Tomorrow is my 25th birthday, and for the first time ever, I’m more excited about turning the age that I’m turning than actually celebrating my birthday. Don’t get me wrong, the celebrating has been and will be fun (if I’m being completely honest, I’ve been a bit of an accidental birthday diva this year), but I just love the idea of being 25 in general. Something about it sounds strong to me. And for saying that, I must sound naive and immature to the rest of the world…but I’m staying excited, because a quarter of a century is pretty cool.
In my final hours of being 24, I did a quick 3.5 mile run in the freezing cold; I did a few loads of laundry; made an obscene amount of scrambled eggs; watched Nashville; re-read “The 20 Something Panic” by Casey Gueren in the February 2013 issue of Cosmo; and spent some QT with Ahnzie and Batman.
The two things were on my mind, though, were the running and the Cosmo article.
As for running- I was hoping to run 7 tonight but it was a little bit colder than I admitted when I laced up my sneakers. At this point in training I have decided to do one of two things when I don’t complete the full distance on the pavement. I will either complete the distance at the gym on…ughh…the treadmill…or I will make up the distance differential on a different day later in the week. Today I didn’t make my way to the gym, so it looks like there will be extra miles added to a run later this week.
As for the Cosmo article- I re-read this short but sweet article because I feel like I can relate to the group of 20 somethings who do not necessarily feel like they are where they thought they would be at this point in their lives. Don’t get me wrong, I love life. I am extremely grateful for everyone and everything that I have. I am also extremely grateful for everything that I have gotten to experience thus far. I just think that I planned to be a bit more settled, rather than feeling like I’m constantly searching for a little bit more everyday. Reading this article grounded me a bit and helped me to realize that it’s ok to be in the process of figuring it out. I may not have everything all figured out yet, but maybe that’s a good thing anyways. Or maybeeeee, someone could just tell me what I should do with the rest of my life?!
Do you have it all figured out yet?
What did you do to get to a point where it all just came together?
Until I figure it out, I’m going to keep running and enjoy being almost 25.
What I’m Running to: Clarity- Zedd feat. Foxes (Aylen Remix)
Fueled by Endorphins 
4 responses to “Quarter Century Eve”
Happy day-early Birthday to yooooooooooou!! I hope 25 is the bessst and most memorable year yet!
and oh goooooodness..I'm all over the place in life too..it's been a rough year for that – finding your confidence, being sure in who you are, finding your passion in life. It's hard. I think the mid 20s is super challenging. Absolutely do not have it figured out!
Happy birthday! 25 is a solid year, and now you can rent cars at a greatly discounted price! I am in a similar vote as I look at 30 in a few months. For whatever reason, I am actually looking forward to it.
Thank you so much! So far, one day in, 25 is amazing!
I loved your post about finding your confidence… I think the mid 20s are such a weird time because it feels like we should know more than we do. It's nice to know I'm not alone with this feeling!
Thank you so much! Since I don't get to drive often living in New York, I am actually psyched to be able to rent cars for a discounted price when I get out of the city! I think 30 is an awesome age, too. Birthdays in general are exciting, but certain birthdays feel more like milestones than others.