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[miafedup]

At work, back in the swing of things.

I've been feeling hyper motivated to clean up my life, get things moving.
And I had (yet another) a-ha moment.....

While I don't regret anything I've done in my life, thus far, I've missed all the milestones. All of 'em. Everything that makes you feel like a grown up.

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[fizzyland]

I understand this all too well I think. I spend a lot of time thinking how much I'm living like a 20 year old and my most common response when I look back at most of the choices I've made in my adult life is "Idiot!"

I think I'm my worst critic but then I have access to all the unedited footage so I should be.

[miafedup]

Yea but I don't think you should look at it as a bad thing. If we were 90 years old, than we can say, yes, okay, my life was basically one big idiot move. But we are still young. Youngish. We can still do it, just do it differently.

I've gone from feeling bitter/angry to excited/motivated.
I just think, why not do it now? No reason I can't, or you can't.

Not trying to be pollyanna, I know there's a reality to deal with.

[fizzyland]

I definitely try to - obviously we're not as care-free as we were in our 20's but there is the tiny hope we have a bit more wisdom. And yes, the lack of houses/spouses/career does lend itself to some freedom of choice. I know a lot of people tied down who'd love more of that but it's one of those grass-greener things on both sides, as I see it.

[miafedup]

That's how I'm trying to look at it. The freedom of choice, angle. Other than 40 year old loser living at home angle. :)

[mission_code_z]

"Grown Up Milestones
Graduating from college
Buying a house
Getting married, having a baby
Fulfilling Career"

Technically, none of these, in and of themselves, make me feel like an adult.

[miafedup]

Seriously?

What does then. I'd love to know.
Do you have milestones you have hit that make you feel all grown up?