Responsibilities

As I get older and become more of an adult I realise how responsible I am for my own life and how much I am in control. It’s such a dream when your a kid to decide what to eat and how to spend your pocket money. What you don’t realise is that becomes a reality when you are older. Although it sounds amazing, it’s actually one of the scariest things about growing up.

As an adult, there is no one telling you what to do. As a child, I hated this but weirdly miss it as I have no idea. I felt as if I was thrown into the deep end of a pool. It was like I was expected to just deal with it and learn. I always learn the hard way and I feel that happened with spending money.

I have always been a big spender. I like earning my own money and working hard to get what I want. I used to be on daily pay which was great, as I had money in my pocket each day, but now I have moved to monthly pay I am feeling like I have no money; it has honestly been the biggest struggle. Managing money is so important and I feel the younger you can grasp saving the better you will be in the long run.

As I have reached adulthood I have become to realise that every aspect of my life is controlled by me. For example, my eating and exercising habits are non-existent and unhealthy. It’s so easy to just not do anything and order take out and sit watching Netflix but I want to be more aware of my habits as I have realised what I am doing. Just making one small change can make such a difference.

Going out drinking is fun for a while but you realise what’s important and I just got so sad after the nights out. People really affect your life and choices, so choose wisely. The habits you develop to your behaviour that can carry on throughout your life.

I am the happiest I have ever been but being responsible for yourself is the most powerful and rewarding thing you could do. It’s respecting yourself to do something for your future self. Being independent and self-aware is hard and is a learning curve for everyone. You’re not going to get it right all the time but learn from your mistakes.

Who do you want to be in the next 10 years? What sort of person do you want to be? Fight for them and make them proud.

Lots of love and happiness

Alice xo