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Growing Up Post College Years: Part II

Find A Hobby, Or Two I often hear hobbies are expensive, so what can a broke 20 something really do?  Here are some inexpensive ideas: volunteer, explore meet up groups, join a book club, play sports, train for something, check out the local library, find a young adult church group, take pictures, learn another language, or cook...these are just a few ideas!    Be Ok With Netflix, A Beverage, & Pizza One of the greatest challenges in your 20's is the shift from communal living, to being alone. Even when we attempt to recreate that sense of community unique to college life (i.e.roommates), it is often not the same. Real life and work schedules dictate friends' availability. Sometimes you have to binge watch Netflix, have a glass of wine/beer, order a pizza, and be ok with it! This Too Shall Pass (Yes, Mom! You Were Right.) One of the concerns with social media, is that people portray a life not consistent with reality. This creates altered perceptions and expectat
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Growing Up Post College Years: Part I

"Nothing will ruin your 20's more than thinking you should have your life together already."                                                                                                                                                             -Unknown This year, I will be 37, which means those born in 1996 are legally old enough to drink, my parents are older than my grandparents were when I was born, and the decade that shaped my life began 17 years ago. The 20's are a time fraught with anxiety, laughter, disillusionment, exhilaration, heartbreak, friendships, and frustration. As I reminisce, those years were spent gossiping with girlfriends, swearing off dating indefinitely, figuring out who I didn't want to be, and building a career. Likely due to the collision of adult expectations, with the emotionality of adolescence, this period was characterized by incredible highs and devastating lows. Experiences like moving into the wrong apartment, and p
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