Ya know what it looks like?
It looks a whole lot like:
- a newfound caffeine dependency
- rewashing laundry you left hanging out to dry in a rainstorm
- new skincare routines you can't really afford
- watching youtube videos on how to micro-blade your face
- learning a new language
- finally figuring out how to recycle properly
- blocking off time in your schedule to get in steps on your smart watch
- calling your mom to cry about anything
- calling your mom to talk about everything
- frantically reading twitter to stay up to date on global happenings
- buying IKEA pieces on Facebook Marketplace instead of the store
- watering your plants on a routine schedule instead of a frantic Hail Mary once-a-month
- waking up to pee after too much water before bed
(instead of waking up to throw up after too much alcohol)
- making lists of anything & everything because you have the new ability to forget anything & everything
- buying Christmas presents in August instead of on Christmas Eve
- making dog name lists with names off your baby name list
- seeking out conviction (via a new streaming sermon or a challenging best- selling read)
- investing in a good pair of jeans (or two)
- washing your face in the shower because it's more time efficient
- still having 142(,000) unread emails in your junk-mail box
- reading classic novels alongside self-help books that all say the same thing
- watching 16 year olds on youtube teach you how to do your makeup
- forgetting what day the trash man comes, every week
- Facetiming your sister(s) to show off new pillows on your bed
- ending (only) every (other) sentence in an email with an exclamation mark
- flying in the back row of every plane with only a carry-on
- thinking about your grandma every time you eat oatmeal in the morning
- downloading TikTok to stay "involved" & "relevant" in your siblings' lives
- being thankful for the prayers that went unanswered in college/high-school
- trading your VS $5 for $25 lace panties for full-coverage cotton because it's "healthier"
- taking your lunch to work & keeping snacks in your bag
- learning to say "no" when you don't want to do something
- halfway believing at least 3 conspiracy theories you found online
- crying in the presence of everything new & beautiful you see
- finally finding your perfect coffee/creamer/milk/sugar/stevia ratio
- questioning what your dad will think after every post on social media
- scanning job sites in your free time
- living only for the next pretty Enneagram illustration or chart on Instagram
- tagging 3 friends in every giveaway ever (*wins nothing)
- celebrating your pet's birthday
- refusing to listen to anything but podcasts in the car
- treating Venmo like the new "gift card" or cash
- buying groceries (and everything else) on Amazon
- still relying on Facebook to remind you of your friend's birthdays
- adding terms like "sustainable," "intentional" and "keto-friendly" to your every-day vocabulary
- figuring out how to drink (and enjoy) sparkling water
- carrying tissues, chapstick & essential oils in your purse
- having an emergency cardigan in your car
- establishing a (halfway consistent) morning routine
- often considering moving back in with your parents
- regretting your college major
- celebrating cancelled plans
AND still not having anything in life figured out ever.
Yup, 25 sure looks a whole lot like that.
Thanking the Lord for a year of incredible growth & change.
Happy to have walked through it one version of myself, and happy to have walked out of it another.
Thankful that in every season, He stays the same.
26, show me what ya got.
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