Turning 24

I’m turing 24 tomorrow, and I want to address the humongous elephant in the room: the quarter quell. Most of us find ourselves entirely upset, and the thoughts “what am I doing with my life?” or feelings of being unsuccessful are constantly resurfacing. I like to call this the “quarter quell”, oh hey hunger games reference!

To my fellow quellers, everyone past college is going though this right now and we have every right to!

Here I am turning 24, already 2 years out of college, and let’s not talk about how it’s been 10 years since freshman year of high school.  Hello, I still have no idea what I’m doing with my life. The reason why we are quelling so hard is because we’ve spent our whole lives this far  going to school and college and doing activities with the idea that we can be anything and do anything with our lives and our reality is nothing at all like we were dreaming about.

But you know what?

It’s so okay to quell and the more I speak to people of all ages, our entire lives are a crisis, and we should just take the time enjoying the perks of being 24.

24 things to take the edge off of the quell.

1. Spontaneous trips are welcome – Taking time off does not make your employer think you are lazy, but it shows them you enjoy life! As long as you’re working hard on the job, what’s a Friday or a Monday off somewhere fun? And likely you’ll come back rejuvenated to kick butt when you’re back.
2. Go out, buy yourself nice things, and have fun – This year, I want to let go of the “we are poor” mindset and splurge a little on things that emanate happiness. Invest in your self! This means doing that Zara shopping spree you’ve always wanted to do, go to concerts, get drinks with friends and pick up the tab.
3. Use free time to take up old hobbies again and explore new hobbies -I’m taking up repurposing clothing again, and I want to learn graphic design.
4. Say yes to the things you want to do and no to the things you don’t
5. Moving to a new city for a job or boy can be fun and exciting
6. It’s not too late to start over if you don’t like where you are at
7. Falling in love is easier to do than ever (there are apps now that seem so fun!)
8. Meal prep on Sundays
9. Invest your time in what makes you happy
10. Don’t believe everything you hear
11. Framboise
12. Looking your best, when you look your best, you feel your best
13. Work out regularly – the endorphins are free!
14. Fur babies – I’m referring to PJ
15. Don’t sweat the small stuff, there are so many battles, just pick a few and leave the rest.
16. Organize everything
17. Make lists
18. Surround yourself with beautiful things
19. Be proactive, things aren’t going to do themselves
20. Netflix binge on quell days
21. Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream – Halo Top Ice Cream is guilt free 😉
22. Attend community events – you might just meet people with your same interests
23. Spend time with nature
24. Focus on the “insert your name here”Necessities

xx always,