"When are you going to settle down?"

"What are your plans for the future?"

"Where do you want to be five years from now?"

I dread these questions. Every. Single. Time. It isn't that I don't think these questions are important or that they should go unanswered, because in the grand scheme of things the answers to these questions will be what leads my life in the next direction. But, for right now, I am focused on what makes me happy- big, small, and everything in between. I think sometimes we become so focused on the future, that we forget to enjoy what is right in front of us.

It's easy to get caught up in the everyday tasks of life. Whether it's staying up to finish an assignment, spending an entire day studying for one exam, or simply going to and from work and school everyday. We become so wrapped up in the everyday notions of life, that we forget to actually live life. Our mindsets become nothing other than school, work, sleep, repeat. This in itself is draining. I'm not saying school or my job isn't my top priority, but I realize that I am important too, and these younger years are times that I will never be able to get back. I don't ever want to wake up feeling like I could have done more, or that life is passing me by. It is more than possible to get the good grades, and enjoy yourself as well...and with that being said, I will never apologize for doing everything and anything that makes me happy.

I'm a firm believer in the mindset of working hard and playing hard. Buying that plane ticket won't affect whether you land the job of your dreams five years from now. Buying that over-priced coffee will not determine whether you live in the house of your dreams. Dropping everything to go on that weekend road trip with your bestfriends won't stop you from graduating college. Sometimes you just need to do it. Sometimes those little moments where the world doesn't seem so serious are necessary. It's moments like these with people that matter that will make you realize what is worth it, and what is not.

Your 20's are your time to be selfish. You can't be the best version of yourself, if you haven't even figured out who you are yet. And what's a better way to do that than experiencing all life has to offer? I will always be the person who will drop everything for an adventure. I will always be the one down to go on a 3 am roadtrip just because you want out of the house. I will always be the one to buy the plane ticket just because you're tired of doing the same things everyday. I will always be the one to buy the coffee because it's been a long day, and I deserve it for making it through. Right now, I'm not worried about setting down. These things will come in time. So many people are in such a hurry to grow up, that they forget to enjoy the process of getting there.

While I don't have an answer to any of those dreaded questions about the future, I do have answers to what I plan on doing in the mean time ;)