It’s said that we can see things more clearly after they happen than we can when they are happening... Hindsight is 20/20 after we've lived through it. Well, when it comes to the doing, learning, and growing that is life... I would say that's true. We've all had our fair share of hindsight 20/20 moments. We've made mistakes, trusted the wrong people, overcharged a credit card, and after… we’ve all said things like: “I should have known better.” 

The fact is, no one actually “knows better” because no one has the answers for how to live a perfectly moralistic life. When you boil it down, living is pretty much a never-ending cycle of acting and reacting. Our actions have consequences, but how can we predict the outcome of a situation we’ve never lived through before? There’s no script, no rulebook for growing up. No one prepares you to be an independent twenty-something-year-old. How could they? 

Life is too ever-changing and too different. Take my Grandpa for example, when he was in his twenties he fought for this country in a World War. When my parents were in their twenties they were becoming doctors, getting married, and starting a family. Today, people in their twenties can make billions of dollars just by posting a TikTok.

As the years and generations change, the road to “adulthood” looks different for everyone. However, we all seem to agree that by 30 we should “have our lives together.” Therefore, our twenties become this pivotal era for success and self-growth. And, thanks to my generation’s OBSESSION with media, it feels like we all idealize the twenty-something-year-olds with glamorous and widely successful lives. But how about the average twenty-something-year-old? Where is their story? Where are all the relatable people? 

Here. I am right here. I created Hindsight 20/20 as a therapy for myself. About six months ago I moved to Tennessee for graduate school. From birth to 25, I never lived more than 15 minutes outside my hometown… and now I’m 10 hours away. This move was and is the BIGGEST change of my life. It has come with its blessings, but it has also come with its struggles. No one tells you how to be an adult, so being fully on my own for the first time is definitely a trial-and-error process. I’ve learned more about myself these past six months than I ever thought I could. I’ve been lonely, heartbroken, confused, BUT… I’ve also been wildly happy. 

So, I might not have a million Instagram followers. GymShark doesn’t sponsor my workout addiction. And, I’ll never tell you I "have it all figured out” because I absolutely don’t. However, I thought it was time someone completely average started sharing the highs AND the lows of their completely average life. 

The purpose of Hindsight 20/20 is to spread a virtual hug to everyone going through some shiz. Everything I share with you will be something I have personally gone through, noticed, or realized while growing up in my twenties. So, whether you are twenty-something, just starting middle school, or a fully grown adult… read and remember YOU ARE NOT ALONE.