I'll be 37 this year and up until I was about 25 I punished myself about how I should be much "farther along in life" than what I was. I thought by then I should of been married, had kids, found a desk job- basically what was expected of a woman (also because this is what my mum and sister did) I'm so glad I didn't go the expected route. Looking back I've done some great things. Went to Africa solo when I was 18 to work (unpaid)on a safari lodge, studied game design, volunteer reptile zookeeper for 5 years, worked for too long in hospitality, married at 30, had my second child 6 months ago and I'm planning to start my own small business in about 2 years. I mean, financially I'm poor af but I am very rich in experiences and things are still happening. It took me too long to realise that there's no rush and that I'll still be experiencing new things for decades to come.