Happy New Years!

Welcome back to the daily grind of real life, you fellow Twentysomethings! I hope your holidays were all that you wanted them to be and more and I hope that you made realistic resolutions that have not yet been broken. I hope you got all the things you wanted for Christmas and I hope you got the rest you need to face a brand new slate.

Happy New Years!

So now its back to real life. Have you been booted from Mommy and Daddy's? Do you dread getting up and going to work in the mornings? Do you remember fondly, the years of primary school where you would have nap time and snack time? Well you know what? Its time to stop looking behind you, wishing that your life now is as it once was. For starters, all the wishing and hoping in the world will not turn back the hands of time. But most importantly, if you're looking behind you, you can't see what is ahead of you.

Trust me…I know what I'm talking about.

Living an adult and grown up life is about looking ahead and seeing the big picture. It's about planning and saving so that you can buy that house before you turn thirty. Living an adult life is about doing what you don't want to do for a little while so that you are free to do whatever it is that calls you later on.

Like, working in corporate America for awhile until you can save up enough money to move out. Like, working two jobs while you go to school so that you can afford the apartment that you have to move into because your mother kicked you out of the house. Living an adult life is going back to a hurricane-ravaged city and leaving your ill father and burdened mother so you can finish your degree (I love you and admire you for your courage). Living an adult life is moving to a city eight hours away from most of your friends and family to pursue love and find economic and emotional support despite what most of your friends think or say (You are my hero).

Living an adult life is a hard and trying journey on which you change and grow. You find out your limits, your strength and exactly what it is you will do to get what you want. Nothing is handed to you and if it is, it isn't worth it. Dream big, and dream always, because life is about loving and working. It's about winning and losing, gain and loss, love and hate and learning from every breath, heartbeat, smile and teardrop.

If you haven't yet made your New Years resolutions or if you are reconsidering the ones you made, look forward. Consider what is going to take you to your ultimate goal and set each step. Don't be afraid - be excited and jump headfirst into the new year of your adult life.