Catherine sums up a month of reflection in turning twenty-seven

Just a month after my 27th birthday, I already feel like a changed woman. Okay, it helps a lot that I
left my job just two weeks prior to my birthday and essentially am living like a college kid on summer vacation… so after five years of a regular 9 to 6 job without a lot of free time to travel and breathe, feeling different was inevitable. Nevertheless, the change of pace prompted a lot of reflection and self-discovery. Here’s what I’ve learned since turning 27.
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