I have hit a bit of a midlife crisis at the tender age of 16 years. Unemployed, overweight and starting to spiral into debt as i owe a number of people ALOT of money because i have an unnecessary need to shop.
I have spent today watching chick flicks (6 in total), eating my weight in butter popcorn and rolling about on the un-hoovered floor walloping in the sorrows of what is my life. A little voice inside my head is screaming at me saying 'Shut up Ruby! you have the grades you need to get into college, you can still fit on a single seat on the bus and yes you owe over £50 but once you get a job you can fix that!' but that voice is being drowned out by an even louder voice 'WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH YOUR LIFE RUBY, HOW ARE YOU GONNA LIVE AND SURVIVE IN THE REAL WORLD!' The arguments that are going on inside my head are really distracting me from getting things done.
You see, for about 2 years now i have had a plan. I have had a plan for my future. I knew exactly what i wanted to do. I would go to college and study Photography, English Language, Sociology and Music. Pass all with A* and then go off to University to study Journalism. After that i would move to Minneapolis and live with my Auntie there. I would then hopefully gain an internship at a Magazine over in America and after a few years i would hopefully move to the Big apple at around 25 working as a music or fashion writer/editor for a big time magazine.
This is the best possible outcome of my life! I desperately want this to happen but today i finally realized that this probably won't happen? Life will throw things at me that will change the entire path for me. For example; My brother is an actor and planned to go to Central School of Speech and Drama in London. This is the top drama school in England and it is very hard to get in. My brother auditioned and tried his hardest but unfortunately didn't get in. He told us that he didn't want to go to any other drama school or university and his dream was to attend Central. This changed his entire path and is now taking a year out to build up his Acting CV. This new path is a 180' contrast from his plan this time 6 months ago! This scares me so much that plans and expectations can change so fast.
What i'm trying to say and tell myself, is that i cannot plan my future to the exact second. I can plan tomorrow and at a push next week but i've got to remember that, life isn't easy and it will throw what it can to make journey challenging. It's hard for me to accept that as i am a control freak. I like knowing exact plans and what, when, where and how everything happens. Today i have vowed to myself that i will try and change my ways! Stop this unnecessary planning and stop worrying about the unnecessary plans and stop the stress from the unnecessary plans. What i'm going to do is sort myself out. Throw my crappy CV's at every shop going to get a job, stop pointless eating for eatings sake and lose a few pounds and slowly pay back the money i owe and stop the pointless buying!
I will survive my third midlife crisis!
Au revior!
p.s God i hope i'm not the only person who is life this!
2 comments:
I totally understand. Sorry for randomly responding to your post but you may or may not have just described my entire existence minus being a british teen.
Luna :)
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hey its okay! haha! and god im so glad it's not just me! i feel your pain!
Ruby x
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