I know I'm a bit late, but this month really snuck up on me. Actually, lately, it feels like my whole life has sort of snuck up on me. I suppose I really am just at that time in my life where everything is up in the air. A crossroad of sorts. There are so many things I want to do, and instead of doing them...I find myself sitting at home and being overwhelmed by it all.

I am 23 years old, a college graduate, a traveller, a substitute teacher, a girlfriend, a daughter, a friend, an avid reader, an amateur photographer...the list goes on....but do these things really describe who I am? Do they help me figure out what I want? It would be easier to just focus on one thing at a time, but then the others fall to the wayside.

I suppose the point I'm trying to make is that during this time in my life, I'm supposed to be focused on me and what I want, yet how can I? When I have responsibilities and people who are counting on me. When I myself, am counting on me. I would hate to look back and have regrets about not living my life to the fullest at a young age...but I would also hate to look back and have regrets about not going to grad school and becoming an adult.

So what do you do in this situation? Go with your gut, follow other's advice, or simply choose to sit and let the world wash over you one step at a time?