27 Things I Learned at 27

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Eleni Zoe| 28 Comments

27. You can wear bright red lipstick without feeling like you’re playing ‘grown up’.

26. Your mother’s friends really DO look at you with concern when you tell them you’re single.

25. A good night’s sleep does wonders for your skin.

24. Also? A good, exhorbitantly priced face cream.

23. Women in their early 20s think you’re being ridiculous when you call yourself ‘older’ than them. They think there is no real difference between 23 and 27.

22. THERE IS. For one, at 27 you can tell a bad boy from the logos on his T-shirts. True story.

21. For two, at 27 you no longer really care about the hottest, the hippest or whether liking The Killers is passe because they are suddenly mainstream.

20. I am not ready to be pregnant. But I can totally take care of a baby.

19. The older you get, the less you care about all your high school baggage.

18. But it STILL bothers you that THAT guy doesn’t know your name.

17. Purring cats, new clutch purses and a good conversation are the only things you need for a day to be considered GOOD.

16. Everyone is starting to get married!

15. Like a good wine, Leonardo DiCaprio gets better with age.

14. On that note, Gisele freaking Bundchen is MY AGE.

13. I’m still not old enough to REALLY relate to The Sex and the City movie.

12. But, I can relate to having your heart broken.

11. As a result, at 27, you are much more careful with it.

10. You use the word ‘career’ without dissolving into a pile of laughter.

9. You hear your friends use the word ‘career’ and you don’t roll your eyes.

8. Doctors performing colonoscopies are HOT.

7. Colonoscopies are NOT.

6. All families have that ONE, CRAZY, PERSON.

5. It turns out in my family? That’s me.

4. You’ve been friends with people for more than 15 years. And you didn’t meet them when you still in diapers.

3. You HAVE to start writing everything down otherwise you will honestly forget.

2. Clubbing=punishment.

1. 27 wasn’t so shabby.

And one day into 28, I have a feeling I have a lot left to learn. 

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28 Responses to 27 Things I Learned at 27

  1. Rachel | April 12, 2009 at 12:56 pm | Reply

    Awesome list! So true – especially about the big difference between 23 and 27! Happy Birthday!

  2. Peter DeWolf | April 12, 2009 at 1:11 pm | Reply

    You are lucky.

    I was 29 before I learned the lipstick one.

  3. chickbug | April 12, 2009 at 5:30 pm | Reply

    Love this list. Happy Birthday!

  4. pinkjellybaby | April 12, 2009 at 6:28 pm | Reply

    Gisele is no one’s age….she’s a Cyborg… fact.

  5. Princess of the Universe | April 12, 2009 at 6:38 pm | Reply

    Happy Birthday- great list!
    xo

  6. She Was. | April 12, 2009 at 8:51 pm | Reply

    Happy Birthday Hope x

  7. Valerie | April 13, 2009 at 12:22 am | Reply

    Happy Birthday!

  8. nngoc | April 13, 2009 at 1:40 am | Reply

    Happy Birthday, Hope!

    Love you & definitely love reading your posts! :]

    xx

  9. Tara | April 13, 2009 at 1:46 am | Reply

    Is your birthday the 11th or 12th? Mine was the 11th. See? All the cool peeps were born in April. :-)

    Happy Birthday!

  10. OC | April 13, 2009 at 4:33 am | Reply

    Happy Birthday! Love the list. I’m nearing the 28 and I can agree with all of them! To add: my 27 does not equal the same level of maturity as a male 27.

  11. sjane7272 | April 13, 2009 at 5:11 am | Reply

    Oh my love…I adore you so much. Do you know that? Just like wine and Leo, you get better with age! xxxo

  12. pin | April 13, 2009 at 10:20 am | Reply

    4. You’ve been friends with people for more than 15 years. And you didn’t meet them when you still in diapers.

    3. You HAVE to start writing everything down otherwise you will honestly forget.

    -loved the above [sooooo true!!!] -
    happy happy

  13. T.P | April 13, 2009 at 2:24 pm | Reply

    happy birthday hope =)

  14. Psych Postdoc | April 13, 2009 at 4:02 pm | Reply

    Happy Birthday. Great list.

  15. Michelle & the City | April 13, 2009 at 5:49 pm | Reply

    happy birthday! i turn 27 this summer and you made it sound like it isn’t half bad ;)

  16. Essentially Me | April 13, 2009 at 8:42 pm | Reply

    Happy Birthday girl. Wishing you all the best in your 28th year (technically your 29th year — sorry, not aging you anymore).

  17. amber | April 14, 2009 at 12:50 am | Reply

    Happy Birthday! I hope it was great. I turned 27 in December, and I can relate to almost everything you wrote. Especially being the weird person in the family.

  18. Lpeg | April 14, 2009 at 6:03 am | Reply

    Happy Birthday! That’s a great list!

  19. Woolly | April 14, 2009 at 1:41 pm | Reply

    I am totally the crazy person in my family… Happy birthday!

  20. chasingparadise | April 14, 2009 at 8:40 pm | Reply

    Happy 28th Birthday, Hope! I hope it’s a fantastic year for you. Great list, btw.

  21. Friend | April 14, 2009 at 10:08 pm | Reply

    Hopefully you will realize that the feeling you are searching for to complete you cannot and will not be filled by a boyfriend or relationship. What you truly should be searching for (and are, but just don’t know it yet) is your own self acceptance and self worth that no man can give or take away from you. Living your life waiting for the man who will make you feel alive..is really not living at all. It is way to much pressure on one area of your life that will inevitably implode upon itself under the weight of your own expectations. Also, we attract who we are, not who we want. Very important statement. Hopefully you will attract a man that is full and complete on his own, knows his worth, and knows that a good relationship is a combination of two healthy, happy whole individuals that are able to relate and share and work though life as equal partners. Both bringing their best selves to the table.
    That is my hope for you Hope.

  22. Princess Pointful | April 17, 2009 at 3:15 am | Reply

    Loves it. Especially the ability to recognize a bad boy. I have no use at all for them anymore! You also make me realize that I have a lot more to learn in the 8 months I have left at 27!

  23. interesting | April 17, 2009 at 11:16 am | Reply

    this list seems a little self-indulgent

  24. Jacqueline @ Miss Musing | April 17, 2009 at 5:02 pm | Reply

    What a great post! I know I’m really late (finally catching up on blogs) but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

    I want to respond to each of these 27 gems individually, but I don’t want to hijack your comment section :) However, I will say that it looks like you’ve learned some really great lessons.

    P.S. Yesterday I learned that Giselle is a twin! (re: #14)

  25. Babycakes | April 18, 2009 at 1:17 am | Reply

    so so true, especially about Leo!

  26. tia | April 18, 2009 at 7:44 am | Reply

    happy belated!

    (we’re practically birthday twins.)

    (seriously.)

  27. Felish | April 26, 2009 at 12:51 am | Reply

    Hey there, just stumbled across your blog. I am 27 too, and this list was so true! Great piece.

  28. Another Social Scientist | May 10, 2009 at 7:21 am | Reply

    Brilliant – I love that I don’t have to spend two hours in front of the mirror in the morning like my 24yr old flatmate to feel good about myself.

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