To the the girl who wants it all
Written By : Hannah Corbett
To quote Sharpay Evans “I want it all” and I really really do. I’m 25, and I’ve decided I want to do ALL of it. Like, everything. I know, I know—everyone’s like “Pick one thing, focus on that,” but no?? Why pick one thing when you can do all the things. It’s like I woke up one day and realized—why would I ever hold back? I feel like I’ve got about 1,000 dreams bouncing around in my head, and I’m just gonna do them all. At least try
I know it sounds ambitious and also delusional, but why not? Life is messy, and dreams are supposed to be big and wild and a little terrifying. And honestly, what’s the harm in trying? Literally “trying” is the LEAST you can do if you have a dream. Because if you don’t try, you’ll never know.
I’m so over this idea that you’ve got to pick one thing, grind it out until you retire, and call it a life. That’s not the only option. Our generation of women is proving that every day. Life doesn’t have to look like one straight path, and dreams don’t have to fit into a neat little box. Will I open a coffee shop in New England and a Pilates studio in South Carolina while writing bestsellers and testing recipes for a cookbook, all whilst living in my hamptons beach house? Honestly, probably.
It’s 50% delusion and 50% strategy—strategy that hasn’t gone much further than my Pinterest boards, sure, but still. Here’s the thing: whenever I’ve wanted something, I’ve figured it out. I usually just do it and hope for the best. And if it doesn’t work? At least I tried. When I wanted to start havens, I didn’t have any grand master plan. I just made a website and an Instagram. And started posting thing I love and somehow got a team of writers along the way, and now we’ve got a little community of 200 people who actively remind me how much they love it. And what if I’d never made that website? What if I’d let fear or uncertainty stop me?
Dreams are meant to be big. They’re meant to be chaotic and so, so worth it. It’s okay to be ambitious. It’s okay to want it all.