When I was 26, I read a list of things to accomplish in your twenties: ask for a raise, turn someone down, live alone, move to a new city, etc. Each item corresponded to major life-changing event in my young adult life.
I enjoy writing down goals, so I created my own list of “Life Goals” list with specific items to work toward the next time I’m feeling uninspired. It’s a fluid list, but here’s where I am so far.
Explore Europe with Bret[June ’16]- Become fluent in Spanish
- Learn Sign Language
Write a novel[1st draft complete August ’15]- Submit a manuscript for publication
Take cake decorating class[November ’13]- Learn how to sew
- Make a t-shirt quilt
Run in the Tallahassee Jingle Bell Run[12/2013]Join Yoga Studio[BONUS: Become a certified yoga instructor] [9/28/13]Run a half marathon[February 2016]Vacation in Key West or Mexico or somewhere tropical[May 2014]Go Zip Lining(June 2017 with my high school friends)See a Broadway show in NYC with Bret(March 2018) (we’ve seen Broadway shows seperately, but we saw Stephen Colbert live which was equally cool)Get a picture of Sadie and Velveeta dressed up for our Christmas card[12/20/13]- Be able to do 50 legit push-ups without stopping
- Learn how to make & roll sushi
- Learn how to ski
Test drive a fancy car [BONUS: Purchase car][Sept 2014]Attend Mardi Gras (or maybe just visit New Orleans anytime!)[09/03/13]Spend several days with only what will fit in a backpack[June ’16]- Knit something more impressive than a scarf
- Take one ultimate ROAD TRIP
- Have a fun camping experience (I’ve camped several times; it’s never been fun)
- Spend a Sunday afternoon visiting Open Houses [BONUS: Buy a House]
Fly First Class(Oct ’19 on a solo flight to CO)Spend an entire day in bed watching movies and being lazy[darn near impossible 08/20/13]- …
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- Disregard list. Re-write list. Be happy and content with the way life is.