All throughout my childhood I used to dream that my life would follow the same timeline as my mom's. I'd meet the man of my dreams, fall in love, graduate college, get married, and have kids; all before 25. I wanted to be a young(ish) mom, and have the relationship with my future kids that my brother and I have with our parents.
It's kind of funny to think about it all now, because I just turned 23 last month, haven't graduated college yet, and don't have a boyfriend much less a husband. I realize though, that I have so much yet to do and so many places to see before I settle down, and I still have faith that I'm going to have an awesome relationship with my fantastic kid(s)...when the time comes.
If you're someone who likes to plan your schedule semesters in advance, thats okay, but maybe this semester plan out a month of how to successfully kick this semester's butt instead of focusing so far in advance. You'll feel in control but you're only taking control of the now; taking control of what you can control.
If you work best from lists, have to write things down, and like to have everything in your calendar, that's awesome, but try to do something fun and spontaneous every now and then. Go on a weekend trip without an itinerary or drive until you just decide to stop.
If you like to know what's going on at what time and where, and gets frazzled when those plans change, then you're a lot like me, but you have to come to terms with the fact that you can't always plan your life.
It's okay if you have to change it up and go where life takes you. You're going to experience so many things, in every stage of life, that may bend that straight path you're on. Some may be good changes or events, and some may be less than good at the time, but every one of these changes is shaping your life in some way. Don't push it away too hard when something comes into your life challenging your plans, because life may have different ideas for you, and it's okay to not know what the future holds.
