Drama, Drama, Drama

Soooo I won't go into detail, but I've got to say drama is always apart of spring break: this year was no exception. We laughed, we cried, and we buried our feelings in some Mai Thai's and the white, sandy Destin beaches.

I had a great time with my friends this year but I'm not as upset about heading back to school as I thought.  Only six weeks left until graduation!!! We've got a lot of exciting Athens events coming up like spring parties, twilight and of course Cinco de Mayo.  More posts to follow later this week. Also,  I received some awesome news this week: I got second round interviews for one my favorite companies. Fingers crossed for me!!! Bring on the stress!

Much 20-Something Love, Yours Truly, XOXO


P.S.  Here's a lovely picture of myself at... a... foam party in Destin.  Needless to say it was my first and probably my last.

Spring Break -

Okay... so I'm not sure what has changed in the past two days, but I've gone from stressing about everything to literally not caring at all. This is only excusable because spring break begins tomorrow and my friends and I are heading to Destin on Sunday! For the next week I'm planning on completely forgetting about my life outside of best friends, the beach and (of course) having an epic time. Don't you dare ask me about interviews or school or graduation. I will have permission to inflict physical harm.

My plans simply include sipping Pina Coladas at the hotel pool bar, dancing the night away, and possibly attending a Luke Bryan concert in PCB.

This could get a little crazy, but we are entitled to a little time off! The picture below is a throwback of me and my good friend Eryn last year at Fripp Island. I'm only hoping this spring break will be as much fun! I'll be posting updates and pictures throughout the week! XOXO - you're 20-something partner in crime.

Check, Please!

To be completely honest, I started this blog on a silly whim the night before one of my big midterms.  Yes, I am freaking out but that first post was written in a state of panic: I had four exams, two interviews, and two papers due in a matter of week.  Can you say caffeine-induced comatose overload? For the first time in my life, I have to juggle interviewing for big girl jobs, dating, making good grades, and trying to keep up my floundering social life.

Yesterday I began reading a book by motivational speaker and author, Christine Hassler called "20 Something 20 Everything".  Now, you're probably thinking oh no, you dragged yourself to the self-help section of the bookstore, didn't you? No, I actually had this book given to me because I am Christine's social media intern.  Funny, right?  I've been tweeting for her for over two months now and I hadn't even cracked open her book: which is 100% relevant to my 20-Something, chaotic life. This may have been fate because Christine describes a quarter-life crisis in the first chapter and gives a 10 question check-list to prove that you are in-fact experiencing such a dilemma. I answered yes to 10 out of 10.  Go figure.  I am an expert in crises, where is my award?!?!

Here are the questions and maybe some of you out there can relate:

1. Do you feel the need to "have it all"? Duh, gimme dat penthouse apartment and my corner office!

2. Do you feel older for the first time in your life?  Yes, which is ridiculous because I am barely even legal!!!

3. Do you feel pressure to grow up and get your adult life in order? Six months ago, not at all.  Now - this is all I can think about.

4. Do you often feel depressed, overwhelmed, lost, and maybe even a little hopeless?  Sad, but true.

5. Do you ever feel that time is running out when you try to figure out your career when you decide whether you want to get married and/or have children?  Well, I've thought it but --- this isn't something I need to worry about now - HA

6. Are you stressed out by choices that will seemingly affect the rest of your life?  Check!

7. Do you feel you have failed because you don't know what you want to do with your life?  Ehem, yes.

8. Do you overanalyze yourself and your decisions?  Well I'm a girl, so overanalyzing is apart of our DNA.

9. Do you ever feel guilty for complaining about your life when you've only lived a quarter of it?  Yes - pathetic.

10. Are you embarrassed that you haven't figured out or accomplished more?  Yup.

If you are feeling any of these, join the club.  And I highly recommend buying Christine's book (even though I'm a little biased as one of her employees).  Seriously stop stressing! (And I have to tell myself this every day)  It will all work out and having a quarter-life crisis is completely normal.  Girls in their twenties these days have a lot to live up to: We deserve at least a few freak out sessions and some Fro-yo binges!!

Until next time!!! --- I'll be sharing some more words of wisdom from my girl Christine Hassler and how it relates to my life. Get excited.

Quarter-Life Crisis of a College Senior

Seven weeks until graduation. Seven. Weeks.

Then, it's all real. Right down to that shiny, hard diploma and that terrifying job search I've been attempting to start for the past six months. Don't get me wrong I love my family, but even the thought of having to move back home with my parents has me feeling like a cat climbing a tree with the inevitable fortune of being dragged back down from my powerful perch. The untethered freedom of the past four years seems a little less feasible and finding my own way a perfectly daunting adventure.

Part of me wants to drop everything and literally run to another country for a year or two.  Work my way from place to place and become completely lost in another culture - but I fear this would only be to escape reality which I guess is counter-productive to the whole "starting your life" thing.

Here I will complain/vent/rant/divulge all of my twenty-something woes and joys.

I hope you enjoy/laugh/cry and share in the pain and happiness that is about to be the last two months of my college career.

P.S.
Spring break is a week away and I am legitimately concerned about what is about to go down on my trip to Destin - Seven college seniors on their LAST SPRING BREAK. EVER.  I'll keep you posted but you may not want to know.