Here I Go

I've decided to jump on the blog bandwagon.  A little late in the game, yes, but I have been enjoying reading others' thoughts, so I thought I should share some of mine too.  

Everyone I know is having children.  Sometimes it scares me because it makes me realize that I'm getting older.  Granted I am on the younger end of my friend circle but not by very much.  I am so happy for them and the additions to their families, and whenever I look at pictures or hold one of their children, a part of me wants to experience that soon.  But then I realize I'm still in school and have so much I want to do before I reach that stage in my life.  

I find it hard at times to balance all the things I want.  I'm starting to realize how short life is and that I'm probably over 25% done with it.  The other day I couldn't remember my own age!  Is that supposed to happen at 23?  On so many levels 23 seems so young, but on the other hand, I'm still in college and now sometimes five years older than some of my classmates!  It's all relative I suppose.  In some situations I'm the old person and in others the baby.

I guess all you can do in life is remember to stop and smell the roses.  Lame phrase, but it's got a good point.  If this life is all I've got, then I should make the most of it and just enjoy living.  It's so easy in theory but so hard to execute.  I get so caught up in deadlines and what I think I "should" be doing that I forget that in the end, I really should just be doing the things that make me happy.  A little narcissistic perhaps...but I won't go there.  Don't get me wrong, I still have this desire to leave some kind of mark behind, something that can help others in the future, but I haven't figured out what that is yet.  Maybe I'll buy some reusable grocery bags to help the environment today as a start:)