Twenty-Uno

Being in your twenties is all about discovering what it is that hurts you and what it is that makes you feel good. You go in blind, practically pricking yourself with a dull blade, and then you (hopefully) walk out with a tougher skin. One day you'll stop pricking yourself altogether, at least I hope.. But that's for you to find out.. I'm only a 20-something..

The images above should be words and ideas you live by, and sometimes when the going gets tough, you just need to kick that "tough" in the ass. Invite a friend over on a weeknight, sunday night even! Order enough food that would take you to a food coma and beyond. Light candles, play your iPod, dance on your own (cue Robyn, D.Cimo), watch TV, let the couch swallow both of you up, and GOSSIP. It's okay to do it when you trust your friends. Tell stories about friends, relationships, jobs, parents. Cleanse yourself of all the bad things that you've accumulated within you and you'll leave that conversation feeling ten thousand pounds lighter.. well maybe not if you've just ingested your weight in highly-caloric goodies. You'll definitely feel emotionally lighter.. physically you'll def be fatter.

Maybe you'll fall head over heels in love. You'll find that person that makes you happy when you talk to them. That will light up your face when they call, when they text. Someone with a smile that will be a surprise every time I see it, one that cracks onto your face when it shouldn't and it lifts my heart and makes me want to jump into your goofy yet gorgeous smile. Maybe I have fallen in love, maybe I haven't. I guess I'm still figuring that one out sans the comments from the peanut gallery.

Travel. Explore. Go places. Alone, with friends. Stay home. Do whatever makes you HAPPY. One of the tags above says that you are unlimited, push yourself (not too far) but break your own boundaries every once in a while. Live a little. Go to AUSTRALIA (JS, hope you're having a blast out there and reading this). Just live. I know I always complain that I'm so old now that I'm 21 and that I'll be 22 later this year, but sometimes I just have to pinch myself to see that I'm living an amazing life and that I have these opportunities that I'm so grateful for and I need to stop fretting about my age and just live. So, my advice to you is to let your hair loose, throw on your favorite shoes, and go!

Cheers! The Aristochic