{"id":12316,"date":"2015-10-13T11:18:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T16:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=12316"},"modified":"2017-07-25T13:13:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T18:13:17","slug":"dear-gabby-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/10\/13\/dear-gabby-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Gabby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear Gabby,<\/p>\n

\u00a0I\u2019m almost 25 and worried I\u2019m having a midlife crisis already. I know it may sound silly, but it seems to be always in the back of my head bugging me. I feel like I\u2019ve wasted so much time and haven\u2019t accomplished anything, so now I feel like I\u2019m 25 and have nothing. I know I\u2019m young, but it\u2019s like life is so short, like do I really have time to gain back the time I lost or start working toward something? I\u2019m still working toward an associate’s degree and trying to decide what I want to do with my life, but I just feel like I\u2019m drowning and not actually accomplishing anything. Do you think I\u2019m overreacting? I\u2019m getting nervous that I will never measure up to my own standards or have lost too much time. What advice do you have for me?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Lost Timer<\/p>\n

Dear Lost Timer,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 I don\u2019t think you\u2019re overreacting because I definitely think everyone is entitled to how they feel. However, I do think that you need to take some deep breaths, step back, and view your life from the outside.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the world and start comparing yourself to everyone else\u2014that\u2019s normal. But while you\u2019re stressing and watching other people live their lives and accomplish their goals, you\u2019re still sitting back worrying about things that aren\u2019t necessarily a problem.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I think it\u2019s important to realize where you are but it\u2019s even more important to focus on where you want to go. Write down a list of realistic goals and find a process to help you achieve those goals. No one said you had to be 25 and make a six figure income and have a family and a steady career.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Some people say life is short, but I think it\u2019s quite long and can be full of so many accomplishments and memories. You have time if you start working toward your goals and taking the time to better yourself for the future. Stay motivated and focused\u2014it doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t have fun.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unfortunately, you can\u2019t get back the time you\u2019ve lost, but you can start moving forward and taking the time now to really start growing.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Good luck,<\/p>\n

Gabby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Gabby, \u00a0I\u2019m almost 25 and worried I\u2019m having a midlife crisis already. I know it may sound silly, but it seems to be always in the back of my head bugging me. I feel like I\u2019ve wasted so much time and haven\u2019t accomplished anything, so now I feel like I\u2019m 25 and have nothing. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3693,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[2030],"class_list":["post-12316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tartan-news","tag-gabrielle-sharp"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":false,"source_text":false,"source_url":false},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5s3vR-3cE","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3693"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12316"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12318,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316\/revisions\/12318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}