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A Chance for YOU to be in a Book!
Posted by: | CommentsI have been thinking about my twenties a lot lately.
Not really MY twenties but more what it means to be in your twenties and what this decade is really all about.
I started working on my book again which is what prompted all of this reflecting on my twenties stuff. It seems that every time I decide there is no way I am going to write a book EVER. I find myself hunched over my computer pouring my stories out. Go figure?
I used to think that your twenties were about having fun. I mean, what is this decade for if it isn’t about dancing on tables and making a fool of yourself? And then I realized that your twenties might actually be about learning.
One time a good friend told me that you should think of ever job opportunity as a free education. You should consider what the position will teach you and who you will be learning from. I kind of blew that advice off at the time but now I realize that not only was she right but that the same principal might just apply to life.
Think of every life experience as a free education. What will you learn? Who are you learning from?
It isn’t as much fun to think of life that way. Mostly because I think I have spent the past four years taking the same three classes over again. Just when I think I have found the answer I realize the semester is over and I am back at zero.
I am taking this metaphor too far, aren’t I?
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I got to meet one of my favorite writers. She and her daughter are writing a book about twenty-something’s, focusing on the many decisions that must be made during this decade. She has a fascinating view on twenty-somethings that you can read more about here.
They are trying to get a sense of how Milennials experience their twenties by sending out a questionnaire asking for details about your life, how you know you’re an adult, and what your plans are for the future. If you are interested you can email them at cusp.the.book@gmail.com and they will send you the questionnaire.
(responses can be anonymous)
Girls Night In
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Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There’s no limit to the baking possibilities, so grab your favorite Duncan Hines mix and Comstock or Wilderness fruit fillings and Bake On! www.duncanhines.com.
The most interesting thing about being in your twenties is how quickly things change. At age twenty you are in college and probably eating greasy pizza on a dorm room floor. By then end of your twenties you probably have a career and possibly a husband and maybe even a couple of children. (aka you are a grown-up)
Currently I am right in the middle.
In the past year I have watched friends get married, have babies, buy houses, have second babies, get engaged, move across the country and make terrible and wonderful decisions. Everyone seems to be settling down and “girls night out” seems less important to everyone involved.
It used to be essential that you had plans every Friday and every Saturday.
Making plans for the weekend mattered. A lot.
Now, I find myself calling a friend because I realize I have forty-five minutes of free-time after my trip to the grocery store. So we sit on couches and catch up while the frozen food in my car becomes less frozen. We are usually wearing pajamas and my hair is thrown up on top of my head but it doesn’t really matter.
That is what I have learned in my twenty-fourth year.
It doesnt really matter what you are doing with your friends, it is the time that you spend together. The understanding that they are there for you no matter what.
I am afraid as time starts moving faster and our days get even busier that we might lose these moments.
A while back I went to Camp Mighty and heard Evany talk about building a better life. She said that if you surround yourself with awesome people then there will always be awesome things to do. So that is my goal this year and my challenge for you–surround yourself with awesome people, prepare yourself for awesome moments and fill your life with the things that matter.
Call your best friend on the way to the grocery store. Bake cupcakes and invite your neighbors over. Create a party in your living room just because you can.
Girls night in doesn’t have to be about planning the perfect party. It doesn’t have to be about playing Boggle and making elegant desserts. Girls night in can consist of sweatpants, ponytails and cupcakes and it still won’t lose its magic.
Remember to check out Duncan Hines’ website www.duncanhines.com to find some great recipes for your holiday get-together! I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective.
