WWAD?

And so, one week from tomorrow I turn 21. Yup, the big 2-1. Entering the next big phase of my life. Year 21 will be the year I graduate college, might be the year I finally move to Paris, and could be the year I actually go out on the weekends. But one thing is for sure: while I have been spending a lot of time looking back over the past 21 years, it's an important time to also look forward. It's a definitive chance to start clean, make some changes. And with that notion in mind, I've decided on my new life motto.

What Would Audrey Do?

I've always seen myself less as what I really am, and more as what I have potential to become. And Audrey Hepburn embodies a lot of those things I wish I was, primarily the whole casual glamourous charm. Sure, Audrey would never have gotten six tattoos and a Monroe, but she was fun, beautiful, confident, yet still humble, caring, and compassionate. What's more, Audrey knew how to draw the line. She didn't belong to anyone, or owe anyone anything. She was her own entity, free to function as she wished.

So, as I awkwardly bumble into adult life, there is no better role model, than Audrey. And I'll be trying to keep that in mind as I go to the bars for the first time.