I have a real flair for the dramatics, especially when it comes to dressing and my lipstick choices. In my new found career though I spend most days in Polyester-Wool Blend uniforms. I value the occasional brunch that deserves heels and I have come to terms with dressing up for no reason other than to run errands. I have also learned that sometimes in life you just have to put on the killer "fashion girl" outfit, wear lipstick that is too dark, and blast some Taylor Swift or gangster rap. This among these next 10 lessons are what I have learned while surviving my pre-quarter life crisis.
Lipstick: Marc Jacobs / Top: Kate Spade (worn backwards) / Pants: JCrew
lesson #1: Everyone fails in their 20's
I kid you not, everyone. Just google someone you admire or who aspire to be like and see where they were in their 20's. This when you get to quit jobs and travel. This is when you figure out who you are and what you want. So go out and fail. Fail hard. Keep doing it again and again until you find yourself and what you want.
lesson #2: Keep kissing losers
Kiss all of them! Kissing burns calories (see below). Kissing releases endorphins and those make you happy. Kissing losers will make appreciate the winner when you kiss him too. So keep kissing!
lesson #3: Eat the cupcakes (and popeye's and pizza and all the other "bad" food)
There is nothing wrong with indulging in the delicious things in life. Enjoy them because one day they will make you really fat and it won't be fun anymore. So for now indulge and if you feel like you must, go to the gym or a hot yoga class.
lesson #4: Leave your comfort zone
For me, it was leaving all the sure and practical options behind and taking up life at 35000 feet. If it terrifies you, you should do it. Someone famous once said that but I can't remember who. The farther you get from your comfort zone the more you learn about yourself. (one more way to discover who you are!)
lesson #5: Wear ballgowns to lunch and heels to the grocery store
You have to get it where you can! Dress up for no reason at all. Or do the opposite and don't dress up, wear sweats all day and be really effing comfortable! You can never be overdressed, because if you are people will just think you are coming from somewhere better or going somewhere better. Also, if you are in leggings with a giant shirt on people think you just came from a spin class with Victoria's Secret models but, jokes on them because you might have just rolled out of bed, they'll never know!
lesson #6: Find your red
Of the 10 red lipsticks I own, there are 2 I love. I have yet to find the exact shade of red I truly want to become my signature red, though. Red lipstick fixes everything and it makes you look like a badass so find your shade.
lesson #7: Find your moisturizer
Mine is Clinique Superdefense. It is a daily moisturizer with SPF and prevents aging. It also combats free radicals and radiation which I am exposed to at higher than normal levels being a flight attendant. You want to be a hot 30-year-old and an even hotter 40/50/60-year-old so start treating your skin right now. Give it the best chance it has against what life will throw at it.
lesson #8: You don't have to party like you did in college to be a cool kid
Don't get me wrong, I can still party, but it is no longer something I find myself obligated to do. While I can no longer drink frat boys under the table, you'll almost never find me dancing on a table, and I spend more nights enjoying a glass of wine instead of handles of flammable vodka, that doesn't mean a good time isn't necessary sometimes. There are a million other ways to be a cool kid too, though. Go out and have a good time if you want to but this is not recruitment, you are no longer required to be blackout.
lesson #9: Drink the wine, the whiskey, the vodka and the Pina Coladas
Stock you bar cart for the rainy day drink, the roommate had a shit day drink, you had a shit day drink, the celebratory drink, and the well we have the alcohol so we should drink it, drink. We always have at least one bottle of wine in the house. Currently, we have 4 bottles of wine and vodka, we are clearly ready to party! Champagne Thursday is also a holiday everyone should celebrate (it is ok if Thursday comes every day too)
lesson #10: Find your Band of Bitches: Mine are scattered all over the world. I have a few fabulous queens who give me life and who are the most fabulous bitches I know. I have two roommates who are the Destiny to my Child (G is Beyonce). Then there is Miss Arkansas who I swear is my soulmate. And of course, there is my little hippie dream aka training roomie! Then there are the original bitches who are mentioned in the orginal band of bitches post. Everyone needs a band, and coming from the girl who is really good at being alone, if I think you need one, you do.
Bag: Target customized by Me / Sandals: Target
xxx
B
