10 Things I've Learnt in 25 Years

Lesson 1: Being an adult is god-awful 

Imagine working all day then coming home and having to cook your own dinner, clean up after yourself and do other shitty things like pay your bills, meal prep and scrub the shower. Repeat that five days a week and welcome to adulthood. Remember when you were younger and all you did was want to grow up? Please tell me why.

Lesson 2: It’s okay to cry

I don’t mean when something tragic happens or your boyfriends breaks up with you. I mean on trivial things like when you accidentally burn your rice (not even kidding) or drop your dinner on the ground when you’ve spent the past 3 hours trying to Masterchef the shit out of a new recipe. Or maybe when the washing machine takes your last $3 then doesn’t work or even when you lock your keys inside, alongside the spare key and have to fork out $250 for a locksmith. Because sometimes the little things hurt too. 

Lesson 3: Grocery Shopping is not a fun experience 

I always had a vague idea that things in life are expensive but holy shit. Grocery shopping is another thing that makes me cry, have you ever been grocery shopping with your own money? It’s all fun and games when you still live at home...kinder surprise? In the cart! Expensive razor? In the cart! Magazines, coco pops, organic bananas? IN THE CART! But suddenly you’re living out of home doing your own thing and literally nothing makes it to the cart...$8 for a wedge of cheese? Not in the cart. The fancy milk? Not in the cart. 

Lesson 4: It’s okay to not settle for anything less than what you want

Haven’t found what you want in a relationship, job or friendship? Do your parents, partner or friends tell you you’re too picky and too fussy and to lower your expectations or standards? I’m telling you right now DON’T - why should you and why would you? If I’ve learnt anything over the past 25 years just wait it out and it’ll be worth it - you’re perfect man/woman, job or friend is just around the corner. 

Lesson 5: Your parents are always, always right

I’ll be the first to admit, that sentence took way too long to write and even longer to admit to myself. I’m not sure if they have a crystal ball or you know the whole ‘you get wiser as you get older’ thing but they somehow know the outcome to anything and everything before you. I can’t even count how many times I’ve given an eye roll or a quick ‘yeah yeah’ in response to what my parents have said and then it’s come around to bite me in the ass in the not so distant future. My advice even if you want to appear to know what you’re doing without them, nod away but write down exactly what they said. 

Lesson 6: It’s okay to be selfish (note: sometimes)

I’m a giver, not a taker and look to be honest sometimes that’s backfired on me. There’s only so much you can give without getting anything back. Look after yourself and other’s but don’t be a fool. 

Lesson 7: Say YES!

Say YES to everything and anything (well maybe not that creepy guy outside the toilets of a club, that’s for sure a big NO). Having an open mind and not be afraid of risks or adventures led me to so many incredible opportunities. Don’t think you have enough experience, knowledge, connections etc? That leads me to lesson 9...

Lesson 8: Fake it ‘till you make it

It’s called google guys, use it. If you have an interest or love for something, don’t be afraid to say yes and work out the details later. It can be daunting pretending you’re a master in something but if you have the confidence sure enough you’ll probably kill it.

Lesson 9: Grades don’t define you

It’s been nearly 8 years since I graduated High School (sorry what?) and I cannot for the life of me remember what my score was. Hell if you asked me a year later I probably wouldn’t of remembered. What I do remember is I just scraped into my preferred University course, studied for three years then decided to start my own business, then become a stylist, then do something completely left field and then go back to study. I went to school with people who got perfect scores and got into their dream course only to defer and travel then go back and change courses then defer again and never finished University. So when I say they don’t define you, believe me they don’t

Lesson 10: The bad guys never stops being the bad guy

I hate to break it to you but that bad friend will always be a bad friend and that guy who treated you like shit, will always treat you like shit. We want to believe in the best of people but unfortunately people don’t change. Even when you think they will or they say they will, old habits die hard. I’ve learnt this one for you guys so many times that you won’t have to, trust me when I say a leopard never changes it’s spots, a bad friend will always be a bad friend and that guy’s always going to treat you like shit.