Adult?

Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, it has been one crazy week/weeks! I have not had time, but I feel that I need to get back into the habit again! I was talking to my dear friend the other day, and the word adult came up in the conversation. I know for me and probably a lot of other people, the word adult kind of makes me feel sick to my stomach. I remember being young and wanting to be an adult, or at the time it was "grown up." I wanted to meet the man of my dreams, drive a jeep (at least that came true), I was going to be a teacher, and I was going to have a dog. My adult life was basically going to be perfect, and it wasn't until I got in college that I realized that is not how it works. Things don't necessarily go according to your naive plan, but I believe they change for the better. Everything that happens to you, happens for a reason, it changes your perspective, and makes you a stronger person. You learn to be an adult, it is not something that magically happens to you when you graduate college. Some people reach adulthood sooner than others, some reach it when they are unwilling, and some never quite get there, but no matter what, adult hood does not come naturally.

While I was writing this, I started to ask myself a very important question, Do I feel that I am an adult? My answer is absolutely not. I feel that I am at a maturity level to where I can start making adult decisions, but I don't feel that makes me an adult, I feel it makes me smarter than I was at 4 years old when I was dreaming of my perfect life. My plans have changed, and I am extremely proud of myself for adjusting to those changes, but I don't think that I can quite think of myself as an adult. Although some might feel that this is not the place to be when I am 7 months away from graduating college, but I feel that I am in the perfect place! I am in a place where I am still making mistakes, learning from them, and in turn becoming mature enough so that one day I will be able to call myself an adult. There are many experiences headed my way that will make me grow, but for now, I think I will enjoy being still a little naive, because unfortunately it won't be like that for long. Until next time, War Eagle!

Growing and learning,

Katie