak you out. Trust me it is soooo for the best. Your life is about to change. If you meet a guy named Zack beware. You are gorgeous and perfect the way you are. Don't start smoking. Stop throwing up your food. Your dental bills in the future will thank you. You are about to make some of the best friends you will ever have. People you will care about for decades. Treat them well. Quentin is gay but it's best if you let him figure that out in his own time. Don't move to that apartment with the pool. Nothing good will come of it. I'm not sure how much detail I'm allowed so if all that is too specific and gets edited out by the time travel email police then I guess I'll just leave you with this. The older you get the cooler you get. Just let it happen. Things are not as important as they seem. Have fun. Lots of fun. People who don't treat you well are not worth being around no matter what they say. You are the coolest person I know and knowing that is part of being cool.
You are loved. Embrace it.
2010 Ju
December 22 – Travel How did you travel in 2010? How and/or where would you like to travel next year? (Author: Tara Hunt) {Future Tool: New Year’s Goal Questions for No-Goals Creatives from Jeffrey Davis. For the next 10 days as you round out your year, we’ll share one tool each day to help you [...]
Not much travel this year. I went to Utah for my brother's wedding and it was super duper fun. But one thing I did for myself was have a stay-cation here in Los Angeles. When Sgt was home for his mid-tour leave I took two weeks off work and it was the absolute best thing in the world. We didn't go anywhere and it was the best "travel" ever.
In 2011 I've decided that I need to go back to Italy. Now that my camera and computer have been stolen I've lost all the pictures I had from my trip to Europe so I guess I'm just gonna have to go back and take them all again. I can't wait.
Dear 2010 Julie,
Are you still calling yourself Julie? I can't remember. Anyway, hopefully this letter finds you right before Christmas in 2010. It might not make it at the right time. We know us and with how busy this holiday has been it might have done the time travel mail wrong. It's complicated. Oh, that's something to look forward to--time travel mail. We can't actually time travel but somehow email can. Don't ask me to explain it because I don't understand it. And before you get too excited I can't really give you any details about your future. A. Because it would spoil the surprise and B. Because the fabric or time and space would erode in such a way that the details would change and I wouldn't even be sending you this email. Watch Back to the Future. It explains it pretty well.
I hope you are doing better after the burglary. I know it feels like the straw that broke the camel's back but really you turn out just fine. know that this years has been pretty bad. Deaths and breakups and deployments and burglary and pain etc etc etc but I'm writing this to let you know that just when you think that you have reached to end of your rope you'll find more rope. If I timed this right this letter will be the pep-talk you need. Just keep going. We're just getting to the good part.
You are so loved and don't even know it. Take care of yourself,
2015 Juliana
Dear 2000 Ju,
So this is really just in preparation for when these time travel emails actually work. Right now, there is no such thing but I recently found out that there will be. So here goes babe.
You are 19 and about to break up with Jeff Clift. This is going to freak you out. Trust me it is soooo for the best. Your life is about to change. If you meet a guy named Zack beware. You are gorgeous and perfect the way you are. Don't start smoking. Stop throwing up your food. Your dental bills in the future will thank you. You are about to make some of the best friends you will ever have. People you will care about for decades. Treat them well. Quentin is gay but it's best if you let him figure that out in his own time. Don't move to that apartment with the pool. Nothing good will come of it. I'm not sure how much detail I'm allowed so if all that is too specific and gets edited out by the time travel email police then I guess I'll just leave you with this. The older you get the cooler you get. Just let it happen. Things are not as important as they seem. Have fun. Lots of fun. People who don't treat you well are not worth being around no matter what they say. You are the coolest person I know and knowing that is part of being cool.
You are loved. Embrace it.
2010 Ju
December 22 – Travel How did you travel in 2010? How and/or where would you like to travel next year? (Author: Tara Hunt) {Future Tool: New Year’s Goal Questions for No-Goals Creatives from Jeffrey Davis. For the next 10 days as you round out your year, we’ll share one tool each day to help you [...]
Not much travel this year. I went to Utah for my brother's wedding and it was super duper fun. But one thing I did for myself was have a stay-cation here in Los Angeles. When Sgt was home for his mid-tour leave I took two weeks off work and it was the absolute best thing in the world. We didn't go anywhere and it was the best "travel" ever.
In 2011 I've decided that I need to go back to Italy. Now that my camera and computer have been stolen I've lost all the pictures I had from my trip to Europe so I guess I'm just gonna have to go back and take them all again. I can't wait.
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