1. Spend a sizeable amount of money on a piece of clothing that makes you feel phenomenal

Not like, a ball gown that you'll only wear to your cousin's wedding and then never EVER again, more like an insanely gorgeous leather jacket that makes you feel like Sandy at the end of Grease. Or shoes that could walk over anyone and anything. Or jeans that make you want to run up to strangers and shout LOOK AT MY EXQUISITE ARSE. Investment pieces are worth it.

2. Chase your dream job
Beg, plead, persist, get creative and if all else fails then BEG AGAIN for the job you think it would be so great if you did it would be ridiculous. If you get your foot in the door, amazing. The only way is up. If you don't, then you'll never regret not trying (and you will get in there anyway because of all the BEGGING).

3. Get a double bed, for chrissakes.
The joy of starfishing (not a sex position, although I'm sure there's joy to be had there, too) across a giant mattress knows NO BOUNDS. You spend more time in your bed than you do anywhere else, why not make it even better? Single beds are for teenagers, backpackers, and those guys who are 35 and live with their mum and spend all their days playing World of Warcraft. They're not for you.

4. On that note, buy some decent pillows.
Chances are you've been lugging around the same pillows you left your parents home with years ago for the entire time you've left home (or, you still live at home and yes, still use those pillows). Decent pillows are a fucking godsend. You will sleep like an angel and feel like the Queen of Sheba when you lay your head down. Do it now.

5. Go on an all-girls holiday (or seven)
Spending a bit more money than you're toooootally comfortable parting with will be absolutely worth it once you get away from everything with your best friends. The camaradery of a group of girls is something to be cherished, and the memories you make on trips away will be worth every penny of that overdraft eyeing you from your NatWest app.
What, you can't afford a flight to Barcelona for the weekend? How much did you spend on your last 4 nights out? Yeah, you can totally afford it, just binge-watch Netflix once in a while to compensate. No biggie.

6. Have a one night stand
There is no reason to be ashamed about casual sex (as long as you're safe: text a friend to let them know where you are, use a condom, you know the drill), and everyone should experience the pure heady lust of being seen as a gorgeously sexual, irrestible goddess. Our writer Rosie waited until she was 35 and TOTALLY got why people do it.
7. Ask for a promotion
There will come a time when you're going above and beyond in your job, and it's seriously time for you to be promoted or get a raise (or, leave the company and do something better - see point 2). Sitting down with your boss and highlighting your achievements, the impact they've made on the business and how you're excelling will never be a bad thing; it'll show you're serious about your job, keen to improve and make a positive difference, and to hopefully hang around long term. If they say no, ask for a clear set of objectives you should achieve in order to get one within six months, and then return to the conversation when the time comes.

8. EAT
Life is too short to not have the cupcake / pizza / family sized bar of chocolate you so crave. Stop worrying about the doom and gloom effects on you. (Also, pay attention to point 10 and you won't rot on the inside)

9. Masturbate
Dear lord, why some women say they don't masturbate will always be a cryptic mystery. Not only are orgasms fun (who knew?) but if you don't get to know yourself and what you like, it's gonna be hard for someone else to find out what it is. Here are some tips. And here. And here. Also here. Solid.

10. Eat effing vegetables.
YES it sounds boring but by JOVE it will help you in every ruddy way possible. Brain food and face food, some of the beauty team here exist on a diet of 70% veg and have the faces of perky teens. (The rest of us hate them)

11. Buy a handbag
Not necessarily a pricey one, a £15 job from Primark will do, but you feel a lot more put-together and collected when your crap and receipts are in something with lovely organised compartments rather than that dodgy satchel you got after you did work experience when you were 17 and never thought to replace.

12. Brush your teeth
Nobody wants to be Shane MacGowan.

13. Travel
Live abroad. Take a year out. Take a few years out and teach English to children in Spain while you "decide what you want to to" (you've decided, it's this) or just go on a few EasyJet flights to Europe over some long weekends when you can afford it (further reading: point 5). See the bloody world and eat its beautiful cheese. You'll be better for it.

14. Rid yourself of your toxic friends
There is NOTHING to be gained from hanging around with the person who makes you feel like crap with their passive aggressive comments, or bores you to sleep every time you see them and you only meet up for dinner every few months because you feel like you have to. Just don't. You don't have to say yes to every invitation, and you don't have to hang out with these people. Take a weight off your shoulders and just don't bother. You'll feel revolutionised.

15. Use condoms
Duh.

16. Dump. That. Guy.
Think about it. Are you actually spending more time miserable than you are feeling elated and full of the joys of love? Are you only with him/her really because you're worried nobody better will come along and you'll die alone and not because you actually EVER want to have sex with him again? Do your friends descend into a pit of silence when you talk about him/her because they're just DONE with telling you to call it a day? CALL IT A DAY. Jesus.

17. Similarly, GO for that other guy/girl
They could be your lobster. If you don't have them, but you want them, there is nothing to be lost from trying to get them - if they're not in the same place as you and it's not gonna work out, you're in the same place as you are already just with the new ~~clear mind~~ that means you can start to move on. You'll always regret not trying, and you'll never regret having a go.

18. Buy a lipstick that looks amazing with your NATURAL, foundation free skin tone.
When you wake up hungover and have 6 minutes to be on the bus for work, a strong lip colour makes your face look 'done' and you look a lot more together than the gin-soaked mess you are on the inside. Here's how to find one.

19. Find a bar that makes a decent cocktail
Not one that's full of sugar and blue curaçao and will make you feel sick, but one that tastes incredible and that might be a little more money than you can really justify spending. This bar is best discovered with a friend, with whom you can return to said bar regularly. Very regularly. It's at this stage you'll be glad you paid attention to point 18.

20. Go out with someone who is an amazing kisser
You don't have to make them your boyfriend, but see them enough to appreciate the effing amazing kissing they are bringing to your mouth. Kiss them for hours. HOURS. Do it now when you have less other crap to do. Kissing is awesome and doesn't get the attention it deserves.