Letter to My Future Self

NOT TO BE OPENED UNTIL 9 JUNE 2013

Dear Nic,

First of all, happy birthday! If you're reading this then you've actually made it to the big 3-0, so congrats! I know that's the age that always scared you. So, what does it feel like now it's finally arrived, old lady?

By the way, I'm addressing this to you at 30 because I can't imagine any farther into the future than that. Since you're older and wiser than me, you'll have to write to our 40-year-old self when you're done reading and reflecting on/laughing at this letter. I wonder what she'll be like?

Hey, how's the blog going? Did you keep it running for the past five years? Remember when you started it back in 2008? That must seem like so long ago now. Maybe blogs are obsolete and have been replaced by some crazy new invention. But if it's still going then I hope you have, like, a million followers.

I'm starting to feel like Marty McFly in Back to the Future! This is heavy.

I hope you finally got a job you actually enjoy. If not, you know that letter you're about to write to 40-year-old Nic? Offload the responsibility onto her! You always were the flighty type and I don't think you will have settled down in just five years. But fifteen, just maybe.

Speaking of settling down, I wonder if you've found Mr Right yet. As much as I hope you have, I'm going to guess no. You really knew how to pick 'em, chick. I won't mention any names; they're not worth wasting our reminiscing time on! And I'm sure there will have been a few more by the time you read this.

I don't even need to ask the next question, because there is NO WAY you have kids. If I find out you have, I will eat my own head. What were you thinking?!

I have no idea where to send this letter, so I'll just throw it out here in the blogosphere and hope it reaches you when the time comes. Where are you living now? Are you still in the same town you grew up in? Did you move away? Ooh...I hope you went to live in the States, I know how you always wanted to.

Wherever you are, I hope that as you wave goodbye to your twenties, you're happy and healthy and have crossed a few more things off your bucket list. I bet you've also visited a few more countries...possibly Australia?

Remember how you couldn't live without your GHD hair straighteners, Gucci handbag and a fabulous pink lipgloss? I'm willing to bet my right arm that hasn't changed!

In fact, I hope you haven't changed much at all. I hope you still laugh all the time and haven't let life get on top of you. Never forget that life is too short for regrets and everything happens for a reason. You did a pretty good job of remembering that when you were 25, so I hope you haven't lost sight of what's important.

I can't wait to hear how it all panned out for you. See you in the future! (Make me proud!)

Lots of love,
A younger-than-you Nic
xxx

PS. If you could tell me whatever happened to my favourite pair of Seven jeans, that'd be great. I can't find them anywhere.

And also, the winning lottery numbers for the week after I wrote this.