Make the most of my 20's

I’ll be 22 in two months. I’ll graduate from the University of Iowa in six months. If I don’t start having fun now and actually taking time to enjoy being young, then when else can I? I’d love to believe these are the best years of my life but even if they aren’t, that doesn’t mean I should act any other way. I need to learn to live in the moment instead of constantly worrying about the future or find myself regretting the past. I need to make the most of now because I’ll never ever get this time back.

im 26. i know i’ve done much and have achieved a fair number of accomplishments for my age. i was really making my dreams come true. i can list them down and be proud of them. but if i were to tell the stories, they seem to be more of a struggle than an experience id like to re-live. though the end product makes me happy, i was not having fun during the process.
its never too late though to change how things are done. i still have a lot of dreams to work on..and this time i’ll enjoy the process.

What is making the most of my 20’s anyway? In many ways this goal perpetuates society’s ideals about what we should be doing during certain decades in our lives.

I’ve come to realise that getting older isn’t neccessarily a bad thing:(I just have to believe that myself now) I just need to stop pertaining to society’s ageist values. Is a 23 year old woman more attractive than a 33 year old woman or is a 33 year old woman more attractive or somehow better than a 43 year old woman? (Young men don’t seem to think so!) I mean Halle Berry looks better than me yet she’s old enough to be my mother! Society tries to imply this but it’s just not true. It’s all a mind set and how we choose to conduct our lives.

Age really is just a number I am realising because I am 24- supposedly in the prime of my life and yet life hasn’t even begun for me. I know that there are women in their 30’s out there that look better than me, have a more enriched and exciting life than mine etc. Therefore it must be more about how I go about my life rather than my age. Yes there are things I want to do before I settle down but those things dont have to stop just because I turn 30.

In fact quite the opposite, when I;m in my 30’s I will probably do the things I wanted to do in my 20’s but in high style. I.e. perhaps have more confidence in my abilities and will definitely have more financial stability which will afford me a slightly more affluent lifestyle. So many women in their 30’s exude sex appeal and confidence.

I’m looking at it like this, women in their 30’s are just the sexier, awe inspiring, no-nonsense taking big sisters of the women in their 20’s who are beginning to really find out who they are.

Therefore no more pressure on myself. As long as I look after myself I can look forward to what will be instead of thretting about it.

I can’t say I’m making the most of my twenties, and I need to change that. I’m only 26 but I’m living a life of working, going to the gym, doing chores, occasionally seeing some friends for some wine. This to me is the kind of life I’d expect from someone in their 30s and beyond (plus a family).

I’m in a city which is OK but not great, in a job that’s also OK but not what I went to university for, far away from any close friends and family. This is an OK situation, but definitely not one which helps me make the most of my 20s! On top of this I haven’t got much money so can’t take off on random adventures. It’s pretty depressing.

I intend to get out of this situation by next summer (can’t be earlier due to work/housing contracts), but what can I do until then to make my life more interesting?!

It’s my 21st birthday on Saturday, October 10th!
My 20th year was alright, I had some good experiences, went to clubs for the first time, I finished college, went on a week-long leadership conference, met some new people, and worked in the field for a bit to see I didn’t like it much.. I learned a lot about myself, what I want, and also had some fun :D
I hope that when I am 21 I can search for more answers, take some risks and have a good time, let loose a bit more :P meet someone and maybe be in a relationship… we’ll see.

i will do the things that I have always wanted to do!!! Things that I would be proud I have don. Things that would make me grow as a person.

I’m really getting into running. just done my very first 10k today and in a time of 56.28 which smashed my hour goal! Sports was my thing at school but i stopped competely because my friends werent interested in it and i felt like i should only focus on academic sujects in school because it felt like that was the only thing that was important. However i’m not friends with the people i was in school so that was pointless quitting and anyway sports is a good escapism from your daily routine. I think im beginning to get slightly fitter but more importantly im happier because now i do actually do something other than staying in watching tv!

At least this part of my life is beginning to imporve.

I’ve really been getting down because I feel like I’m getting so old! I’m 23..and I know that it’s not OLD..but still. I’m done with college and I’m wishing I could go back!! I feel like I wasted some precious time during the past 10 years of my life! I really want to make the most of the rest of my 20’s!! This is the time where I can be a little more free and be exactly who I want to be!

I feel like I’ve realized this alot more because I’ve been miserable for the past 6 months..as a result of my retail job. I hate it. I truly did. I thought it would be just a temporary thing but I can’t find anything! I’ve been wasting so much time being miserable and depressed..and that still hasn’t gotten me a better job that makes me happy to get up in the morning..so I’m embracing a go getter, positive attitude so that I’ll get a new job and not waste any more time!

I have to stop being so lifeless!

Turned 22 about a week ago. Just about 2900 days left to make the most of it. Would keep listing my achievements here.