Today was the last day of the 2010's.

It feels surreal. The day has finally arrived. I remember being a seven year old little girl in second grade dancing to Single Ladies in front of the whole school wondering what this "2020" everyone was talking about would be like. Well, it ain't here yet, but we're damn near close.<br><br>We're more than halfway through the school year and will be moving on to our next grade level in six short months. While some of us are getting ready to finish their 8th grade years, some of us are preparing to finish high school. The seniors will be graduating, and our whole world will be changed. New friends will be made, old friendships will fade, and we'll grow into the adults we're going to be for the rest of our lives.<br><br>Some of us have made so much progress in the last decade. Funny memes. Trending dances. New devices. New people. New places. Ask yourself this, though: Have you changed? Have you learned?<br><br>I'm not here to lecture or anything, but personally, I'd be lying if I said I've changed. I'm still pretty much the same person I was back in 2010, and I wish I did something differently when I had the chance. I know I'm still young, and it's wrong to say this now, but I feel like I've missed so many opportunities to improve myself and to meet new people.<br><br>But it's not too late. There are 357 days remaining in this decade, and in less than two months, a new year will begin. Fall and winter will fade into spring, and I will grow taller. I'll be taller when I wake up tomorrow and fall asleep tonight.<br><br>This is your wake-up call.<br><br>Goodbye, 2010's. I was too young to watch you grow.