Thoughts on Turning 28
Hello everyone!
Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having a great weekend. We are halfway to the weekend, we got this! May is always a special month for me, it’s my fiance’s birthday and my birthday, we have Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day, plus the start of summer! Such a good month. This week we have had temperatures in 80s this week which has been such a treat. I hope this is just a taste of what’s to come this summer!
I am someone who cherishes milestones and is reflective on the big and little moments in life.
I turn 28 next week and I have mixed feelings. It’s crazy to me that I am closer to 30 than 20, but I am also very content with getting older. The older I get the more I feel more certain of who I am and the type of person I want to continue to grow to become.
I have enjoyed my life at all stages. I loved being a kid, playing, doing arts and crafts, and using my imagination.
In high school, I enjoyed getting involved with my school and doing extra curricular activities like Student Council, Theater, and Choir. I had a great high school experience and wouldn’t change it, but I don’t have a need to go back.
College was such a growth chapter in my life. I was terribly homesick during most of my 3.5 years away from home. But I also grew immensely. I started my blog, started to workout, met friends, and most importantly, got involved. Although, I spent a lot of time alone, I really discovered who I was as a person. I worked a lot and met some incredible people and formed beautiful friendships, but I don’t miss the college days.
After I started to work, I settled into the role of adult more. With more free time without homework and extra activities, I was able to hone in on hobbies and things that really interested me.
I could read whatever I wanted, something I didn’t have a whole lot of time for in college. I could try new hobbies (like piano and gardening and learned some of them weren’t for me, but at least I tried).
I could discover new hobbies, like running, something I have grown to love. I could also continue to work on my skills like cooking and baking. This past decade has been a defining few years for me and I loved to see how I have grown and evolved.
These next few years are going to be filled with lots of change, new beginnings, and adjustments, but I know these last few years have been preparing me for this. I have found myself comparing this journey over these last few years to being a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. I have been in a cocoon for a while, and I’m ready to spread my wings and be a beautiful butterfly. I have been growing and maturing and I’m ready to take flight.
This next year will be filled with new steps with my family, relationship, and career and I’m so excited to see where I am one year from now on my Golden Birthday…29 on the 29th!
Until then, I’m going to soak it all up and be present in the here and now. I hope you will join me on this journey!
Until then…
Elspeth
