I turned 26 just a few weeks ago which, if your wondering, is just enough time to make me a certified expert on the subject.
Navigating the waters of adulthood has its challenges, but if you’re like me it's also been a wonderful learning experience that you wouldn’t trade for anything! Here are 26 thoughts on what life on the mid/late twenties border might be like for you so far:
1. You’re closer to being 30 than you are to being 20.
2. You just did the math to make sure that was really true, and had a slight moment of panic.
3. Almost all your favorite TV shows and movies have had a reboot.
4. You’re no longer wasting energy on toxic relationships (of any kind).
5. Not only do you have friends your age who are engaged or married, but you also have friends who are divorced.
6. You’ve legitimately wondered how many days of Taco Bell in a row is too many.
7. Food Network and HGTV have become your default background noise.
8. You’re embracing flexibility! Having a plan is great, but it’s okay to put the plan on the back burner and deal with whatever obstacles come your way.
9. You’ve learned the importance of having loving, supportive friends in your life, whether they're near or far.
10. You own many more plants than you ever have before.
11. However, you still haven't figured out how to grow a succulent without killing it.
12. You spend a lot of time interior-designing a house you haven't bought yet.
13. You know that it’s normal to have self-doubt. You acknowledge the validity of those feelings, and then do the things that scare you anyway.
14. Adult acne is a thing, apparently. It's cool, though. You own it.
15. You’re using your voice and your platform as an artist to speak out on behalf of causes that are important to you.
16. You’re now older than your parents were when they got married.
17. You’re taking more ownership of your self care needs.
18. There’s nothing quite like the joy you get from a productive grocery trip.
19. (Even though you still live on take-out more than you’d like to admit.)
20. Time is precious, and you’re remembering to spend it on the people and activities that make you happiest.
21. Things you wore in elementary school are now trendy again.
22. You belong to the demographic that is most targeted by advertisers.
23. Almost every time you visit your parents you return home with food.
24. You’re learning not to work for free. (This is especially difficult to remember as an artist, but hey, you’re trying!)
25. You probably eat more Lunchables than normal for someone your age.
26. You’ve realized that no one ever reaches a point when they have it “all figured out."
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