Approaching 25

Here are 25 notes to my 25 year old self before I actually turn 25.

1. Heyyy girl!
2. Journal more often.
3. Pray on good days and bad ones.
4. Stop binge eating on your period...it makes you fat.
5. Girl get your driver's license...this has reached the point of embarrassment.
6. Go on dates.
7. Get your hair trimmed.
8. Try harder to like other adults.
9. Travel please.
10. Don't quit the gym.
11. Remember that anger is one of the 7 deadly sins.
12. Learn to roll with things. You can't see everything coming.
13. Don't get lost in logistics. If you want something...get it.
14. Don't be afraid to admit that you want love and affection.
15. DENIAL IS A TRAP.
16. Make sure that what you're doing, no matter how small, is what's best for you.
17. Turn off Kehlani sometimes...she'll have you all up in yo feelins
18. It's ok to drop big money on things that are worth it. 24 year old you spent a lot of small increments of money with nothing to show for it for real.
19. Teacher's can have a life. Get organized, manage your time and stop using that as an excuse.
20. Start looking for your next apartment, it has to be a good one.
21. Make a new 101 things in 1001 days list!
22. Get more adventurous in the kitchen...maybe buy a weird cook book.
23. Read more autobiographies.
24. Appreciate the bad experiences just as much as the good ones.
​25. Love yourself more than anyone else ever could.