Friday 23 January 2015

The Magic of Growing Up

I heard a really good quote recently which made me realize what growing up was really about; 'Adulthood is like being a dog on the way to the vet. It's fun on the way there, until you realize where you're really going.'
And, unfortunately, this is true! When we were younger, all we could think about was how great it would be to grow up. Later bedtimes, relationships, the funny things like sex (stop laughing), etc. When, really, now that I'm apparently almost fully grown, I rely on things like caffeine and calling the occasional person a peasant to help me get through assignments and the natural stress everyone feels... And this is only the warm up.

At whatever point in my life, when I was younger, I would feel extremely old. I felt the oldest I would ever get, like this was the oldest I would ever feel. Poor, naive, foetus Jasmine. I would cut things out of my life which made me feel younger, like my barbies, costumes (which I still have stashed away somewhere), and the fact that when I was in year 7, I went to go see High School Musical on stage (no regrets)! I was so embarrassed and I couldn't grow up quick enough. Now, I would kill to just sit around in my underwear on a Saturday morning, eating cereal and watching adventure time.

Then I moved to London, where I was convinced that I was so grown up. I mean, I was practically living by myself (ignoring the fact that I was in boarding houses where my washing, cooking, cleaning was done for me and my parents would give me a weekly allowance to get my lunch and chocolate)... Living in London meant that I could walk around the city and gain more independence, which has definitely helped me with living away from home.

Now that I do live away form home, I realize that I'm probably going to have to get a job so I can do the things I want (like go to parties, go on holiday, music stuff etc). And suddenly, I feel about 3 years old. Believe me, I've been tempted to throw a tantrum recently. It might not get me anywhere, but it would be rather enjoyable to get all of that pent up rage out!

It's not even like I have a really hard schedule, it's just more than I'm used to. Luckily, a steady supply of vodka smoothies and slight mental breakdowns has helped to keep me on the right track.

(I'm joking)

((Maybe))

Anyway, that's all from me. Have fun reading my boring life and maybe see you all next week. :)



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