15 Mistakes I made in my twenties
This is a bit of a loaded blog topic because my twenties were wild and not always in a good way!
- The biggest mistake I made was getting married too young to someone I didn’t really love. (Sure I got my kids and what not but it was still a mistake.)
- Following from that I didnt fight harder for what was mine in the divorce. My ex dragged it on for so long that I eventually just gave in and let him have what he wanted. There wasn’t much to split but I still felt like I walked away too easily.
- I drank too much after I left my husband. Not in an alcoholic kinda way but more a “Let’s party kinda way”
- Leaving the field I studied. I studied Hotel Management and loved it. I still love the industry. I left for practical reasons – I needed a job and couldn’t find one in the industry that paid enough but I wish I had looked harder or gone back. (Might have prevented no 1 from happening).
- I was too accepting of things I really shouldn’t have been.
- I never listened to my dad and started saving as soon as I got a job. (But lets be real, how many of us listen to our parents or think about the future in our 20’s).
- There were too many questionable hair cuts and outfit choices.
- I stopped waxing and started shaving.
- I never made an effort to stay in touch with school and varsity friends.
- I took a job in corporate and it slowly ate me alive.
- I got into a toxic relationship after my marriage with someone older than me.
- I didn’t trust my gut enough.
- I drank too much bad coffee. (Think Ricoffy and Frisco vibes).
- I lived on carbs and chocolate for too long.
- And one we all make – I didn’t pay enough attention to my health.
What were some of the lessons you learnt?
I am married to an older man. We met at ages 22 (me) and almost 36 (him), and we’ve been together for fifteen years. Occasionally women have asked me how to find someone older, because they were frustrated with dating and wondered if an older man would make everything better. My advice to them is, think of the qualities you want in a partner and look for those first. Neither me nor my husband were looking for an age gap; we were simply willing to consider it.