January 2021

Hey everyone, I’m going to try to keep this quick and to the point. Two ways no one has ever described the way I tell a story. Over the past few months I have finally transitioned out of the idea that I have to blog for everyone and that my only value is as a college blogger, since that’s how this all started for me. Publishing regularly on my website has taught me that I’m attracting the exact demographic I fit into, twenty something women who are trying to figure out adulthood one day at a time. Like most twenty somethings I’m obsessed with Instagram, maybe a bit more than the average person. My obsession with snapping photos of my brunch and lazy Sundays inspired me to create something that I hope you all will be as pumped about as a I am, a new hashtag to link all of our confusing, photogenic, an ordinary life moments. I’m making a hashtag ya’ll, and I wanna invite every single one of you to use it!

Related Post: All the Lies I Tell on Instagram

If you want a way to connect with other bloggers, young professionals, cat obsessed, wine drinking, Netflix watching women, use the hashtag #survivingour20s whenever you post to Instagram. This isn’t one of those Instagram challenges where you need to follow a prompt or fit a certain photo aesthetic, I want to see your everyday moments that feature what it’s really like to be a twenty something today.

Like the creeper I am, I will be liking any photos tagged with #survivingour20s, so make sure your Instagram account is set to public so that I and others using the hashtag can interact with you.

And one last thing, just cause it says #survivingour20s doesn’t mean you need to be 20-29 to join the community. I’m all about including everyone, so don’t let the number stop you from participating. Life is complicated as hell no matter what your age is, so feel free to use the hashtag to let everyone know you’re getting through all those confusing situations.

I’ll be the first to admit that I thought my twenties would be a little more nights out with my besties and a little less eating popcorn for dinner with my cat. Let’s let everyone know how living the dream can sometimes feel like we’re just surviving it. I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with, see ya on the gram!

P.S. If you wanna follow me on Instagram, I wouldn’t mind it.

Comment down below if you know of any other Instagram hashtags specifically for twenty somethings or if you plan on using the hashtag!

Hey everyone, I’m going to try to keep this quick and to the point. Two ways no one has ever described the way I tell a story. Over the past few months I have finally transitioned out of the idea that I have to blog for everyone and that my only value is as a college blogger, since that’s how this all started for me. Publishing regularly on my website has taught me that I’m attracting the exact demographic I fit into, twenty something women who are trying to figure out adulthood one day at a time. Like most twenty somethings I’m obsessed with Instagram, maybe a bit more than the average person. My obsession with snapping photos of my brunch and lazy Sundays inspired me to create something that I hope you all will be as pumped about as a I am, a new hashtag to link all of our confusing, photogenic, an ordinary life moments. I’m making a hashtag ya’ll, and I wanna invite every single one of you to use it!

Related Post: All the Lies I Tell on Instagram

If you want a way to connect with other bloggers, young professionals, cat obsessed, wine drinking, Netflix watching women, use the hashtag #survivingour20s whenever you post to Instagram. This isn’t one of those Instagram challenges where you need to follow a prompt or fit a certain photo aesthetic, I want to see your everyday moments that feature what it’s really like to be a twenty something today.

Like the creeper I am, I will be liking any photos tagged with #survivingour20s, so make sure your Instagram account is set to public so that I and others using the hashtag can interact with you.

And one last thing, just cause it says #survivingour20s doesn’t mean you need to be 20-29 to join the community. I’m all about including everyone, so don’t let the number stop you from participating. Life is complicated as hell no matter what your age is, so feel free to use the hashtag to let everyone know you’re getting through all those confusing situations.

I’ll be the first to admit that I thought my twenties would be a little more nights out with my besties and a little less eating popcorn for dinner with my cat. Let’s let everyone know how living the dream can sometimes feel like we’re just surviving it. I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with, see ya on the gram!

P.S. If you wanna follow me on Instagram, I wouldn’t mind it.

Comment down below if you know of any other Instagram hashtags specifically for twenty somethings or if you plan on using the hashtag!

At the age of eighteen I transitioned from living with family to sharing a room with two strangers on a college campus. From there I moved off campus with a few friends in a house we all rented together. My first experience of being truly alone was Christmas 2011. For whatever reason I chose to not go home for the holidays. Okay, real talk, I didn’t go home to avoid running into my newly ex boyfriend. It was stupid, I was stupid. After having spent over three weeks alone, as in no human contact, I learned my level of comfort with keeping myself feeling safe in a home alone. I continued to live with roommates on and off for the next few years, until I made the ultimate decision to get my own apartment in Washington DC in 2015. Getting my own apartment symbolized the beginning of the life I had always imagined myself having in the city. Once I was done celebrating I had to come to terms with the fact that I no longer had anyone to depend on, whether I needed a ride to the store or someone to blame a strange noise in the middle of the night. As a twenty something living alone in the city, here’s what helped me feel more safe about living without roommates.

