Fairwell to the 20s!

So it's time for me to say goodbye to my 20s!

Many fear about the thought of turning 30. Not me! Many will even say that it is just a number and nothing changes. It's different for everyone so no-one is right or wrong. For me it is not a fear. For me it is a good way to help with closure. Out with the old, in with the new! A new chapter just like many see it with a new year, new home or a new job. A point in time to be able to reflect, on what's learned, on what's lost and what's gained.

My 20s felt like a strange time. How can I say this when I have not got a lot of comparison yet. Well, I'm just making what maybe a naive assumption that I've gone through a difficult, challenging and somewhat confusing time in my life.

I started my 20s at a very different place. I was in University, going through a boom in the economy and New Labour was in power. Steps, Britney Spears and generally Bubble pop was the only thing you heard, well me any way. It was a time where you were encouraged to take advantage of credit as it was virtually interest free and you didn't have to pay for music as you used Napster to download your music. Broadband was the next big thing and Poly Phonic Ring Tones was a must. These were the good times. Like anything that can be taken in abundance at first has a painful consequence to it in the end. It has a price!! The debt from all that credit to getting used to having those adventures and lifestyle depending on it soon came to a bitter end.

I found it hard to face reality towards the mid of my twenties as I didn't understand why I was "being punished" as I was actually only doing what others did and what my society encouraged me to do. It was a sour pill to swallow. I honestly felt hung over towards my mid-twenties that is only clearing up now. The biggest and most challenging aspects of my twenties came from debt, relationships, work and even health. Trying to deal with just one aspect alone can be quite daunting for anyone in their 20s. It's not likely that anyone in their 20s would have been prepared for it either.

I look back now on the last day of my twenties and don't look at it in a negative way. I am actually quite please and proud of the journey. Some adults will not face the challenges and hardships that I and many others I'm sure in their 20s have faced. To me that is a loss to them as I honestly feel that I was lucky to have learned from my mistakes at an early part of my life. These events will only make the path I chose to take from here on a challenge, an adventure and not a burden. I have still a lot to learn and experience I know but I end my twenties a more certain, stronger, calmer and happier individual than I did at the beginning of my twenties. I found London, a good Career path and most importantly my Fiancee!

So, goodbye to the 20s, it was an experience I will never forget! Let's see what challenges and adventures my 30s will bring! :)