As of the 2nd of June of this year, I am going to 20. Officially an adult? Maybe. Not longer in my teens. Woah. Time to start growing up? Naaah.
Age is something that I have spoken about a little bit here on the ol’ PetiteElliee, and is something that I often don’t share with you. I have found it to be a barrier, it has been a form of prejudice and something that I always prefer to brush over. But as I am on my last approach to the ripe old age of 20, I wanted to share a few words of wisdom. And hey, 20 may not be the longest time to have formulated these ‘top tips’ that I have for you. But I have had a great deal of life experience behind those short years, and hey, sometimes its nice to get a perspective from a some-what-adult who seems to be just bumbling about life… But anywho here are the things that I have learnt.
1- You will never stop needing your mum
2- Things will not always go your way
3- Food goes off waaay quicker than expected
4- Always wear suncream
5- Life is short, eat the cake
6- First impressions are important
7- Bras suck
8- Always better to overcook the chicken than to undercook it
9- Never apologise for who you are
10- Do more of what makes you happy
11- There is no such thing as a ‘whites’ wash and a ‘colour’ wash
12- Smile more, worry less
13- Always carry around your diary with you, you never know when you might need it
14- Always carry a packet of tissues with you, you never know who might need it
15- Family is important, don’t take it for granted
16- If it wasn’t meant to be, it wasn’t meant to be
17- Some friends are shitty, learn quickly who is there for you and who is not
18- Money don’t grow on trees, you need to work for that shit
19-Always tell the people that you love that you love them
20- Life will never go the way you plan it
Ps- here are some picks of me attempting to roller blade because you are never too old or too young to have a bit of stupid fun
