My life dream is (and has been forever) to write a novel and track my book tour on Instagram. It hasn’t happened yet and it seems far away, like a little teeny pin of light in a very long tunnel….but it still seems so accessible. Isn’t that weird but fantastic? Dramatic and poetic? Dark and hopeful?
That’s why you keep dreaming. That’s why you consume yourself with what you’re passionate about and visualize life with your dream. Continue reaching for it, continue imagining your life vision complete because your mind is a powerful thing and takes you down a bumpy and perfect road.
From one fellow twenty-something to another, aspire to chase your aspirations.
Rule #120: Know the return policy.
Say it out loud to a stranger during your purchase. Embrace the weird look you receive and walk out of there knowing full well the purchasing mess you got yourself into. Know the return policy, the interest rate and the deposit situation. Know where and how you’re spending your money. Also buy a good deodorant. Big purchases will make you sweat.
Rule #121: Spend the money on your hair. It’s your number one accessory, after all.
It’s tough to spend big bucks without having clammy, damp handed buyer’s remorse. However, if you’re going to spend money on anything (your wardrobe, a purse, new shoes) spend it on your hair. You wear it every day. Quite frankly, dyeing your hair from a box of potent L’Oreal dye will make you feel like a psychopath.
Rule #122: Stop talking about work.
Unless you’re gossiping with your co-worker at lunch (that’s deserved). However, nobody wants to hear your broken record story about the girl that can’t write an email or do her job, the guy who keeps stealing your stapler…these things don’t matter at the end of the day; these are little, petty things. Talk about things that matter: ice cream, your new favorite wine, traveling and the people you love.
Rule #123: Leave your eyebrows alone!
Bushy, prominent eyebrows are sexy. Put away the tweezers and embrace your inner Cara Delevingne. Beauty is natural, you amazon woman.
Rule #124: When you write cover letters, make them short enough to catch attention but long enough to show you care.
Make sense? It seems annoying, but life is a fart sometimes. Catch someone’s attention, but put effort into everything you do. What’s the easiest way to write a good cover letter? Be yourself and make sure there are no spelling errors.
Rule #125: Buy the plane ticket.
I used to be a flight attendant and my desire to travel has never been so high in my life. I haven’t been in a plane for almost a year. Lack of travel is giving me this heartbreaking feeling like the one I had when my first boyfriend dumped me. So I bought a ticket to New York. And the anticipation of my trip is building like a volcano. I’m so excited I want to explode into a bunch of worldly fireworks. Stop re-pinning travel quotes on Pinterest. Spend your money on a trip. Take on the world you have been craving for months on end.
Rule #126: Put your cell phone in your kitchen at night.
The minute I wake up, I’m scrolling through my Facebook news-feed. How terrible is that? The second my eyeballs open I care more about what other people are doing than waking up slowly and enjoying the fact I’m alive. Wake up and enjoy a morning before social media and text messages roll in. Ever notice how fast life goes by when you’re on Facebook? Don’t let your life slip away like that, social bumble bees.
Dream Big and Forever [Twenty-Something Rules]
