time capsule challenge

Hey all, Cidney here! Today, I’ll be participating in the Time Capsule Challenge! It’s going to be a lot of fun, so, let’s get started!

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Dear Future Self,

We’ve been through a lot over these years. I hope you’re doing okay today. How’s N doing? Are you still together? You always did say you’d get married one day...

Do you own any pets? You were always obsessed with cats. I know right now that I want to own a few...

In all seriousness though, I hope that your days are brighter and your nights are lively. I hope that you’re a successful teacher who loves their students very much. I hope everyone loves Mx. M to death! And I hope that you love your students just as much.

Hopefully when you’re reading this, you’re living in a nice place with a lovely partner (or lack thereof) and some fun pets! You’re loving life and you’re not as stressed as I am right now.

College is full of different stressors, but I know that in the end, it’ll be worth it. I hope that my hard work now has paid off for your future. I love you lots, and I’m so glad at how far you’ve come.

Take care! I’ll see you soon.

                              ~Cidney of 2020

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ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴛᴇᴍs

my middle school clarinet

This item is what got me started in music. I clearly the day my dad bought it for me. It was towards the end of my seventh grade year, and I was in the middle of beginning band. I was so excited to finally have a clarinet of my own! This is an item that I hope to down to my kids one day.

my great grandfather’s pocket watch

My great grandfather on my dad’s side worked on the railroad. Back then, railroad workers would carry pocket watches to tell the time. I would put this item in my time capsule as a way to sort of collect a piece of the past with me.

notes, drawings, letters, etc. from friends

A lot of times throughout my K-12 years, my friends and I would notes, draw each other pictures, write letters, poems, and much more. We’d exchange these things and I still possess a lot of them even today. Some of them have even on my wall since fourth grade! I would put these items in the box in hopes of ing some of those days when I was a kid — good and bad.

a stuffed animal

I own wayyyy too many! I would probably store a stuffed animal or two inside in hopes of giving my future self a nice chuckle at how many I owned at one point!

stickers

I’ve been collecting stickers since I was about 6 years old. I’m 19 now and I’m still going strong! Stickers mean a lot to me... I’ve covered my door in stickers since I was in kindergarten, and now I’ve upgraded to collecting them in a shoebox! If I were ever to make a time capsule, I would definitely want to store a couple inside!

my favorite books

I’m a huge bookworm, so I think that putting away a few of my favorite books would be cool to see when I dug it up in the future. Some of my favorite titles include: “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, “1984” by George Orwell, and many more.

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I would probably bury it in the park near my house. I would bury it here because I have a lot of good memories hooked to this park. From chasing my friends, to dates with my boyfriend, there are a lot of things that happened there. So, I would want to bury it somewhere...probably under a tree for my future self to dig up later.

ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ?

I would probably tell my partner and my future kids (if I have any). I would tell them so that they can dig it up if I forget or fail to do so. And, if for some reason no one digs it up, it’ll be there for someone else to find in the future.

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ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ

In conclusion, I think that building a time capsule would be fun! One of these days I might actually make one to bury...

I hope y’all enjoyed! I’ll see you in the next post!

#timecapchall

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