Whether you're fresh out of high school or a recent college grad, your young adult years are supposed to be the most fun years of your life. At least that's what I think....I mean, right?

You're young, no kids, you can basically get any job you wanted to, yet almost every young adult I know feels they absolutely must have life together by now. I'll admit, I was guilty of feeling this way for such a long time, just until recently.

I looked around at my peers who graduated in the class of 2013 with me and saw them in their own cars, packing up and heading off to a university while I was sharing a car with my parents and attending community college right up the road. I tried to make myself feel better by saying, "I'd rather be close to home," when the truth was, I wanted to get out of this town where my high school sat right across from a chicken farm *rolls eyes* and to be honest. I didn't know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Forever is a scary word when you think about what you'll be doing to make a living EVERY.SINGLE.DAY..

Fast forward two years and here I was, with a vehicle I didn't have to share and headed to the University of South Florida in one of my fave cities! St. Petersburg. After changing my major for what seemed like the millionth time, I finally found something I truly enjoyed. Mass Communications and Journalism. Now my point here is, I went from wanting to be a dental hygienist because they made pretty great money, to picking something that made me happy in my heart. I believe a huge issue with today's society is the idea that everyone must be super at math, engineering, and the "important" stuff, but what about the other guys? What about the people who are good at art or helping others in ways that doesn't require a health science degree. We're important too.

Young adults get so caught up in the idea that their importance and worth lies in the letter they receive on that paper or exam, when it is SO much more than that. You are so much more than what university you plan to attend. So much more than what car or clothes you have. So much more than what others want you to be and that includes your loved ones and parents. Often times, we are so caught up in making the people around us happy that we forget, at the end of it all, WE have to be happy with our lives.

Take that unconventional job, don't go to college, cut your hair the way you want. Life isn't supposed to be a know-it-all guide with the perfect formula for a perfect life. Your life is perfect for you, and you only. If it's not, you have the power to change that. To all my young adults, don't fret about having it all together. All the pieces will start to fall into place once you let go of the idea of having a vice grip of control on the outcome. BE EASY & LIVE HAPPY <3