20 Something Female

Oh the joys and stresses of being a 20 something year old female in 2009.

They say these are the best years of our lives...yet we are constantly stressing over a million things going on in our lives. We've got careers, family, fun, school, friends and futures to think about. Shout out to Curly Fries follower, Pimo, for taking this pic at our latest sleepover.



It's a true reflection of some of the most important things in our lives now:

Wine: Oh yes... it's a really important part of our lives right now. And not just wine but vodka, beer, rum, tequila, etc. Anything involving alcohol usually equals fun in our book. As someone who started drinking "late" I can't say I know when it all became so alcohol centered. It might be the idea of opening up and being candid with friends or the process of going out and drinking til we can't dance anymore and we've induced a craving for breakfast at 4AM. It's not to say that people can't have fun without drinking, but if done right, it can make for some great stories. Even during a recession the idea alcohol can cheer u up if u find a spot serving it cheap or free.

Birth Control: Aside from the fact that the lack of birth control will force us to stop enjoying the previous topic: alcohol, most of us 20 something year old women are trying to plan out our lives and make sure we don't randomly pop out little people whose lives will be highly dependent on whether or not we know what we're doing. With that said, we are in our late 20's and the baby conversations come up every once in a while. Even though most of us don't plan to have kids for at least another 5 years, we are following a generation of women who started being moms in their early 20's so sometimes we do get looked at a bit sideways lol.

Blackberries...Blackberries...and more Blackberries: I think whether you have a blackberry or not, you know these phones usually remind you of work in one way or another. The career path of a 20 something year old woman...it can be all planned out but lord knows for many, it's up in the air and filled with second thoughts and plan B's. The blackberry might have you tied down if it's attached to the work email, or keep you out of the loop if it isn't. Either way, it's usually a lose-lose situation. For me it's the epitome of the industry in general. If I don't have my phone...I feel lost (twitter being a big reason nowadays). The phone in general can also just represent drama (depending on ur situation, who has your number, or maybe who checks your phone lol). However you look at it, there's one thing our Blackberries (or other phones) do that we couldn't have done a decade ago, keep in touch 24/7!

Wedding Magazines: There usually aren't too many of these in a big circle of friends...but every couple of months, somewhere, someone we know is falling in love, getting engaged, getting married, moving in with their man, etc. Even a bigger rarity is knowing someone who is absolutely, really and truly happy in their situation. Although it might be rare, it's wonderful when u witness or experience it. In the end, that's what most women in their late 20's are looking for, to be in that one situation that's just "real good". Good or not, when it comes to relationships, the average 20 something year old woman can be anywhere on the spectrum: going through breakups, the on again off again's, completely in love, just kickin' it, finding her soul mate, dating around, "all the single ladies", turnin me on/off, etc, etc.

With all that said, congrats to all my 20 something year old ladies that are going back to school or kickin ass at work, partying hard or cutting back on the drinking, havin babies or not havin babies, getting married or enjoying the single life, and all that good stuff that comes with "the best years of our lives"!! Just remember it's all normal and soon enough we'll be reminiscing and lying about our age just to feel like we're 20 something again!