You might also like: 10 Lessons You Learn Living Alone in Your Twenties

If you are currently looking for a new place to live, I always advise my friends to research their neighborhood for the types of crimes that are more likely to occur in the area. Another way to learn what it’s really like to live there is to visit the location at various times of day, with my recommendations being mid afternoon, evening and late at night. Those three times of day give you a good estimate of how crowded the streets are, the type of people that frequent the area, and the overall feeling of safety in the neighborhood.

If you’re lucky, your landlord will be honest with you about how safe the neighborhood and apartment complex is. Questions to ask include if there are any problems within the building or others surrounding it, how loud the street can be, and if there is a lot of loitering in the surrounding area. If your landlord is less than willing to give you this informaiton, you can easily search reviews of most apartment buildings online for current and past tenants reviews. Maybe this is just a city thing, or an antisocial thing, but I feel so much secure by not talking to all of my neighbors. Here’s my reason. I live alone in an apartment in a city where I have no nearby family. To someone with bad intentions, this means they could easily break in or come over invited knowing that no one will be showing up unexpectedly. The less your neighbors know about you the better, including who you live with and your average routine.

You might also like: 6 Things Every Twenty Something Should Do Before Signing a Lease

I didn’t know what it was like to be scared of where I lived until I moved to a house near the woods in Maryland. Sure I had neighbors, but because the area was so residential I really couldn’t tell who was home and who was not. After weeks of being too scared to walk around my home at night, I developed a plan of where to go in case of emergency, what room to run into in case of an intruder, and who to contact first. Which brings me to my next point… When choosing a person, I make sure it’s someone who is typically available, knows to return my call or text quickly, and can calm me down in a stressful situation. In my life, I chose my good friend Victor. My friend Victor knows that if I ever text him a bunch of nonsense letters like this, “asghasghasg,” that’s the sign for him to call 911. My person has my address, emergency contact information, and the ability to help me feel safe when I suspect someone is trying to break into my house. True story. I was going to title this ‘develop a nighttime routine,’ but I believe we need to make safety a priority no matter what time of day it is. My routine includes locking both locks on the door as soon as I step in the door, never leaving my house without making sure the windows are closed and locked, and ensuring the bars on my windows are in good condition. Because I live in a studio, my routine is pretty simply. If you live in a larger space, checking your garage door, car or yard may be things you want to include too.

Do you currently live alone? What’s one thing you do to feel safer about being on your own in your twenties??

Hey everyone, I’m going to try to keep this quick and to the point. Two ways no one has ever described the way I tell a story. Over the past few months I have finally transitioned out of the idea that I have to blog for everyone and that my only value is as a college blogger, since that’s how this all started for me. Publishing regularly on my website has taught me that I’m attracting the exact demographic I fit into, twenty something women who are trying to figure out adulthood one day at a time. Like most twenty somethings I’m obsessed with Instagram, maybe a bit more than the average person. My obsession with snapping photos of my brunch and lazy Sundays inspired me to create something that I hope you all will be as pumped about as a I am, a new hashtag to link all of our confusing, photogenic, an ordinary life moments. I’m making a hashtag ya’ll, and I wanna invite every single one of you to use it!

Related Post: All the Lies I Tell on Instagram

If you want a way to connect with other bloggers, young professionals, cat obsessed, wine drinking, Netflix watching women, use the hashtag #survivingour20s whenever you post to Instagram. This isn’t one of those Instagram challenges where you need to follow a prompt or fit a certain photo aesthetic, I want to see your everyday moments that feature what it’s really like to be a twenty something today.

Like the creeper I am, I will be liking any photos tagged with #survivingour20s, so make sure your Instagram account is set to public so that I and others using the hashtag can interact with you.

And one last thing, just cause it says #survivingour20s doesn’t mean you need to be 20-29 to join the community. I’m all about including everyone, so don’t let the number stop you from participating. Life is complicated as hell no matter what your age is, so feel free to use the hashtag to let everyone know you’re getting through all those confusing situations.

