I Am A Twenty-Something Young (Southern) Lady

I added the "Southern" part in the title because in the last couple of months, I've used the word "y'all" without even noticing at first at least three times. Anyone who knows me knows that this word is not one that I've ever used. It's been strange. I must be finally accepting my Southern heritage. I suppose "y'all" is a part of Southern Belle vernacular, right?

After dealing with all the drama these last few months, & finally starting to move away from it & into a better place, I've been re-doing a lot of things. Example: My apartment. I figure it should look like a place an adult would live. So, I've been doing a lot of de-cluttering. Lots of cleaning. My stupendous mother bought me some Princess House dishes that I've been pining after for years. I've added a couple of things to the walls. (A picture in my bedroom & a whiteboard in the kitchen.) I've completed a couple of crafty DIY projects to make my cute little apartment a little homier, & I have a little list of things I have yet to do. (In order to complete those, I have to either find the money to buy the materials, or find the time assemble them.)

A little wreath I made for my front door!! 

I've started assembling a "big girl" wardrobe. This is something I've been talking about for a while, but I've finally jumped on it & cleaned two bags of shoes & clothes out of my closet. I ordered a couple of super cute pieces from Hope's & A Cut Above. It's still got some work left, but my wardrobe is coming along. 

Also, I started classes again!! This is the most exciting thing to happen. I can only take one class at a time & they will either have to be online or night classes. I've been out of school since late 2010, & I'm finally starting to work on my degree again. It may take me until I'm 90 to graduate, but I'm getting there!!

As much getting-together as I'm trying to do, it still occurs to me that I'm no where near actually having it "all together." Every now & then, I get upset & think of myself as a mess. But I usually come around & recognize that I'm not in a place where I should have it "all together." Whatever that even means. This is the time when I'm supposed to be figuring out what having it all together means. It's okay to still be figuring things out, to not know the answers, or not have a great deal of savings. What matters is that I'm happy, that I'm trying to better myself, & that I'm living life. Sometimes I have to remind myself that most people my age are doing that same thing: just figuring things out. We're all new at this. I'm a twenty-something. I'll learn. And I'll have fun while I do!!

Love. Love. Love.