Today is my birthday! I've turned 26 and lately I've been noticing things that have changed since I've been hurtling unsteadily into my late twenties and I thought I'd share some of them today. Please tell me that you relate to at least some of them...
01. My alcohol tolerance is almost zero.
02. I know people who have bought a house.
03. I'm now wondering if I should be thinking about buying a house (like I could ever afford to).
04. I like white wine, and can pick out a semi-decent bottle, but red wine still eludes me.
05. Getting the weekly shop for less than £30 is an art form.
06. I don't want to have a baby but I sure do watch a lot of baby/pregnancy hauls/diaries on YouTube.
07. I definitely feel the effects of eating too much sugar/not eating enough vegetables.
08. I'm actually starting to find it easier to get up in the morning, and not need a nap later in the day.
09. I sometimes worry about how I'll survive when I retire (pension? What's one of those?)
10. But then I remember I probably won't ever get to retire and that's slightly terrifying but mostly okay!
11. I have managed to keep several plants alive for more than a few months.
12. I know how to correctly fold a fitted sheet to maximise storage space.
13. I know how to correctly fold socks to maximise storage space.
14. I fold my socks.
15. Exercise isn't the absolute *worst* thing in the world.
16. It's actually pretty great and makes me feel strong and good.
17. I really should stretch more though, things ache more than they used to.
18. I can count the number of proper nights out I've been on this year on one hand, and that's super okay with me.
19. Getting home later than 11pm just sounds like a nightmare.
20. I have a bedtime routine.
21. It involves a microwaveable wheat bag.
22. I finally like coffee and drink it on a regular basis. Milky and weak with a sweetener please, I'm not *that* grown up.
23. Spots are definitely not just a teenage concern. I'm now officially in my late twenties, why am I still getting spots?!
24. This year I started properly making art again and it's been the most wonderful thing ever.
25. I've come to terms with the fact that it's pretty normal to not have found what you want to do with your career by your mid-twenties.
26. Heck, I probably won't figure it out until my mid-thirties, and that's okay.
