Thursday, January 6, 2011

this year: turning twenty-seven

something really odd happened today after it started to sink in that it's 2011.
i realized that this is the year that i turn 27.
and i had a mild panic attack.

twenty. seven. already!? for some reason i imagined that i would be so much more {something} by 27.

more sophisticated.
more in love with my career.
more into lipstick... & less into sweatpants.
more ready to be a mother.
more able to cook.
more into politics.

i am honestly terrified to turn 27 in july as i always equated 27 with "old."
i have 6ish months until the big day & i'll be living up the rest of my youth by:

continuing to shop @ forever 21. banana republic can wait.
working for the weekend at my day job. ceo status can wait.
wearing chap stick & sweatpants. lipstick & frilly dresses can wait.
appreciating my freedom. children will {god-willing} come along. later.
enjoying my husband's cooking. let's be honest - i'll never be as good as he is.
& watching bravo tv instead of c-span/cnn/fox news. politics can wait.

27 isn't going to wait. here's to living up the last of my youth! xo.

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9 comments:

  1. OH MY GOSH!! I just turned 27 in december and I about had a heartattack. Seriously for some reason I was freaked out about the number 27. I seriously was freakin!!! I feel older, but i feel like I am not where I should be in life, like you say.
    I wear sweatpants and chapstick far more than dresses and heels. I am so with you on it all.
    It still weirds me out that I say I am 27!!

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  2. Honey, I turn 28 this year and I think I will stick with living up my youth for as long as I can! Like you said, all those other things can wait. We have the rest of our lives to be more mature and grown up so take advantage!! lol

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  3. I'm turning 27 this year too and it's scary!!! I feel like time is just going too crazy fast!

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  4. Whenever I get nervous about getting old I think of cool people like Betty White or my Grandma who are seriously cooler and more full of life than any 20 something year old that I know . haha Oh, I'm a July baby too.. woohoooo!

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  5. Girl I gave you an award over at my blog!! No pressure to post on it, I just wanted to let you know! :)

    PS - You are only as old as you feel. And 27 is NOT old silly!!!

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  6. ps. left you something on my blog

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  7. omg... i just turned 30.... i wish i was 27 again!!!

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  8. I have concluded that any age after about 22 is TOO OLD! Boooo. Lol!

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