but I love this stage that I am at and this post is just to sort of "report" how thankful I am for this year!
But first,
Ill tell you why 20 is such an amazing age.
There's no better age I'd want to be at. Of course I know that my "twenties" are going to be worth looking forward to but twenty, plain simple twenty is so awesome!
1) You're not even a teenager and you're not even in your actual twenties. You're not a girl but not a woman. You're not sure about your adult status. Its nice to hang in there!
2) You're allowed to act responsible yet be a little irresponsible.
3) You're metabolism is sky high. Gorging brownies is fine. Exercise shows its effects quickly and you know where to hide the fat!
4) You graduate (unless you're an engineer or doctor!) You feel cool about going through years of school and junior college and college and you also see school time crushes sometimes and you feel so flattered and you remember how you failed at chemistry and also the merits you've got for acing certain subjects and you remember good teachers and really horrible ones and you suddenly realize that you've emerged quite fine :D
5)You're allowed to clubs without being legal. Its sort of a discounted age where even if they check your ids you go in!
6) Your parents turn into your friends. You probably don't discuss everything but you pretty much can discuss anything you couldn't just last year!
7)You start dreaming real dreams, the kinds that you know can come true! You also magically start working towards them and sometimes you also end up making them come true! You handle money , sometimes a lot of money. You gift classy gifts and you go to nice parties and you also learn to give an interview. You save money and you also feel the satisfaction while blowing it up *-*
8)You're at the age where its okay to not have it all figured out. Its okay not to be in a relationship, not to have a job, not to know what you're going to in life and still be happy about being confused.
9) Hangovers aren't as bad as the ones you got during the teenage and your choice in drinks gets classier ;)
10) You can wear long maxis and really short skirts and still carry them off with elan.
11) You're out of college. You realize who your real friends are. You know who your 3 am buddy is :)
You realize you don't have to please anyone because the ones who matter always understand. You learn to say NO!
12) You can plan what it will take to be young and rich ;) You can plan on looking for your Mr.Right! You can plan your life without actually having to do it. Its a good age for strategizing. Yes, plans don't always work but its a good feeling having a plan!
13)You get to know yourself better, trust me I did! You know why you;re feeling bad when you're feeling bad.
14) Life is suddenly a little less complicated than it was in your teenage.
15) We're not stuck. There's going to be change and so much change to look forward to! Its scary yet so exciting!
16) You're balancing the heaviest workload of your life! A tleast you think you are!
17) Hormones start taking it easy and PMS isn't all that bad anymore. But a little bit of drama blaming PMS and craving dark chocolate ice-cream is fine!
18) You learn something new for sure. Something significant like driving a car, managing a bank account, learning to bake a fine cake, learning math (for me), or prioritizing and putting yourself first!
19) You actually educate yourself. You learn things that school or college didn't teach you. You meet new people, make new friends, travel and learn to stay alone and suddenly there is so much to imbibe from others!
20) You're twenty. You're not stuck to anything. You're everchanging, dynamic, prone to horrible mood swings and full of taking risks.You're passionate and you're enthusiastic and suddenly there are no rules because you know what is wrong and right. Suddenly there's so much to look forward to and you start working hard. You know when to party and you know when to stay in.
Twenty has been a good age. I did a lot of things I always wanted to do :)
1) I learnt to drive. Yes, I still can't drive confidently and all that but at least I learnt. A road-trip on my own would probably be on 21's list.
2) I taught 9 year old school girls simple things like loving themselves, protecting themselves and being strong.
And trust me I emerged stronger! I also solved a 9 year olds dating problem.
3) I graduated from college. YAAAAY. I also have a degree now B-) I also graduated with amazing grades so I made my parents slightly proud ;)
4) I recorded for a movie. An actual Bollywood Movie. I might see my name on the credits next year and my inner goddess is sort of dodging the paparazzi ;)
5) I made new friends, lost touch with a few friends, strengthened friendships and loved :) I realized that a lot of things are temporary. I also realized I have a lot of friends who I might not be constantly in touch with but I always have them :)
6) I took a trip to GOA :D It was the biggest accomplishment because I thought I'd never be allowed O:)
7) I wrote a lot of things, sang a lot of songs, studied throughout the year and still managed to have a lot of fun!
8) I learnt about failure and dealing with it. I did horribly at the GMAT. Cried sulked and got over it.
9) I planned my future, more seriously than I ever have.
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10) I started writing my Blog :)
Lovely article!! Can relate to each and every point! None where u had a second thought! :)
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