Twenty to Twenty One

Hello Daisy Dreamer's!

As some of you may know I just celebrated my 21st birthday! (yesterday to be exact) #crazy #ifeeltwelve

But anyways, I wanted to share some things I have learned and gone through throughout the past year.

I learned a lot. I pushed myself. I laughed a lot and cried a lot. I lost weight. I gained weight. I got glasses. I started drinking coffee #blessUP I graduated from my psychology degree. I got engaged. I was sick like all the time #daycareworkerlife I did things that scared me. I got a tattoo! I got my wisdom teeth removed! I started this blog! My fiancé and I launched our own photography and videography company! I started my elementary education degree! So much has happened but at the same time it feels like not much has changed. This year went by fast! I feel like it went by in the blink of an eye...

Twenty.

I remember being a kid and always dreaming of being 20. I thought it would be amazing to be an adult. I would be pretty, skinny, happy and all grown up. I always wished I could grow up faster. But 20 has come and gone and I am starting to realize that life does not "start" at a certain age. Life does not suddenly become amazing when you turn 20 or 21 or whatever age! Life is not made up of a number or big things but instead it is comprised of all the little things. Those days spent on the playground with your friends will become memories you laugh about and remember often. Those family routines where you watch a TV show together or cook supper together will not always happen so it is important to cherish those times. Life is not a 100 meter dash but instead a marathon. We shouldn't live life staring at the finish line, wishing the time away. Instead we should be doing our best to enjoy the journey. We should look around and get to know those around us in each season of life because they won't always be there. We need appreciate the view we have once in a while. Enjoy the hills and valleys because they will each shape us and teach us life lessons. We need to allow ourselves to grow and evolve because we are humans. It is okay to make mistakes. It is okay to do things wrong sometimes. It is okay because we grow and learn from all those hills, valleys and little things in our life.

Twenty One

My "goal" I guess you could say for 21 is to slow down. I want to enjoy the view more. I want to enjoy the little things that come up everyday. I got a book for my birthday yesterday called "Present Over Perfect". No I have not read it yet because I only got it yesterday (sorry folks) BUT I am very excited to read it because it is such a powerful topic in my life! I want to live a life being present. I don't want a perfect life because deep down I know that it is truly impossible for that to ever come to be and I would miss out on SO much. Being present over perfect is basically why this blog was created! I want to become more like a daisy with each day, week, month, and year. I want to embrace my freedom through Jesus, laugh more, worry less and take each day as it comes. I know this is an ambitious goal, but it is a lifelong one. I will always be working at becoming less of a worrier and more of a daisy but remember like I said life is a marathon. It may take some time but it will be worth it. Maybe you are like me too! But take heart friends! We can worry less. We were born to be free. We are meant to be daisies.

I am so excited to see what this new year holds for me. So bring on 21!!!

XOXO

Maggie