Signs you’re crushing your 20s (even if it doesn’t feel like it)
While procrastinating my work (what? Marking papers?) and my readings (what even are books?), I found a wonderful pin from Hello Giggles. This pin, in all its kind glory, assured me that my wasting my time pinning pictures of outfits which will allow me to wear leggings, instead of real pants, does not indicate adult failure.
The following list, compiled from the original article by Becca Rose, made me feel a lot better about my one-week-post-reading-week life. I hope it can do the same for you.
Caring and getting involved with “some cause on this big earth,” Rose tells us, is a great way to know that you’re making your twenties count, “you rock star, you.”
1. You maybe, almost know what you’re passionate about
“You don’t have to have your entire career plan mapped out,” Rose writes (THANK GOODNESS), “but maybe you have some thoughts on what you’re interested in pursuing in a perfect world. It doesn’t need to be clearly defined, it doesn’t need to be a twelve-step plan – it just has to be an idea.”
2. You’re almost, sort of adaptable to change
“This is the decade of figuring things out, which means it’s also a time of constant change,” Rose notes. “If you can see change coming and feel confident you can deal with it, you’re doing fine. If you need a few sleepless nights to worry your way through it, that’s okay, too.”
3. You make (lots of) mistakes, and you survive them
“You’ll fail, you’ll screw up, you’ll hurt people’s feelings: this is inevitable and part of the nature of our existence,” Rose says encouragingly. “Owning up to those faults and doing what you can to make things right is a sign that you’re moving on to knowing what counts.”
4. You’re sort of, kind of trying (read: TRYING) to keep a budget
“It’s alright if you don’t have a 401k or life insurance,” Rose assures, “but if you at least have a savings account, this totally counts (even if it only has fifty bucks in it).”
5. You almost know who you are – maybe
“The twenty-something years are the moments that we discover who we’ve been all along, and develop who we want to be,” writes Rose. “If you have spent any amount of effort delving into your personality and the things you want to be, it’s significant.”
6. You care. Period.
“Taking part in hashtag campaigns, educating yourself on causes you believe in, and volunteering when you can,” Rose points out, “if there’s some cause on this big earth that you care about and are fighting for, you should be super proud. You’re making your twenties count in the best way possible, you rock star, you.”