My 17 year old self spent majority of her life sleeping. It wasn’t easy being home-schooled and it was tough to stay disciplined especially when your mother would drag you out of town for business trips.
I never really had a game plan then but life felt a little cyclical. My only ‘adventure’ then was fangirling, tumblr and fanfiction. I felt like the coolest girl ever. It was insane.
Looking back, I don’t regret it. Many people would think it was a total waste of time but for me, it taught me to be curious, to research (Jonas Brothers trivia, anyone?) and to treasure your co-fangirls (my BFFs for life now). Those moments made me feel stuck sometimes (What’s going to happen to me after? Should I keep on doing this til I’m 40?) but it taught me something along the way.
I’ve grown so much (too much, probably) since then but it was huge learning experience.