22

22 in three days. good god. i can't believe i'm going to be so old. i mean, in 3 years, i'll be in my mid twenties. i wonder where i'll be, who i'll be with, what i'll have done... i've definitely learned a few things in the past few years... in fact, a great old friend was telling me yesterday over a 3-hour-long conversation about some life decisions she's made in the past year - choices her family did not always like and decisions that they presumed were not in her best interest. in words far better than mine, she said that more than anything in the past year, she's learned to trust her own intuition.

something about that statement stuck with me throughout the night and i realized that it's probably the most important thing one can learn to do for themselves. "as much as they love me and care for me, they don't know what's best for me." holler.

to a new birthday year filled with family, friends, and much independent thought. hurrah.