Friday, January 31, 2014

Am I five, forty, or twenty-five?


Some days I feel five, and other days I feel forty, but I never feel twenty-five. Considering I am twenty-five, that is pretty weird. Maybe you’re scratching your head and wondering what I mean by this. Let me lay it down for you:

Why I feel like a 5-Year-Old:

1.)  I love Halloween. It might be my favorite holiday, and I wish more grownups felt the same way about it. Some of them do, but their version is usually different from mine. If you are a woman in your twenties, you most likely are dressing up as a sexy (insert costume here). I, on the other hand, like to dress up as something a five-year-old would appreciate.

For instance, one year I dressed up as a big tootsie roll. Freshman year, I think. Let's just say the guys weren't talking to me that night. Slutty Hello Kitty must have caught their attention. I have to say, the reactions were priceless. I remember walking home that night by myself in my tootsie roll costume, when, from the distance, I heard some giggling. Then I saw some pointing. Then I heard, "Look at the f*cking tootsie roll!" followed by more laughter. Readers, don't feel bad for me. This was a funny moment, even for me. So there I was, a lone tootsie roll walking down the street, giggling to herself at the ridiculousness of the entire situation.

This isn't me, obviously. This is the exact costume though. Slutty Hello Kitties scoffed at me, and it was awesome.
2.)  I love Disneyland.  A trip to Southern California without Disneyland is one miserable trip for me, because I can’t get Disneyland out of my head the whole time. In fact, I convinced the fiance, his dad, and his step-mom to go to Disneyland with me two Christmases ago while we were visiting them. It was so packed. Do not go around the holidays. For me, it was still worth it. I'd wait in line for the rest of my life to go on Indiana Jones. As for the rest of them, well, I think they probably just wanted to kill me.

Disneyland 2012
3.)  I like walking around my house with a blankie wrapped around me.  I assume five-year-olds like to do that too.

4.)  I have a bunnny stuffed animal named Bun-Bun.   I’ve had him since I was two. Don’t worry, I don’t sleep with him in my bed or anything, because that would be considered creepy. Instead, he sits on my nightstand where I can see him.

Meet Bun-Bun, the almost 24-year-old stuffed animal
5.)  Going a few hours without a snack makes me cranky and tired.

6.)  I like to stay up past my bedtime, and since I’m a grownup, I usually do. Then I feel super tired the next day. Then I hate myself, and I repeat the process over and over again.

Why I feel like I’m Forty (or older):

1.)  Knitting is fun.


2.)  I can’t drink more than two glasses of wine without feeling horrible the next day.


3.)  Going to a club is the last thing I want to do for fun.


As I look through this post of mine, I realize there are more reasons of why I feel like a five-year-old than there are reasons I feel forty, and I am having an exceptionally difficult time determining whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.  If I was confused before writing this, now I am extremely confused.  I think I started off this post with "Sometimes I feel five, and sometimes I feel forty," but I think it should have said something like, "Most of the time I feel five, and sometimes I feel forty."  All of this confusion is reminding me that I kind of feel twenty-five right now, because being twenty-five means being confused.

14 comments:

  1. Oh my god I can so relate! I still have my childhood dolls and I love Halloween! I don't want to celebrate like a sexy twenty something either. I want to go trick or treating! Hehe.

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    1. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I like being 5.

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  2. #3 for why you feel like a five year old can also work for why you feel like a forty year old :)

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  3. I totally relate! I'm a 20-something grad student, so it gets even more confusing- I'm kind of an adult, but I'm still in school, but I still have adult responsibilities... I wonder if anyone truly ever feels their age?

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    1. I'm guessing most people don't feel their age, but I think I feel like a 5-year-old judge a tad bit more than what's considered normal ;)

      Who wants to feel like a 20-something all the time anyway? That's the most awkward age to feel, other than 13.

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    2. Oops I meant to say JUST, not judge.

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  4. Looks like we have a lot in common!

    I like Halloween, I love blankets, I have a ton of stuffed animals, and I hate going out. I also taught myself to knit when I was in the 5-7 range. Lately, I haven't been into it much, but I used to love knitting.

    I'll go from paying rent to making cookies on the floor. "They" say age is just a number, and I think I have to agree.

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    1. Age is definitely just a number, I think. I mean, when you get old you end up pooping yourself like a 2-year-old eventually, right?

      Wow, you taught yourself to knit at that young of an age? You go! I bet you can knit some amazing stuff. I just learned how last year, so I'm definitely still a beginner, but I am enjoying it. My thing lately seems to be making headbands; they're fast and easy to make.

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    2. True that. Seems like there's a curve. After a certain point the older you get the more likely you're going to act like a child/infant.

      I can't really. I am not very good at finishing things and have basically no finished projects. I've never done a cable or anything fancy. I've made a headband once. I seem to like it in phases. Except the phases never last long enough to finish a project!

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  5. I LOVE THIS. I'm torn all the time!!!

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    1. I know. I am coming to realize that the twenties are almost just as awkward as the teen years.

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  6. I am like 14 years old. I act no older unless my son screws up and then i have to put the dad hat on and grow up. I used to tell him Brett stop screwing around in school. Every time you do this i have to grow up and be an adult and you will find out later that being an adult is just a bunch of bullshit

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    1. I know. I feel the same way when I have to put my teacher hat on.

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