Although every girl I know is going down different paths, whether they chose the sorority path or they chose the 9 to 5 path, we all have more in common than we might think. Our life has only just began, while there are also twenty years worth of experience and growth under our belts!

TRUTH 1: I know this is supposed to be my "prime", but I find myself more emotionally unstable and overwhelmed than ever. Everything isn't rainbows and butterflies like one would assume at twenty years old.

TRUTH 2: I wake up feeling differently than I did the morning before, and I go to sleep at 9pm most nights instead of partying until 3. I am typically taking a nap when I have down time, and I would probably sleep all day if that were socially acceptable. I'm not going to lie. I expected a little more illegal activities and laughter and a little less vitamin-taking and bill-paying.

TRUTH 3: I am constantly caught between saving every cent I make and going to publix to buy every baked good they have.

I have learned in the years following my high school graduation that life isn't a set amount of time periods with a set of events. We have to get up every day, no matter what our age may be, and we have to make life happen for ourselves. Being young does not make you invincible and immune to the monotony and tiredness that consumes people later on in life. In fact, there are plenty of 60 yr olds that are likely far happier and healthier than I am. However, this isn't to say that I'm not super excited to be in my twenties. With all of the new responsibilities comes new memories. A new decade means a grand adventure that I really am stoked to embark on.

The biggest truth of all about being twenty is that I can be whatever I want to be. I am at the height of creating new opportunities for myself. My future is right now. The decisions I make today directly impact where I will be in 40 years.