22 things I have achieved my 23rd year
No Friday Favourites this week as I am 23 today! I am feeling a bit old today, I have heard from
various people that once you turn 23 you are officially an adult and I am starting to agree with them. This past year hasn't turned out how I would've hoped but at the same time I have achieved so much (I have also binged quite a few TV shows! Parenthood, Friends, The Office, Every Witch Way, Good Witch, The IT Crowd ... I will stop now!) and done things I never in a million years thought I would do. I realised that my self worth wasn't in the fact whether I am employed or not, having a job shouldn't give you an identity or self worth when so much else shapes you. While I don't currently have a job and I have no idea when I will get one, I am not just my job status and if people can't see that then they don't deserve to be in my life.
I have no idea what this year will hold but I do know that whatever happens God is in control and I will be ok with whatever happens.
I thought I would write a list of things I have achieved in my 23rd year, so I can remind myself that despite still being unemployed it hasn't been a disaster and I've done so much.
various people that once you turn 23 you are officially an adult and I am starting to agree with them. This past year hasn't turned out how I would've hoped but at the same time I have achieved so much (I have also binged quite a few TV shows! Parenthood, Friends, The Office, Every Witch Way, Good Witch, The IT Crowd ... I will stop now!) and done things I never in a million years thought I would do. I realised that my self worth wasn't in the fact whether I am employed or not, having a job shouldn't give you an identity or self worth when so much else shapes you. While I don't currently have a job and I have no idea when I will get one, I am not just my job status and if people can't see that then they don't deserve to be in my life. 
I have no idea what this year will hold but I do know that whatever happens God is in control and I will be ok with whatever happens. 
I thought I would write a list of things I have achieved in my 23rd year, so I can remind myself that despite still being unemployed it hasn't been a disaster and I've done so much.
- Survived 3 months living alone while the rest of the family was overseas.
- Had multiple articles published on The Mighty.
- Catered (and did décor for) a quiz night for church with only one weeks notice.
- Attended a ReachOut Youth Ambassador one day intensive/refresher course.
- Continued to be a ReachOut Youth Ambassador.
- Gotten off my P-Plates which means I have my full drivers license!
- Started doing regular exercise and kept it up.
- Been stabbed 2 times by my doctor to get a mole (which I thought was cancer but turned out it wasn't) and a cyst removed (which turned out to be pre-cancerous). Which means I now have 2 new scars.
- Saw The Next Step in Concert (this was exactly a week after I turned 22) with Megan.
- Did a speech (twice!) at a mental health expo about exam stress.
- Closed some doors that needed to be closed.
- Continued to stay on top of my anxiety despite having a few 'life traps' (as is the correct psychological term for them).
- Learnt how to stand up for myself and be assertive when the time has called for it.
- Baked an amazing 3 layer cake for my parents 25th wedding anniversary.
- Learnt how to really trust in God and rely on him through some really hard times.
- Helped organise a car wash for missions at church (despite not being able to actually wash cars due to having stitchers in from a cyst removal).
- Did 2 terms of mentoring at the local youth centre, which got me out of my comfort zone while also being really rewarding.
- Grown more as a Christian.
- Gotten hit by a flying gym matt and Frisbee (I was spectating our team warming up and got hit in the eye!) all on the same weekend!
- Shared more of my story.
- Continued to serve my church doing various things including: projector, young adults and ALOT of baking!
- Started to stop believing the lies my anxiety tells me and believing that I am worth something.
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