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Don't Rush Your Twenties Because YOLO, Literally

Being in your twenties is exhausting. I constantly find myself trying to live in tomorrow when today hasn’t even ended. Life changed in a big way when I hit 20. I went from living in the “now”,  to always trying to be one step ahead of myself.

Once you reach your mid-twenties I think reality starts to set in,  you have what I like to call a quarter life crisis. You’ve flown by the seat of your pants for the past 20 years and then just like that you’re a full blown adult. You have rent or a mortgage, a car payment, credit card debt, student loans, the list goes on for most of us I’m sure. 

I think being in your twenties is the hardest age gap to live through. We’re all at this awkward stage where half of us are married on our second child; the other half of us are still trying to successfully make it home without losing our wallets or dignity after a night out. 

I sometimes envy the women who are married to the love of their life with two beautiful children. They post pictures on Instagram of their DIY projects, beautiful homemade dinners, perfectly decorated living rooms. All I can think to myself is how do they have time for this shit? Like they are SO put together. I don’t even have the time to find matching socks in the morning, or wash my hair.  More often than not I come home exhausted, make myself some Kraft macaroni, (eat the whole pot), and then put on some Gossip Girl to make myself feel even more self conscious about my life. 

The truth is, at some point or another, we are all struggling to make it in this crazy world. Some of us are just better at hiding it than others. I constantly doubt myself, and fear that I’m not going anywhere quick enough. So many of us forget to enjoy living in the moment because we are to focused on whats going to happen tomorrow. 

Whether you’re married with kids, or you’re 25 still swiping right on tinder to find a date, you’re doing okay. Take the time to appreciate where you are, and who you are. You’re all you’ve got, and if you’re not your biggest fan then who else will be? Live in the moment, eat that whole pizza, dance and sing at the top of your lungs on a Wednesday night, sleep in late, spend too much money on shoes you’ll never wear. Take the time to make mistakes. Take the time to actually find yourself, instead of rushing by. You have your whole life ahead of you, and I promise even if you think you won’t be okay, you will be. So here’s to your 20’s. Live them while you can.