Hello, 24 ✨

Hey, loves ❤️ I know it’s been a while since my last blog but, life got in the way. I am so glad to be back. As many of you know, my birthday was yesterday, and I turned 24 years old. I want to take advantage of this blog to reflect on my 24 years of life and use this blog as a reminder whenever I need motivation. I was born on November 6th, 1997, on a Thursday at 11:46 am; my twin sister and I came to the world two months early. I was born with my intestines outside my body. As soon as I was born, I had to get surgery to reconstruct my intestines. I stayed in the hospital for three months and got released in February. Growing up, I always had health problems, but I did not let it affect me. My childhood was very normal; my parents always worked to provide for my sisters and me. I grew up seeing my parents work for everything they wanted, and they engraved that in my mindset. I have always been very ambitious and always wanted to do my best in everything especially, in school. In school, I was always a good student; I loved getting good grades. I have never been a social person; I have always kept to myself and prefer to have few but real friends around me.

My life did not change until I started college. In my freshman year of college, my life completely changed. My parents decided to separate, which destroyed me at the time. It was one of the hardest moments of my life; it took me a long time to accept it despite everything, I am grateful for that experience because it made me the person I am today. I went through so much throughout my four years of college that I lost myself; I felt completely numb to everything but instead of letting it get me, I let it inspire me to become a better me. Who am I today?

Today I am a 24 years old woman trying to become the best version of myself. I am not perfect by any means; I do not have my life altogether; I have many flaws, but it doesn’t mean that I can’t appreciate myself for getting this far. Most of the time, we become our toughest critics or compare our journey to others that we forget that we have already accomplished so much. Sometimes we just have to sit with ourselves and think of everything we have been through and how far we have come.

Today I want to take the time to brag about myself because I can and hope to inspire many of you guys to do the same about yourself. I know my worth; I know I have one of the biggest hearts and I love that about myself. One of the things that I learned from both of my parents is always to give back, to help others, and always be kind to people. I love helping others, whether it’s giving advice or just doing a simple favor. Many people may think I am weak or too naïve, but I always try to see the good in everybody; I do not expect anything back because everything I do is out of love. Yes, I am not going to lie; it does get discouraging when people do me wrong, but I know that God has me in the end, so I usually don’t worry about it. I truly believe that this world needs good people and, my heart won’t change for anything or anyone.

In the past month, my outlook on life has changed. I realized life is so short in a blink of an eye; my life could end. I want to live every day being grateful especially on my bad days because I never know when it will be my last. I strive to be the woman that wakes up and does what she loves every day. I want my parents to be proud of the woman they raised, and I want to fulfill all my goals and dreams. I know that my ten-year-old self would be so proud of the woman I am today. I graduated college in 4 years despite all the obstacles I went through. I have been working in my family business for about six years now; I am so proud of how far we have come. My family business means everything to me; I watched my parents give it their all, I will forever be grateful for their hard work. As a little girl, I always dreamed of modeling and expressing myself through fashion; I am so thankful that I took the courage one day to do what I love. I hope one day to inspire women to go after their passions and accomplish all their goals. I want to be that example that good people win at the end. I pray that my blessings multiply this year; I hope I continue to live my life with gratitude and bliss.

I thank God for giving me the opportunity for another year of life. I hope this year brings me nothing but positivity and grace in my life. I know there will be days; where I will feel unmotivated, tired, annoyed but, that is just life; not every day will be a good day. I believe we must have bad days to appreciate the good days. Nothing is guaranteed; I want to love while I can and enjoy my life as much as possible; I pray to accomplish my purpose. I am so blessed with amazing people in my life; they have seen me grow into the person I am today. Lastly, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my blog; this one holds a special place in my heart. I cannot wait to see what my 24s will bring to me; I am excited about everything coming my way. I pray that God guides me in the right direction so I can continue to do what I love. I pray for a year of happiness and blessings.

Thank you for the love and birthday wishes. I am so happy I get to do what I love; AllThingsLC has been such a blessing in my life; I am so grateful I can experience this with you guys. Stay tuned for more content next week.

Love,

LC✨