A Visitor From The Future?

While sitting at the coffee shop, I saw a girl walk by the windows that I could have sworn was little Jess all grown up and it sent shivers down my spine.

I <3 Learning

No matter how old I get, the upcoming school year still makes me feel giddy: a new notebook, pens, pencils, and new subject matter for me to learn.

Try To Think About That And Not Quickly Re-Evaulate The Way You Spend Your Time

If I live to be one hundred years old I am already almost one-fourth of the way though my life.

I Don't Feel Any More Well Prepared For My Senility

Well, if having a 401K made me a grown-up, I suppose rolling it over into an IRA makes me a full blown adult.

Of All The Things I've Lost...

At what point do you switch from "old enough to know better" to the sort of existence that is marked by the encroaching senility that is bestowed upon the elderly?

She Who Was Never A Quintessential College Student

Despite my best attempts, sitting at Hibachi Express while surrounded by college students makes me feel incredibly old and ugly.

Tis The Natural Progression, I Suppose

One day I will be an old woman; a girl no longer.

Angelfood Cake and Moosetracks

My baby sister is now seventeen and while I feel positively ancient in comparison, I would hate to be in high school again.

Truth In Advertising

After seeing this comic, I truly cannot stop seeing the wrinkles that are slowly forming around my mouth.

Glamorous!

Putting make-up on for the very first time makes me feel grown-up but also very silly.

Playing With My Ding A Ling

Watching an older gentleman entertain himself by making the bells hung on my door frame ring by hitting them with his head makes me laugh.

In The Midst Of Mournful Devotions

While dressing for church (the very word feel odd on my tongue) my mind floods with memories of Sunday mornings past: pancakes, the braiding of hair, a dollar in the white envelope, cherry cough drops, and the overwhelming feeling of being out of place.

More Than Simply Ink On Paper

There is a particularly delightful rush of emotion that occurs when you realize that you are passing on one of your favorite childhood books to someone who may one day feel the same way about it as you do.

I Suppose I'm A Grown-Up Now

I set up my 401k account with Fidelity today.

You Don't Have To Be An Adult All The Time

Sometimes it does you a world of good to have chocolate cake for breakfast.

Sad But True

I am actually looking forward to being responsible for all of my expenses come my birthday this year because it means that I will finally be able to leave my mother behind.

So Much Is At Stake

After reading my cousin's blog I am reminded that every generation strives to be better than the previous; reoccurring exclamations declaring that we will not act this way, we will make better decisions, and should we forget why we are making an effort, to look to our parents and their generation for reminders of what we have to face should we fail.

They Should Live In The Ocean, Not The Colon

You realize that you're getting old when polyps are not longer friendly sea creatures but forebearers of cancer.

I Have Them All Fooled!

The credit card companies think that I'm a grown-up and a world-wide corporation thinks that I'm a grown-up, does that make me a grown-up?

I'm A Big Kid Now

The joy that comes from actually being able to create a budget now that I've gotten my promotion is entirely more exciting than it has any right to be.