In my final few days as 26 years old, I’m sitting and thinking about what I’ve realised over the past year. 26 has been a bit of a busy year. I went freelance, became pregnant again, organised a bunch of incredible trips, changed what I wrote about, lots really. Here’s a list of 26 things that have popped into my head on being 26 (almost 27).
- Do I look older than I am?
- Have I done things too early or too late?
- Am I due another smear test yet?
- That line definitely wasn’t there yesterday.
- Am I missing out on all the things other people seem to do in their twenties cause I wanted children?
- Will I become more tired as time goes on?
- How many Netflix shows can I binge watch in a day?
- Is that going to offend someone, have I hurt someone? Oh bollocks, it’s too late.
- Twitter doesn’t agree with me.
- Once day Jasper is going to turn to me and tell me all about life and I’ll just sit there nodding like a plonker.
- Am I one of ‘those’ mums?
- Will I ever be able to consume more than five a day?
- Why is life hard?
- Why is life great?
- Some people in your life are truly spectacular aren’t they?
- I’m still to discover my signature cocktail.
- I’m almost 27 and still can’t do a good poached egg.
- Last year I’d have spent £36 on clothing, this year I’ve spent 36 on recycled paper toilet rolls because apparently I’m more environmentally conscious now.
- If I want to do it, I’ll find a way.
- Man, I’m tired.
- How come no matter how much washing I do, the washing basket never seems to empty?
- The same can be said for cleaning as above.
- Think I’ll have a long soak in the bath, oh strike that, my toddler’s dived in, time to play boats.
- My optical prescription is getting stronger and I don’t understand why.
- What do I want from the next 5 years?
- Oh that was 26 eh?
Violet x
Leave a Reply