A couple of weeks ago, I finally decided it was time to lock in and create my professional portfolio. I graduated back in May and have been putting off becoming a “real adult” ever since, but I recently switched from a full-time job to a part-time one and decided it was time to start thinking about a career. The first step in said career just so happens to be the website you’re reading this on right now.

Throughout the process of creating this website, I’ve learned a lot about myself and what I want out of life, or, more particularly, what I don’t want. After two weeks of trial and error with WordPress, I’ve decided that I have absolutely no future in website creation, nor do I want one.

I locked in a few weeks ago, which begs the question: Did I give up at some point? No. I’ve spent an insane number of hours working on a website that still only has three subsections. I accidentally created three separate websites that I now have to figure out how to delete, and I’m still not 100 percent sure this website will function the way I want it to.

I can’t even say that I don’t really understand technology because that would be a lie. I was handed a school-issued iPad in fourth grade, which I took home every day and used to do all my schoolwork. In fifth grade, I created a Google Sites portfolio to demonstrate my “media literacy.” Yet, somehow, I feel very old every time I try something new. Personally, I’d blame how quickly technology evolves and how, for some reason, it seems to be designed to make things difficult for the average person.

For the past two weeks, I’ve had a string of WordPress tabs lining the top of my laptop screen, accompanied by a perpetually open Google tab with a search history made up almost entirely of “How to work a query loop on WordPress.”

That being said, after two long weeks spent in front of my computer trying to figure out how technology works, I finally believe I’ve done it. This blog post you’re currently reading is, in fact, part of a query loop itself, which I’m fervently hoping contains only other blog posts. (I guess you would know whether or not it actually does by now.)

Now that I’ve finished my website-building escapades, I’m very happy to be back to doing what I love: talking to myself and dictating my thoughts onto a screen. It’s something I hope I can continue to do, in some form or another, for the rest of my life.

Thank you for taking the time to visit this website. I’m so glad all this work hasn’t gone to waste.