Recklessly Thirty

Let's be honest here... I live my life by quotes. I found when I was a teenager that some of my favorite quotes have come from Dawson's Creek. If you're a 20 something, like me, you watched this show and sang along to that theme song, that if you heard now, you'd sing to it, but it's one of those, "I don't like the song, but I know all the words so I'm going to sing along to it." types of songs. I mean come on those were supposed to be teenagers and they had a better vocabulary than I do even now at 27! Anyway, I feel like my life and relationship can be summed up in some of these quotes. Sad but oh so true! So here are some of them that I absolutely love. I'm going to give a slight explanation afterward too of how it relates to a 20 something life! Ok! Enjoy!!  "The only decision left is the one I have to make with myself. Stop running, once and for all. I know who I'm supposed to be with. I've always known." So th...

"She's so gorgeous",  "She looks so sexy in that",  "She's very slim",  "Oh my gosh, she's so fat",  "I bet she is real ugly without her makeup on",  "That girl is hideous", "Her body is perfect".  I guarantee you've said these words before. I'll admit I'm no angel. I have! Who am I to criticize? Better yet, who are you to say anything? It's no ones place to judge.  At 27, I should feel comfortable with my body. I'm tall, 5'9" to be exact, and I'm by no means over weight. Why do I not feel comfortable with the way I look? Could it be the media, other girls, or just my own self conscious that's constantly saying, "don't eat that" (but I do anyway), "don't wear that" (so I don't), or my favorite one "she looks so much better than me" (so I befriend her or hate her). I'll say all 3. But they feed on one another like a baboon a...

Welcome to your late 20's my fellow 20 something! It's the time in our lives when we really decide to take a step back and look at what's ahead of us, what's behind us, but more importantly I think were forgetting about what's right in front of us. The right now. I think I've read about 10 different blogs about what you should do in your 20's to make your 30's fabulous. I'm sorry but you can't really tell someone what to do to make their life better. No two lives are the same. What I can do though, is tell you a bunch of the things that I've done in my 20's, things that I currently do at 27, and maybe you can get some insight on where you may want to go. It's not so much that you'd be following what I do but maybe I can be an example of what NOT to do in your 20's? However, if you find that some of the things I've done in my 20's was fun and interesting, because I do, go for it. Take the risk! Sometimes I can't be...

Since I have 2 1/2 years before I'm 30. I'm giving myself a few goals. 30 to be exact. I was inspired by some other blogs I've read and decided I had things I wanted to do too and there's no better time than now to get them done! Now I want to share with y'all my 30 before 30 list. They're in no particular order... 1) Read one book every month for a year  (8/12) 2) Payoff Chase credit card 3) Take a kickboxing class 4) Learn to knit/sew 5) Get promoted 2 times at work (1/2) 6) Visit 30 states (currently at 28/30) 7) Open a savings account 8) Go to 3 concerts (currently at 3/3)   Go to 6 Concerts (0/6) 9) Use my passport (not for Canada) 10) Participate in 5  5ks  (1/5) 11) Get a dog 12) Have a romantic weekend getaway 13) Donate blood 5 times  14) Decide officially if I want to go back to school for a bachelors degree 15) Visit the Chattanooga aquarium 16) Learn to play one whole song on the gu...

  Today is May 8, 2014. I have never written a blog entry until today. When I was a little girl I used to keep a daily journal. I used to write short stories. My emotions always flood the pages, whether it be with adventures or heartbreaks I always had something to write about. Now that I'm a little older, a bit smarter, and dear God I hope a smidgen wiser, I just want to open up these emotions to anyone willing to read! I want to give y'all a glimpse into my little world. I'm in my late 20's now and am nearing 30 so very quickly. I have so much I've done, places I've been, and people I have been so fortunate and unfortunate to meet. I by no means am a fantastic scholar of a writer though.  I will put commas where they're not needed. I'll make mistakes cause can we just face it already? We're humans. It happens! So please do your best not to judge when I jump from one thought to another in just a sentence. It's the A.D.D. I swear.       With all ...