Youthful Life: X

The 20s are all about choosing your surroundings. There are some things in life that are beyond your control and there are others that we have authority over. Who we let into our lives is one of the most important aspects of it. Those who have access to us have dire significance whether they are of it or not. They can make us better or tear us down. When we give ourselves to others, we leaves ourselves vulnerable to them. There's something both magnificent and terrifying about that all in the same breath. We give others power to raise us up or bring us down. Either way we're in it by popular demand. My house has a constantly revolving door. Like clockwork as Sunday would come so would people coming to greet my parents, have their immigration papers worked on, and commune in our suburban sprawl of a house. My parents are oh so very different and illustrate the two sides of me. Take for instance my mother who is always on the phone encouraging others, pu...

The 20s are all about enjoying yourself. I don't know about you but sometimes (actually most of the time) I get tired of people. The conversations, the awkwardness, the social cues, and all the drama in between get to be too much to fast. You come into contact with so many people every single day and it can be overwhelming. When you get to be alone it can be a little from life, the world, and the chaos that comes with it. You have to learn to be alone and now's as good a time as any. Hunker down, turn off your phone, and get ready to start ridin' solo.  Tell me why the majority of non-celebrity people I follow on twitter are concerned with nothing other than finding a bae. ( Bae - n. - a slang term that stands for "before anyone else" signifying some kind of relationship; Ex. Do you have a bae or are you currently #singlereadyomingle? ) I cannot scroll my twitter feed without seeing the hashtags #thiscouldbeusbutyouplayin, #cuddlebuddle or #foreveralone. It...

The 20s are all about being up to date with the latest sayings. It seems like every couple of weeks there's a new dance craze, pop culture reference or phrase being thrown around ("Red Nose" - Miley Cyrus booty work - #VineFamous). Sometimes it can be hard to keep up with all the randomness being made up. Here's your all inclusive guide to the words that have been incorporated into our jagon. Get with the times, no more jibber-jabber jiving. *My favorite vines of the week: Robot Dance Clean - Do You Work Here - Black Mom Problems - White Girl Twerk It's time to play Lingo Catchup : Turn Up - verb - to let loose and have fun, get wild, or stupid hype; It's the weekend we about to get turnt up. Turn down for what, never. Turn up, ay! Synonym: Crunk, Live No Chill - phrase - a state of being hyper, out of control, reckless, excessive or all over the place; That dude really has no chill, he's in this party drunk off his ass dancing on the bar l...