What I learned at 24….
1. Doing a show on your birthday is the best thing ever because the audience is filled with your family and friends!
2. It is a really nice thing when your friend comes all the way from Chicago to spend your special day with you
3. You never know where a dare can lead…
4. ROAR will always remain my theme song
5. Online dating really is ok! It's fun to make a game out of it.. or a chart so you and your friends do not get confused.
6. Sometimes when you say that you are going to just go on all the online dates the right person comes along and you deactivate all your accounts
7. Listening to your heart more than your head is necessary sometimes.
8. If you want to grab that special someones hand when you are seeing August Osage County in the movie theatre, THEN DO IT!!! Do not fear it!
9. Housesitting 3 dogs on your 2 week vacation from work is quiet, peaceful and lonely.
10. Spending the new year with friends and having your beautiful niece be your kiss at midnight makes for a great start to the year!
11. wearing white make up, a unitard and dancing around constantly for one night is still the best thing in the world.
12. Going to Disneyland the day after you wear white make up and unitard and dance around makes it all worth it.
12.5. If something isn't serving you anymore, then it is time to let it go.
13. Les Mis will always remain a very special time in my life. Sharing the stage with some of the most talented people I have ever met and performing to sold out audiences every night was unreal.
14. The past may come back to haunt you at times, but you need to surround yourself with people that can help you get back on track.
14.5. Rumors are rumors for a reason. Do not get caught up in the "he said, she said" world. Just stay on your path and do not worry about what happened before you. Live presently and in the moment of the NOW!
15. Sometimes you audition and audition and audition and you don't get cast… and that is ok! There is always a reason!
16. Valentines Day is the most romantic day when you get to spend the day with your little Valentine and the evening with your soon to be love.
17. Poetry and sunflowers are the best presents.
18. When an opportunity presents itself that changes where you live, do it! Take a leap of faith and make that MOVE!
19. Ryan and Jose are wonderful roommates and make me feel so safe and at peace!
20. The summer is always crazy, but what I took away from my class this summer is the motto of, "dare to be fearless."
21. I love my Young Actors Studio students more than chocolate… and I love chocolate!
22. Saying goodbye to one of your best friends for 18 months can be one of the hardest things I will have ever done. I miss her spirit every single day and am counting the milliseconds until she returns!
22.5. Ecuador is so lucky to have such an amazing girl living there!!!!!!!
23. When you think a negative thought, come up with three positive things you're grateful for.
23.5. LET IT GO!!!!!!
24. Be true to yourself. You have to. Do not let the outside world and people affect you so much! Just stay true to what you know to be true. It is easy for us to get in our own way by letting other things affect us, but we have to remember that we control our own power and our own thoughts. Just stay true. Nothing else matters.
25. Communication is key. When it comes to any relationship in your life, you have to communicate to keep what you have built alive and growing.
Well…. there are my 25 things I have learned! Of course, I learned more things along my journey as a 24 year old, but I just needed to point out the highlights. I am looking forward to another year! BRING IT ON!!!!
