Things I Learned at 27
Written by: Brenna
If you haven’t figured this out already, I fly by the seat of my pants on these solo posts. So buckle up because there’s no telling how this might go and I’m totally okay with it because that’s part of why we have this blog… To be transparent. So here’s to transparency while I take you along on the things I learned at 27.
Stop trying to plan every little thing out in your life. It’s not worth the stress and it’ll probably happen a completely different way. Having a plan is totally fine because trust me I always have a plan but it doesn’t have to be some wild to the day/minute/second thing. I can thank teaching for that because things HARDLY ever go as planned and it’s not fair to my kids if I don’t roll with it or lose my cool (which I haven’t for the record. I just cry about it in my car later on the way to OTF).
Your mom always knows what to say. ALWAYS. Even if you don’t really want to hear it. She is only doing it out of love. Unless you have a hateful mom… Then I don’t know what to tell you. So go ahead and tell her all the things and let her tell you what she thinks because you probably need to hear it either way. Plus you’re a grown up now and she can’t ground you or take away something… Unless she still pays for everything and in that case, I really don’t know what to tell you other than #cutthecord.
Hydration is key. If you want to feel better and have skin that looks better, HYDRATE. I’m not talking just water, get those electrolytes in! I’m telling you it makes a difference. Just trust me.
Start double cleansing your face. Read up on that because washing your face once in the shower with one kind of soap isn’t enough. I started doing this during quarantine and it has really made such a difference and my face finally feels like it can breathe.
It’s okay to slow down. There’s not one single award to be earned for going 90 to nothing all day every day. It’s not worth it and things can wait.
With that said, take care of your mental health. If you’re not okay, that’s fine and there’s help! Not one single person expects you to have it all together all the time. If you have people like that in your life, it might be time to fire some friends.
Get Botox now instead of when you’re old and have a ton of wrinkles… It’s preventative and you probably wont need as much when you’re old…Plus a smooth forehead is so lovely. Judge me all you want. I’m still gonna keep it up while you make wrinkles by furrowing your eyebrows at me.
Don’t skimp on a good pair of running shoes. Take yourself right down to Fleet Feet and let them help you find the perfect pair. Even if you think the other two good pairs you have are great, there’s probably a pair that’s even better. #quarantinelessons
You can forgive others for things they’ve done to you or ways they’ve made you feel without letting them know. Doing so releases their control over you. (Still working on this)
It’s okay for things to not be in your control all the time. This is probably my biggest lesson so far. The second I stopped trying to be in control of all the things, the easier things got for me. It’s not worth it, y’all. I can’t help that I care A LOT about EVERYTHING but that doesn’t mean that I need to be in control of it all.
Literally no one cares or can tell if you wash your hair every day or not. So my advice to you is to load up on dry shampoo and stop washing it so much. I take that back, my mom judges me for it but I think she thinks that it’s a bad reflection of her parenting skills but this is also the woman who used to play “Nursing Home” when I lived with her and would make me get things so she wouldn’t have to get out of bed.
Serve up compliments. If you see someone who has great hair or looks super cute, tell them! The best part about being a teacher is seeing kids faces light up when you give them a compliment on their outfit or hair that day. Be that hype person for others. They need it probably more than you think. Plus it makes you feel good to make others smile. Unless that’s not you and then that’s just weird.
I feel like there’s probably a lot more that I could add here but I think this really sums it up for me. 27 was an interesting year for me and I’m eager to see what 28 holds. I can assure you it’s not any babies. Yet. Sorry Mom!
If you’ve made it this far, what’s something you learned this year? I want to hear your life lessons!