I only graduated University a year ago and, if I'm honest, I knew I wouldn't have my life completely together straight away. To clarify, I don't. But after reading ridiculous amounts of Buzzfeed and Cosmopolitan articles like "30 things to do before you're thirty" and "3,000,000 things every girl does in her twenties", it's nice to know that I'm not the only early twenty-something in the world who doesn't have her whole life together.
There are those women in the world who graduated University, got their perfect job and are now engaged, with a mortgage and are quite happy. I have two feelings towards those women. I both commend them for being strong willed and unafraid to grab the bull by the horns. But, for goodness sake, they're making girls like me look awful!
I always knew that wouldn't be me. I'm not a headstrong, work-focused young woman like those girls. I'm lazy and, to be quite honest, sitting in a hot room (like I am right now) typing out cover letters that make me sound interesting and smart is one of my least favourite activities. Well, that, and I'm not interesting. I didn't take a gap year volunteering in a village in Africa building houses. Nor did I teach little Romanian children how to speak English. And I most certainly don't have a Duke of Edinburgh award. Instead, I have 11 GCSEs, 3 A levels, a 2:1 degree in Drama and a can-do attitude. Surprisingly enough, that hasn't landed me my dream job.
I bet you're sat there thinking "If she doesn't make a good enough point soon, I'm going back to Facebook". If so, just go with it.
The saying goes "A Leopard cannot change his spots", this is true. But you can change the body underneath the spots and make the spots look better. It's just a matter of being pro-active.
If, like me, you're stuck in a bit of a rut and you don't think you're life has a direction or that being in your early twenties is worse than being a teenager, do not fear. The average life expectancy in the UK right now is 81 and a half years old. (If you're reading this is America, its 78 and three quarters), which means you have 60 years to make more bad decisions, life choices, changes and a family. Why rush into things? Go travelling. Make friends. Drink ridiculous amounts of alcohol. The only thing you don't want in life is regrets!
I've never been one to listen to my own advice, but this time I might. I don't want to be lying on my death bed in 60 years thinking of all the opportunities that I missed and all of the chances I could have taken. There is so much in the world to do and see that, sometimes, risks need to be taken for life to be lived.
I shall leave you with T-Swift.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Taylor Swift - 22
