Today I turn 27. I've been noticing small signs of aging lately. My skin is drier, my metabolism is slowing, my back hurts after a long day in clinical. I'm not worried or sad about these changes, just noticing. I have no qualms about getting older, but if there is anything I've learned from caring for the sick, it's that life is unpredictable, and there are no guarantees. It reminds me of the way I want to live my life and the things I still want to accomplish.
Travel more
Exercise
Get up earlier (a little)
Spend more time with friends
Forget how it "should" be
Watch less TV
Live in the moment
Read more books
Be less cheap
Entertain more
Stop trying to be perfect
Spend more time outside
Be more independent
Here's to 27.
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