I am mine, before I am anyone else’s.
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You guys, it’s officially my 23rd birthday! Happy Birthday to me! Time flies when you’ve been blessed with the opportunity to live a wonderful life surrounded by those you love and cherish.
Waking up this morning, felt like any other day — that is until, in a matter of seconds it hit me.
BABES!
As you may be able to guess, my birthday is on its way (tomorrow to be exact), so I figured I’d share 22 things I’ve learned before turning 23 tomorrow. Also, be sure to check out the blog for a special post commemorating my birthday.
Our parents weren’t lying.
Adulting is so freaking hard most days. Continue Reading
It’s not something you just know, or feel automatically.
You don’t know its there till you’re calling a friend at 3 in the morning, on the verge of tears.
She asks you what’s wrong, sensing something the moment you say hello.
It’s nothing you say, hoping the louder and more confidently you say it, the less real it will become.
How do you explain to someone that school’s great, family’s great, hell life’s pretty dang great, but something else, small but present is building within you.
You refuse to say it because voicing it, saying it out loud might make it that much realer.
But what if voicing it saves you.
What if explaining the broken pieces within you brings them back together again.
So, after the third nudge from your friend you realize it’s time.
Time to save you.
With a voice just barely above a whisper, you sigh and mumble,
“Let me explain.”
