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#146. neurodivergence, beautiful neighborhoods & some random guy's number

Writer's picture: Devyn Penney Devyn Penney



Age: 28

Relationship Status: Married

Occupation: Veterinary Medicine.

Income: $100k-ish

Astrological Sign: Virgo


What is your first thought every morning?

What needs to be done today? I start sorting through the list in my head of everything that is planned for that day.


What is something you do solely for you?

Thrifting. My happy place is sorting through second-hand treasures. I might find a new art piece for the wall, a shirt that brings out my personality, or maybe just nothing at all. Sometimes, I just enjoy looking at odd things and wondering what life they have lived before they come into my hands.


What is something you dread?

The pestering thought of never having kids.


What is something you are looking forward to?

Travel. I always have to have a trip planned in the books.


When do you feel most accomplished?

When I put myself in the shoes of childhood me; I am too harsh on myself every day. I work harder, look better, and be stronger. But I have accomplished everything little me always dreamed of. If young me met me now, I know she would be so proud.


What is something you regret investing in financially?

College. I obtained a degree in a completely unrelated field.


What is something you regret investing in emotionally?

My previous place of work. I will never regret investing in the pets and families, but I do regret investing my emotions into a broken workplace, trying to fix something that could not be fixed, and causing myself burnout for many years.


What are three things you think are absolutely worth the investment?

(financially, emotionally, or time/energy-wise)

  1. Financially- Happiness in memories. Take that vacation. Go to that restaurant. See that band you love.

  2. Emotionally- Relationships. I used to be the person (and still struggle not to be the person) who put work above everything else. Love your significant other. Love your friends. Love your family. You are not your job. You are those you love.


When do you feel most creative?

Making art. Our home is completely filled with different forms of my artistic expression - all in different mediums. Never a set style or focus, but the process of making it all is so rewarding…


How often do you compare yourself to others? When?

Much too often. I wish I grew up the way they did. Could live the way they do. Have that much confidence.


What is one thing you’d like to thank your past self for?

Thank you for always being you, and nothing less than. You never tried to fit in, you only tried to be a better you.


What is one thing you believe about your future self?

I will stay goofy, I will stay odd, and I will stay in the amazing field that I am in. And I am happy with that.


What is one thing you learned in childhood that you have now had to unlearn in adulthood?

You are not less than others. I am still trying to unlearn this every day. Growing up neurodivergent, being in special classes in school, being talked to like I could not understand, and being told I could never accomplish things all made me feel less than.


Have you ever felt pure joy? When?

Yes. When my husband proposed to me. He proposed on the Iditarod trail up on Mount Alyeska in Alaska on a beautiful Fall Day.  I have never sobbed so many happy tears in my life.


What is something that would feel really good to get off your chest?

I have so much love to give. I get so overwhelmed by my desire to show everyone I care that I often find myself not expressing it at all out of judgment of myself. I’m sorry.


When do you feel most in your feminine energy?

Wearing my favorite outfit, latte in hand, strolling our beautiful neighborhood with an old gal friend while expressing our opinions on every subject imaginable.


What is one interaction that changed your life?

When I was 17, a random number from some guy I had never heard of who lived in Florida texted me. I was watching the movie The Artist in my high school class. I ignored it the text. The next day, the movie continued, and I was drawn to the connection the main characters, George and Peppy, had. Something compelled me to reply to this text from this random Floridian guy. We have been together 10+ years now and we have a Jack Russell, just like in the movie.


What is something you want to give up?

Being a mother one day. Battling a loss already. Battling PCOS. Thoughts of, “Will I be a good mother?”


What is something you want to take up?

Being able to assist the families I help each day even more by becoming certified in pet loss grief counseling.


What do you believe is a universal truth?

It just be like that sometimes.

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