What do you do when you’re young, lost, and trying? Well, if you’re me, you impulsively drop $48 on a blog that may never go anywhere. Cheers to great financial decisions!
At 24 years (and two weeks) I am older, but I certainly feel no wiser. I find myself in a current predicament in life. I’m stuck—career, motivation, personal growth. And social media doesn’t help. Every scroll is a highlight reel, a reminder that I should be doing more. My brain has become an echo chamber of insecurity.
“Why don’t you go to the gym more consistently?”
“Why don’t you have separate skincare routines for evening and morning?”
“Why can’t you wake up before 7am?”
You heard it here first folks; Yours Truly cannot wake up before 7am…even with a sunrise alarm clock.
The pressure to achieve in today’s age is so strong, how can you simply exist? The truth is, you can, but it’s hard.
For those of us who have big dreams and have to work full time, pay bills, or take care of children. For those of us who don’t have the free time to pursue what we love or are passionate about, life is hard.
Even in the parts of life I love, doubt sneaks in. I have a condo with my boyfriend, a stable career—things worth celebrating. But when he goes to the gym and I don’t, my brain whispers: Will he find someone fitter? Someone who tries harder? Effort is sexy, no matter the category. And speaking of effort—why haven’t I finished my novel yet? Oh right, because my stable 9-to-5 career drains every ounce of creativity from me before I even get the chance.
I’m finding that being an adult means being thwarted at almost every chance or avenue you have. I want my blog to be an exploration of how to combat this. I want to embrace being young, lost and trying–guilt free! I want to reject the pressure of modern society to have my entire life figured out with a stable career that I have just stumbled upon and settled into.
Being an adult often feels like getting thwarted at every turn—every opportunity, every path forward cut off by a new setback or obstacle. But instead of letting that defeat me, I want to explore how to push through.
I want Young, Lost & Trying to be a space where I embrace this phase of life—guilt-free. I refuse to give in to the pressure that says I should have it all figured out, that I should stumble into a stable career and just settle. I don’t want to settle—I want to explore.
This blog is about figuring out how to keep going when life throws the book at you. It’s about time management, motivation, and learning to move forward even when you feel stuck. But most of all, it’s about doing it in the most real, unfiltered, and authentic way possible.
If any of this resonates with you, welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.
Young, Lost & Trying 