23/10/2026
Yesterday I turned 43.
Birthday season always leads me to reflect on the previous year, or years of this crazy little life. The natural slowing down of autumn also encourages me to turn inwards. So I thought to myself, what would I have told myself 20 years ago that I didn't know back then? Here is the conversation and thoughts I had!
So here I am another year older (but still feel 23 π), maybe a little wiser, and definitely more at peace with life than I've ever been in years.
If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that life rarely goes to plan. Some chapters are exciting, some are bloody hard and you wonder how you survive, and some take you somewhere you never imagined you'd end up.
Not every chapter was one I'd choose again, but I feel content in where the story has taken me and would not change this journey of life so far.
At 43, I don't have it all figured out. I make mistakes, question myself and have days when everything feels a bit overwhelming and need a dark room! But I'm learning to trust myself a little more, worry less about the things I can't control, and appreciate what I've got. Here's to chapter 44 and exciting times ahead π₯
