I've probably never loved an audio more, but this one brings up a lot of emotions. You see... I'm 35 and I don't have a shared bank account with a man. I'm 35 and I don't have an employer matching my 401k contributions. I'm 35 and I still let loose at music festivals...multiple times a year I'm 35 and I don't own a home. I'm 35 and I don't know what I'll be doing in 10 years or if this career will even still exist. I'm 35 and I don't have a family or children. I'm 35 and I stay out til 3 am if I feel like it. I'm 35 and I still sleep in on the weekends. I'm 35 and I still spend most of my disposable income on traveling. I’m 35 and I don’t have a boss telling me how to spend my days. I'm 35 and I don't have everything figured out. Not even a little bit. There are days when I fear all of these things. When I think about the friends I grew up with who have husbands to help carry the weight, and 10+ years into the same career, and children and actual homes, and I wonder if I will regret the unconventional path I've chosen. But then I realize that all these fears stem from one narrative of how we should lives our life and the truth is there is no one way to live a life. There is only the way YOU live your life. In high school, 35 sounded old. But to me, 35 feels young. I still feel like I have a whole life ahead of me to explore and experiment and learn and while the anxiety comes and goes, I plan on continuing to do things the only way I know how: my way. I also try to remind myself that while it looks like other people might have their shit together, mostly I think we’re all just trying to figure it out. I'm curious if anyone reads captions on here anymore and if you made it this far, do you feel like you've done things unconventionally in any way? I'd love to know 💛 . . . #mondaymotivation #unconventionallife #travelblogger #entrepreneurlife #inspirationalreel #motivation