Look, I’ll be honest, I’ve been cranky with Thought Catalog since their New Year’s Resolutions for a twentysomething ended up in my facebook newsfeed more than ours did (screw you, supposed facebook friends of mine!), but it seemed like I sort of had to share their take on What Twentysomethings Want. Some I agree with, some I don’t, but it’s still worth a read while you’re trying to look busy in the last hours of your Friday workday. I also like the idea of using it as a checklist. For example…
You want:
a job
a vacation ✔
heath insurance ✔
validation
a back rub
a scalp massage at the place where you get your haircut ✔
people who are jealous of you (not me… maybe my clothes. I have super nice clothes.)
an ex who won’t stop texting you when they’re drunk ✔
Twitter followers ✔
happiness maybe sorta ✔ish
someone to buy you lunch at a fancy restaurant ✔ (shout out to my mom!)
a mentor who can tell you what the hell to do with your life (taking applications currently and by that I mean, forcing industry leaders to buy me coffee)
a reliable internet connection ✔
a reliable human connection ✔
a gift card to the grocery store ✔ (happy hannukah to me!!! love, whole foods and really smart relatives)
dinner parties with friends where everyone will pretend to have their crap together for just one night ✔
a nice flirty text message to wake up to every morning for the rest of your life
for everyone to like you even if you don’t like anyone
one of those nights that doesn’t end till 9am (I might actually be ok without this one. I get cranky when I am not well-rested…it’s not cute.)
Oh, and $$$$
So, by ThoughtCatalog standards, I’m sort of a baller, you guys.
-Mallory
