Here’s what I wish I could tell this girl in the photo. There’s the very obvious knowing nothing good happens after midnight (why did I used to stay out past 2AM?) and that shots are stupid (do you need that much alcohol that quickly?) but I have a few more meaningful lessons, too. My thirties will come to an end this September, so I want to share the things I wish I knew in my twenties and really, most of my thirties, too. She was in Europe for the first time, taking it all in, and had so much living to do.Ĭoming from a toxic family dynamic, having dated the wrong guy for most of her 20s, and lacking the confidence to do almost anything on her own. I wish I could sit down with the newly 31-year-old in the photo above. It’s the start of a new decade, and I’m a much happier, stronger, better version of myself. It is, like so many things I worried about, not at all the thing I built it up to be. This year, I’ll turn an age I feared for most of my 30s (yes, 40, and no, I can’t believe it, either). A strong need for self care, not giving a sh*t what others think (that doesn’t mean I don’t care about other people, so read on), and the ability to say no without hesitation. □□ My late thirties brought a huge shift. It was only a few years ago that not keeping up with instagram messages was a huge source of anxiety because I didn’t want to let anyone down. I worried way too much about things that were completely out of my control. About not being enough and about what others thought of me. I spent most of my twenties and thirties worrying.
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