I’ll be the first to admit that I thought my twenties would be a little more nights out with my besties and a little less eating popcorn for dinner with my cat. Let’s let everyone know how living the dream can sometimes feel like we’re just surviving it. I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with, see ya on the gram!

P.S. If you wanna follow me on Instagram, I wouldn’t mind it.

Comment down below if you know of any other Instagram hashtags specifically for twenty somethings or if you plan on using the hashtag!

Hey everyone, I’m going to try to keep this quick and to the point. Two ways no one has ever described the way I tell a story. Over the past few months I have finally transitioned out of the idea that I have to blog for everyone and that my only value is as a college blogger, since that’s how this all started for me. Publishing regularly on my website has taught me that I’m attracting the exact demographic I fit into, twenty something women who are trying to figure out adulthood one day at a time. Like most twenty somethings I’m obsessed with Instagram, maybe a bit more than the average person. My obsession with snapping photos of my brunch and lazy Sundays inspired me to create something that I hope you all will be as pumped about as a I am, a new hashtag to link all of our confusing, photogenic, an ordinary life moments. I’m making a hashtag ya’ll, and I wanna invite every single one of you to use it!

Related Post: All the Lies I Tell on Instagram

If you want a way to connect with other bloggers, young professionals, cat obsessed, wine drinking, Netflix watching women, use the hashtag #survivingour20s whenever you post to Instagram. This isn’t one of those Instagram challenges where you need to follow a prompt or fit a certain photo aesthetic, I want to see your everyday moments that feature what it’s really like to be a twenty something today.

Like the creeper I am, I will be liking any photos tagged with #survivingour20s, so make sure your Instagram account is set to public so that I and others using the hashtag can interact with you.

And one last thing, just cause it says #survivingour20s doesn’t mean you need to be 20-29 to join the community. I’m all about including everyone, so don’t let the number stop you from participating. Life is complicated as hell no matter what your age is, so feel free to use the hashtag to let everyone know you’re getting through all those confusing situations.

I’ll be the first to admit that I thought my twenties would be a little more nights out with my besties and a little less eating popcorn for dinner with my cat. Let’s let everyone know how living the dream can sometimes feel like we’re just surviving it. I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with, see ya on the gram!

P.S. If you wanna follow me on Instagram, I wouldn’t mind it.

Comment down below if you know of any other Instagram hashtags specifically for twenty somethings or if you plan on using the hashtag!

At the age of eighteen I transitioned from living with family to sharing a room with two strangers on a college campus. From there I moved off campus with a few friends in a house we all rented together. My first experience of being truly alone was Christmas 2011. For whatever reason I chose to not go home for the holidays. Okay, real talk, I didn’t go home to avoid running into my newly ex boyfriend. It was stupid, I was stupid. After having spent over three weeks alone, as in no human contact, I learned my level of comfort with keeping myself feeling safe in a home alone. I continued to live with roommates on and off for the next few years, until I made the ultimate decision to get my own apartment in Washington DC in 2015. Getting my own apartment symbolized the beginning of the life I had always imagined myself having in the city. Once I was done celebrating I had to come to terms with the fact that I no longer had anyone to depend on, whether I needed a ride to the store or someone to blame a strange noise in the middle of the night. As a twenty something living alone in the city, here’s what helped me feel more safe about living without roommates.

You might also like: 10 Lessons You Learn Living Alone in Your Twenties

If you are currently looking for a new place to live, I always advise my friends to research their neighborhood for the types of crimes that are more likely to occur in the area. Another way to learn what it’s really like to live there is to visit the location at various times of day, with my recommendations being mid afternoon, evening and late at night. Those three times of day give you a good estimate of how crowded the streets are, the type of people that frequent the area, and the overall feeling of safety in the neighborhood.

If you’re lucky, your landlord will be honest with you about how safe the neighborhood and apartment complex is. Questions to ask include if there are any problems within the building or others surrounding it, how loud the street can be, and if there is a lot of loitering in the surrounding area. If your landlord is less than willing to give you this informaiton, you can easily search reviews of most apartment buildings online for current and past tenants reviews. Maybe this is just a city thing, or an antisocial thing, but I feel so much secure by not talking to all of my neighbors. Here’s my reason. I live alone in an apartment in a city where I have no nearby family. To someone with bad intentions, this means they could easily break in or come over invited knowing that no one will be showing up unexpectedly. The less your neighbors know about you the better, including who you live with and your average routine.

