I will be 28 years old in a few days and I have no idea what this age means. How has it been ten years since I graduated high school? How am I so close to 30? Craziness! When I graduated college, I didn’t know what my three year plan looked like, I knew I was going to get a job and go to grad school, but beyond that, life was kind of an open door. I never thought I would be single, living on my own and working in a field unrelated to my college major, still unsure of my place in life, it was never on my radar at all. But life always has a funny way of turning out, doesn’t it?
The year started with several friends getting pregnant, engaged and is climaxing into a season filled with baby showers and weddings. The late 20’s ! Yikes! Does this officially make me an adult? Why does my birthday this year feel like doomsday?!? ? Despite my attempt at optimism, I feel sad & panicked, and maybe that’s because birthdays tend to make us reflect about where we are in life. I have managed to check a few things off my ‘life list’ as I like to call it and on paper my life seems great, but there are those days, where after finding out that someone else has accomplished something, you question your own path instead of celebrating. Why is that?
I’ve always been realistic in knowing that no one has a perfect life – everyone has something they’re dealing with. But still, those little doubts can still make their way in and make me feel like I’m not achieving enough, making enough money. In those moments I choose to remember that I have a wonderful life, more goals to pursue , and failing at them doesn’t make me a failure. In my 28th year I hope I remember that I am right where I need to be in life, and it’s okay to be unsure, even at 28.
...THROUGH MY EYES ✨ 