Hello everyone!

I wrote this blog to post on my birthday last Tuesday but held back from doing so to allow information about the black lives matter movement

When I sit here and think about the fact that I turned 20 today I get a weird feeling if I’m honest. There is so much that comes with the number 20 and just being in your 20’s. They are the years that everyone says are the best of your life, the years where you can be a little selfish,  the years to experience as much as you possibly can, the years to develop yourself as a person-travel, explore, love a little, love a lot. I am leaving my teen years behind and with all these expectations placed on the number I can’t help but feel a small amount of pressure and sadness. However all of this pressure brings about excitement as well. My parents always ask me every morning of my birthday “so do you feel different?”. I can truly say that today and the days leading up to my birthday I do.

In the past year I feel like I have really grown and matured. I feel most like myself and happier than I ever have before. I found my style, developed my blog, and strengthened my relationships. It was a natural progression and as I was approaching 20 I really began to reflect on the moments that I felt happiest; what I was wearing, who I was around, what I was doing. Once I discovered what those things where I made sure to recreate those moments everyday. Although there is a immense amount of pressure and sadness that comes from leaving my teen years to enter my 20’s, this mindset has made me look forward to what the journey has to bring. I will continue to develop into my own person and surround myself with what makes me feel most alive and like myself, while also taking every opportunity to explore new things. These are the years that I will build my own life, what a rollercoaster that is going to be.  Today marks page 1 of my 20’s and I want to bring all the positive vibes. Spending the day doing what I love most and being with those I love most. Here’s to the years of self discovery, development, exploration and of course a ton of laughs, smiles and all the good energy in the world.

Here’s to 20.

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