You might also like: 6 Things Every Twenty Something Should Do Before Signing a Lease

I didn’t know what it was like to be scared of where I lived until I moved to a house near the woods in Maryland. Sure I had neighbors, but because the area was so residential I really couldn’t tell who was home and who was not. After weeks of being too scared to walk around my home at night, I developed a plan of where to go in case of emergency, what room to run into in case of an intruder, and who to contact first. Which brings me to my next point… When choosing a person, I make sure it’s someone who is typically available, knows to return my call or text quickly, and can calm me down in a stressful situation. In my life, I chose my good friend Victor. My friend Victor knows that if I ever text him a bunch of nonsense letters like this, “asghasghasg,” that’s the sign for him to call 911. My person has my address, emergency contact information, and the ability to help me feel safe when I suspect someone is trying to break into my house. True story. I was going to title this ‘develop a nighttime routine,’ but I believe we need to make safety a priority no matter what time of day it is. My routine includes locking both locks on the door as soon as I step in the door, never leaving my house without making sure the windows are closed and locked, and ensuring the bars on my windows are in good condition. Because I live in a studio, my routine is pretty simply. If you live in a larger space, checking your garage door, car or yard may be things you want to include too.

Do you currently live alone? What’s one thing you do to feel safer about being on your own in your twenties??

At the age of eighteen I transitioned from living with family to sharing a room with two strangers on a college campus. From there I moved off campus with a few friends in a house we all rented together. My first experience of being truly alone was Christmas 2011. For whatever reason I chose to not go home for the holidays. Okay, real talk, I didn’t go home to avoid running into my newly ex boyfriend. It was stupid, I was stupid. After having spent over three weeks alone, as in no human contact, I learned my level of comfort with keeping myself feeling safe in a home alone. I continued to live with roommates on and off for the next few years, until I made the ultimate decision to get my own apartment in Washington DC in 2015. Getting my own apartment symbolized the beginning of the life I had always imagined myself having in the city. Once I was done celebrating I had to come to terms with the fact that I no longer had anyone to depend on, whether I needed a ride to the store or someone to blame a strange noise in the middle of the night. As a twenty something living alone in the city, here’s what helped me feel more safe about living without roommates.

You might also like: 10 Lessons You Learn Living Alone in Your Twenties

If you are currently looking for a new place to live, I always advise my friends to research their neighborhood for the types of crimes that are more likely to occur in the area. Another way to learn what it’s really like to live there is to visit the location at various times of day, with my recommendations being mid afternoon, evening and late at night. Those three times of day give you a good estimate of how crowded the streets are, the type of people that frequent the area, and the overall feeling of safety in the neighborhood.

If you’re lucky, your landlord will be honest with you about how safe the neighborhood and apartment complex is. Questions to ask include if there are any problems within the building or others surrounding it, how loud the street can be, and if there is a lot of loitering in the surrounding area. If your landlord is less than willing to give you this informaiton, you can easily search reviews of most apartment buildings online for current and past tenants reviews. Maybe this is just a city thing, or an antisocial thing, but I feel so much secure by not talking to all of my neighbors. Here’s my reason. I live alone in an apartment in a city where I have no nearby family. To someone with bad intentions, this means they could easily break in or come over invited knowing that no one will be showing up unexpectedly. The less your neighbors know about you the better, including who you live with and your average routine.

You might also like: 6 Things Every Twenty Something Should Do Before Signing a Lease

I didn’t know what it was like to be scared of where I lived until I moved to a house near the woods in Maryland. Sure I had neighbors, but because the area was so residential I really couldn’t tell who was home and who was not. After weeks of being too scared to walk around my home at night, I developed a plan of where to go in case of emergency, what room to run into in case of an intruder, and who to contact first. Which brings me to my next point… When choosing a person, I make sure it’s someone who is typically available, knows to return my call or text quickly, and can calm me down in a stressful situation. In my life, I chose my good friend Victor. My friend Victor knows that if I ever text him a bunch of nonsense letters like this, “asghasghasg,” that’s the sign for him to call 911. My person has my address, emergency contact information, and the ability to help me feel safe when I suspect someone is trying to break into my house. True story. I was going to title this ‘develop a nighttime routine,’ but I believe we need to make safety a priority no matter what time of day it is. My routine includes locking both locks on the door as soon as I step in the door, never leaving my house without making sure the windows are closed and locked, and ensuring the bars on my windows are in good condition. Because I live in a studio, my routine is pretty simply. If you live in a larger space, checking your garage door, car or yard may be things you want to include too.

