22 years, 9 months, and 3 days.

The sun begins to peer through the windows of Wednesday morning, and I sit, sipping my coffee in a teacup.

I find the early hours very thought-provoking, especially when it seems as though you’re up and awake before the rest of the world have even had a chance to hit the first snooze button.

I have a lot to do today. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I notice that, actually, I have a lot to do, full stop. There are so many goals, plans, and dreams that have accumulated in the mind of this 22 year old soul.

Right now I am internally frowning at myself over the realisation that something in particular is somewhat overdue.

Okay, quite a bit overdue.

Each year, usually around December - January, I produce a ‘Me @ (insert current age here)’ video for my YouTube channel. These videos essentially document an overview of myself, my life, interests and surroundings at each age. I started this tradition two years ago, aged 20, and the idea was inspired by that of a popular YouTuber named Will Darbyshire, who started the craze off in 2016, with his ‘Me at 23’ upload.

You can view the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwa2MBkmztc

This spurred on a bit of a trend, as many people started to contribute their own personal versions of this concept, however, not many have persisted to create one each year, like I have.

The reason I want to keep this running throughout my life is because I find growth and personal development to be two fascinating subjects. Not only that, but I am aware of the importance of self-analysis, and I feel that remembering the who, what, where, when, why and hows of our existence are key for staying humble and grounded, no matter what direction life takes us in.

I need to put together an insight of my 22-year old self relatively quick, though, as I turn 23 in just under 3 months! That’s scary to think about. Though I am still young, I am older than I feel.

I am also a different person, in a different position, to which I believed I would be at this age. It's easy to judge ourselves quite negatively from a disappointed perspective when things have not panned out the way you envisioned. I certainly didn’t think adults partook in procrastination, until I realised that adults are just older versions of ourselves. If you have a personal trait, it’s likely to stick with you throughout your life, no matter what age.

I guess some things aren’t possible to ‘grow out of’, like teenage tempers or obsessive nail-biting.

~ she says, whilst biting her nails ~

Today I am going to focus on getting this video completed.

Today also marks the day I try to better myself and quit procrastinating for good.

Again.

This time, hopefully for the final time; but then again, there’s always room for bettering ourselves with personal growth and we should always be thankful for that.

For I am just 22 years, 9 months and 3 days old. I have learnt a lot, but I still have much more to learn.

24.April.2019

Wednesday

P.S.

Subscribe to my channel if you would like to see my ‘Me @ 22’ video when it’s (finally) uploaded.

http://www.youtube.com/c/aurorarockets