today I am 23 years old. although I definitely don't want to be one of those people who gripes about being old while still in my early twenties, I feel a little freaked out by 23. I know for a long time, I thought I'd have my life all figured out by 23. but I don't. I don't really have anything figured out, but I have learned a lot of things, especially over the past year.
while I may go into 23 still telling people that I'm 21, here are 22 things I learned about myself, relationships, and life while I was 22.
one: it's okay to say no, and to express what you really want.
two: and a follow up to number one, it's okay to not know what you're doing with your life, and it's okay to say that out loud [still learning this one]
three: moisturizing your skin is the most important thing in the world. or, well, it's up there.
four: love doesn't always work out. this was probably the hardest lesson I've learned over the past year, but also one of the most valuable.
five: I am a girly-girl. I think for a long time I tried to think I was "one of the guys," but I finally learned this year that a) I am not "one of the guys" and b) it's okay to be girly.
six: feminism is not about female supremacy. I think this past year, I learned that I am a feminist.
seven: being an auntie is the best thing in the whole wide world.
eight: it's okay to not be okay.
nine: being strong doesn't mean you're not hurting. it means that you can face your hurt with bravery.
ten: sometimes champagne is the answer:
eleven: people watching is sometimes the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
twelve: Dr. Seuss is pretty much the best philosopher in the world.
thirteen: sometimes you don't know what you like or don't like until you try it. so try it.
fourteen: you won't meet your future Mr or Mrs Right on some dating app. you'll need to download and delete the app several hundred times before you realize this.
fifteen: it's important to never stop learning.
sixteen: be yourself. the truth about who you are will always come out, so you may as well be you from the start.
seventeen: it's okay to keep reading seventeen magazine. but it's also okay to exchange it for a cosmo. you do you.
eighteen: that thing that you waste all of your time doing? it's not time wasted. it's what you should be doing.
nineteen: in the end, things won't matter. invest in relationships, not retail. (wow, I'm deep)
twenty: going to bed early is AWESOME.
twenty-one: Beyonce, hot chocolate and a good book are usually a good cure for anything.
twenty-two: learning to love yourself is the hardest thing you may ever do. but it's also the most important.
there's my list! what are some of your life lessons?
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while I may go into 23 still telling people that I'm 21, here are 22 things I learned about myself, relationships, and life while I was 22.
one: it's okay to say no, and to express what you really want.
two: and a follow up to number one, it's okay to not know what you're doing with your life, and it's okay to say that out loud [still learning this one]
three: moisturizing your skin is the most important thing in the world. or, well, it's up there.
four: love doesn't always work out. this was probably the hardest lesson I've learned over the past year, but also one of the most valuable.
five: I am a girly-girl. I think for a long time I tried to think I was "one of the guys," but I finally learned this year that a) I am not "one of the guys" and b) it's okay to be girly.
six: feminism is not about female supremacy. I think this past year, I learned that I am a feminist.
seven: being an auntie is the best thing in the whole wide world.
eight: it's okay to not be okay.
nine: being strong doesn't mean you're not hurting. it means that you can face your hurt with bravery.
ten: sometimes champagne is the answer:
eleven: people watching is sometimes the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
twelve: Dr. Seuss is pretty much the best philosopher in the world.
thirteen: sometimes you don't know what you like or don't like until you try it. so try it.
fourteen: you won't meet your future Mr or Mrs Right on some dating app. you'll need to download and delete the app several hundred times before you realize this.
fifteen: it's important to never stop learning.
sixteen: be yourself. the truth about who you are will always come out, so you may as well be you from the start.
seventeen: it's okay to keep reading seventeen magazine. but it's also okay to exchange it for a cosmo. you do you.
eighteen: that thing that you waste all of your time doing? it's not time wasted. it's what you should be doing.
nineteen: in the end, things won't matter. invest in relationships, not retail. (wow, I'm deep)
twenty: going to bed early is AWESOME.
twenty-one: Beyonce, hot chocolate and a good book are usually a good cure for anything.
twenty-two: learning to love yourself is the hardest thing you may ever do. but it's also the most important.
there's my list! what are some of your life lessons?
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