Do you currently live alone? What’s one thing you do to feel safer about being on your own in your twenties??

At the age of eighteen I transitioned from living with family to sharing a room with two strangers on a college campus. From there I moved off campus with a few friends in a house we all rented together. My first experience of being truly alone was Christmas 2011. For whatever reason I chose to not go home for the holidays. Okay, real talk, I didn’t go home to avoid running into my newly ex boyfriend. It was stupid, I was stupid. After having spent over three weeks alone, as in no human contact, I learned my level of comfort with keeping myself feeling safe in a home alone. I continued to live with roommates on and off for the next few years, until I made the ultimate decision to get my own apartment in Washington DC in 2015. Getting my own apartment symbolized the beginning of the life I had always imagined myself having in the city. Once I was done celebrating I had to come to terms with the fact that I no longer had anyone to depend on, whether I needed a ride to the store or someone to blame a strange noise in the middle of the night. As a twenty something living alone in the city, here’s what helped me feel more safe about living without roommates.

You might also like: 10 Lessons You Learn Living Alone in Your Twenties

If you are currently looking for a new place to live, I always advise my friends to research their neighborhood for the types of crimes that are more likely to occur in the area. Another way to learn what it’s really like to live there is to visit the location at various times of day, with my recommendations being mid afternoon, evening and late at night. Those three times of day give you a good estimate of how crowded the streets are, the type of people that frequent the area, and the overall feeling of safety in the neighborhood.

If you’re lucky, your landlord will be honest with you about how safe the neighborhood and apartment complex is. Questions to ask include if there are any problems within the building or others surrounding it, how loud the street can be, and if there is a lot of loitering in the surrounding area. If your landlord is less than willing to give you this informaiton, you can easily search reviews of most apartment buildings online for current and past tenants reviews. Maybe this is just a city thing, or an antisocial thing, but I feel so much secure by not talking to all of my neighbors. Here’s my reason. I live alone in an apartment in a city where I have no nearby family. To someone with bad intentions, this means they could easily break in or come over invited knowing that no one will be showing up unexpectedly. The less your neighbors know about you the better, including who you live with and your average routine.

You might also like: 6 Things Every Twenty Something Should Do Before Signing a Lease

I didn’t know what it was like to be scared of where I lived until I moved to a house near the woods in Maryland. Sure I had neighbors, but because the area was so residential I really couldn’t tell who was home and who was not. After weeks of being too scared to walk around my home at night, I developed a plan of where to go in case of emergency, what room to run into in case of an intruder, and who to contact first. Which brings me to my next point… When choosing a person, I make sure it’s someone who is typically available, knows to return my call or text quickly, and can calm me down in a stressful situation. In my life, I chose my good friend Victor. My friend Victor knows that if I ever text him a bunch of nonsense letters like this, “asghasghasg,” that’s the sign for him to call 911. My person has my address, emergency contact information, and the ability to help me feel safe when I suspect someone is trying to break into my house. True story. I was going to title this ‘develop a nighttime routine,’ but I believe we need to make safety a priority no matter what time of day it is. My routine includes locking both locks on the door as soon as I step in the door, never leaving my house without making sure the windows are closed and locked, and ensuring the bars on my windows are in good condition. Because I live in a studio, my routine is pretty simply. If you live in a larger space, checking your garage door, car or yard may be things you want to include too.

Do you currently live alone? What’s one thing you do to feel safer about being on your own in your twenties??

Hey everyone, I’m going to try to keep this quick and to the point. Two ways no one has ever described the way I tell a story. Over the past few months I have finally transitioned out of the idea that I have to blog for everyone and that my only value is as a college blogger, since that’s how this all started for me. Publishing regularly on my website has taught me that I’m attracting the exact demographic I fit into, twenty something women who are trying to figure out adulthood one day at a time. Like most twenty somethings I’m obsessed with Instagram, maybe a bit more than the average person. My obsession with snapping photos of my brunch and lazy Sundays inspired me to create something that I hope you all will be as pumped about as a I am, a new hashtag to link all of our confusing, photogenic, an ordinary life moments. I’m making a hashtag ya’ll, and I wanna invite every single one of you to use it!

