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Making Friends in Your Twenties

 

This may be a silly topic at first glance but, I feel that its important. Making new friends in your twenties is strange to say the very least. After college everyone moves back home or to new places and your group gets separated a little bit. I didn't recognize the distance at first because I was so busy with school, but when we had a break, it became very clear. I felt lonely to be completely honest. I had friends that were hours away and I didn't really know how to go about making new friends. 

I was lucky enough to find one of my best friends at school. We spend every weekend together and I couldn't imagine my life without her. She introduced me to her friends from undergrad and its been a really good experience. I have to admit in the beginning it feels a little weird because you're the friend of a friend. In those things I can be a little awkward, but its important to me that I put myself out there so I kept going. The other girls are so welcoming and open to getting to know me, which we all know sometimes is not the case. 

One thing my mom taught me was to have a friend, you have to be a friend. Cheesy I know, but it rings true. At first, I had the mindset I would go to whatever they invited me to, but I never invited them anywhere. I was nervous for literally no reason. So, this weekend we're having a big sleepover and game night at my place. I'm really excited and everyone else is too.

It definitely took me awhile to learn how to adapt, and my mom reminded me that learning how to make friends is a life-long skill. Theres a lot of changes that twenty-something year-olds go through, and it's important that we can build each other up and be that support that we want for ourselves. 

If you're reading this and are trying to make more friends, one thing that has always helped me is to compliment and actually participate in the conversation. I realize that could be scary, but pretending you're already friends has helped me. Put yourself out there, if its not meant to be, its not meant to be.

With love and lightheartedness,

Cici

I would love to be that type A girl, who has everything perfect and organized. I am very much type B. My apartment is clean but it's not perfect. My bed isn't made. I definitely have a ton of laundry to do. There isn't much decorating it or tying it all together. But it's cozy and I always get my work done, so in a way it appears all together.

I would love to be that girl that has everything in a designated space, there's a specific routine, there's a color scheme, and vitamins, and whatever else. 

Right now, I am currently dog-sitting, so I'm not staying at my apartment. But in three days I'll be back. I think when I get back, I am going to try and implement better habits. I would like to feel more productive and like my life is together. I think if I create the illusion it is, I won't feel so stressed or lazy or gross. I'm not gross, believe me I lived with roommates before, but I feel like I'm in a rut. I don't have the energy anymore to read, or I can easily spend the entire weekend on my couch doing nothing. It's boring, but it's like not having the energy or the capacity to do anything. And that feeling makes me feel gross. 

It's a strange place to be in. It's probably burnout from school and work and other responsibilities. Even writing this is hard because I can't keep focus. To be fair, I also have not slept in over a week and I have a pinched nerve. That could be making this feeling worse. 

Maybe I'll revisit this when I move back and sleep in my own bed. 

I think if I knew someone else felt like this, I would suggest getting some extra sleep. Lately, I've been getting up at 4 and then going to bed at midnight. And although waking up early makes me feel good after I physically get up, I find that getting through the day is brutal. 

 

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