Related Post: All the Lies I Tell on Instagram

If you want a way to connect with other bloggers, young professionals, cat obsessed, wine drinking, Netflix watching women, use the hashtag #survivingour20s whenever you post to Instagram. This isn’t one of those Instagram challenges where you need to follow a prompt or fit a certain photo aesthetic, I want to see your everyday moments that feature what it’s really like to be a twenty something today.

Like the creeper I am, I will be liking any photos tagged with #survivingour20s, so make sure your Instagram account is set to public so that I and others using the hashtag can interact with you.

And one last thing, just cause it says #survivingour20s doesn’t mean you need to be 20-29 to join the community. I’m all about including everyone, so don’t let the number stop you from participating. Life is complicated as hell no matter what your age is, so feel free to use the hashtag to let everyone know you’re getting through all those confusing situations.

I’ll be the first to admit that I thought my twenties would be a little more nights out with my besties and a little less eating popcorn for dinner with my cat. Let’s let everyone know how living the dream can sometimes feel like we’re just surviving it. I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with, see ya on the gram!

P.S. If you wanna follow me on Instagram, I wouldn’t mind it.

Comment down below if you know of any other Instagram hashtags specifically for twenty somethings or if you plan on using the hashtag!

At the age of eighteen I transitioned from living with family to sharing a room with two strangers on a college campus. From there I moved off campus with a few friends in a house we all rented together. My first experience of being truly alone was Christmas 2011. For whatever reason I chose to not go home for the holidays. Okay, real talk, I didn’t go home to avoid running into my newly ex boyfriend. It was stupid, I was stupid. After having spent over three weeks alone, as in no human contact, I learned my level of comfort with keeping myself feeling safe in a home alone. I continued to live with roommates on and off for the next few years, until I made the ultimate decision to get my own apartment in Washington DC in 2015. Getting my own apartment symbolized the beginning of the life I had always imagined myself having in the city. Once I was done celebrating I had to come to terms with the fact that I no longer had anyone to depend on, whether I needed a ride to the store or someone to blame a strange noise in the middle of the night. As a twenty something living alone in the city, here’s what helped me feel more safe about living without roommates.

You might also like: 10 Lessons You Learn Living Alone in Your Twenties

If you are currently looking for a new place to live, I always advise my friends to research their neighborhood for the types of crimes that are more likely to occur in the area. Another way to learn what it’s really like to live there is to visit the location at various times of day, with my recommendations being mid afternoon, evening and late at night. Those three times of day give you a good estimate of how crowded the streets are, the type of people that frequent the area, and the overall feeling of safety in the neighborhood.

If you’re lucky, your landlord will be honest with you about how safe the neighborhood and apartment complex is. Questions to ask include if there are any problems within the building or others surrounding it, how loud the street can be, and if there is a lot of loitering in the surrounding area. If your landlord is less than willing to give you this informaiton, you can easily search reviews of most apartment buildings online for current and past tenants reviews. Maybe this is just a city thing, or an antisocial thing, but I feel so much secure by not talking to all of my neighbors. Here’s my reason. I live alone in an apartment in a city where I have no nearby family. To someone with bad intentions, this means they could easily break in or come over invited knowing that no one will be showing up unexpectedly. The less your neighbors know about you the better, including who you live with and your average routine.

You might also like: 6 Things Every Twenty Something Should Do Before Signing a Lease

I didn’t know what it was like to be scared of where I lived until I moved to a house near the woods in Maryland. Sure I had neighbors, but because the area was so residential I really couldn’t tell who was home and who was not. After weeks of being too scared to walk around my home at night, I developed a plan of where to go in case of emergency, what room to run into in case of an intruder, and who to contact first. Which brings me to my next point… When choosing a person, I make sure it’s someone who is typically available, knows to return my call or text quickly, and can calm me down in a stressful situation. In my life, I chose my good friend Victor. My friend Victor knows that if I ever text him a bunch of nonsense letters like this, “asghasghasg,” that’s the sign for him to call 911. My person has my address, emergency contact information, and the ability to help me feel safe when I suspect someone is trying to break into my house. True story. I was going to title this ‘develop a nighttime routine,’ but I believe we need to make safety a priority no matter what time of day it is. My routine includes locking both locks on the door as soon as I step in the door, never leaving my house without making sure the windows are closed and locked, and ensuring the bars on my windows are in good condition. Because I live in a studio, my routine is pretty simply. If you live in a larger space, checking your garage door, car or yard may be things you want to include too.

Do you currently live alone? What’s one thing you do to feel safer about being on your own in your twenties??