Hello friends! Every year on my birthday I like to make a list of goals to accomplish before my next birthday. I've been doing this since I was 26 and now that I'm getting ready to turn 29 and close out my 20s, it feels like a really great tradition. I am feeling really reflective this year. I keep going over my list for next year, which I decided to go with a 30 Before 30 instead of sticking with my current format. I keep second guessing my decisions. Are they too silly? Should I put more big things on there? Will I feel accomplished enough by the time I turn 30? I think a big turning point for me was realizing that you don't stop growing as a person at 30. You still have so much potential to do great things. 30 can seem so old when you are 18 and just starting out, like a turning point in adulthood where you should have it all figured out, but I just keep reminding myself, "Girl, chill." My 20s were crazy, amazing, heartbreaking, wonderful. I seriously cannot wait to see what my 30s bring.
Seeing my goal list from last year makes me realize how many things I was able to cross off. Some of the things I didn't get to just don't vibe with me and where I'm at right now. I would love to still learn to knit or make more tintypes, but it wasn't in the cards for me this year. Sometimes I think it's hard to remember things you want to accomplish or work on during the daily grind. I found that printing out my list and keeping it in my planner really helped me evaluate where I was at and what I wanted to do next. It definitely was the inspiration to make an appointment to get my nose pierced last month, and to sit down and make a legit budget recently. Do you make birthday goals? Definitely share with me yours if so!
28 Before 29
*July 2015 we
finally got to get together again for the first time in 2 years! It was a
blast!
2. Get
a kit for tintypes
*I would still
love to do this at some point! Tintypes still have my heart so I would love to
get back into making them!
*I'm counting
this, even though budgeting is new to me. It's the most excited I've ever been
about money
4. Get
a tattoo
*On the fence
about this one.
5. Save
$1000 for emergencies
*This is a goal
for 2016 for sure, but I don't think I will carry it over as a birthday goal
6. Update
my bedroom (new bed frame& sheets/blankets please!)
*I still really
want to do this, but since I'm moving in with my boyfriend in a few months, we
are planning on updating a lot of things together
7. Learn
to knit
*I will conquer
this eventually!
*I went to a new
winery a few times this summer. The wine was great each time!
9. Host
Friendsgiving or Friendsmas
* I actually
talked to Jen about making doing a Friendsgiving next year! I really do think
it would be so so fun!
*My boyfriend is really into
Oscar movies so last year we watched almost all of them and then tried to guess
the winners. I am the reigning champ so I will have to defend my title again
this year!
11. Go
back to school
12. Shoot
one roll of film per month
*I would love to
shoot more film but I have barely picked up my digital camera this year! Maybe
next year I'll add film back into my goals
13. Read 8
classic books
*I forgot about
this goal until the end of the year and my book load right now is way too full
to fit this in unfortunately. I might carry this over to next year too.
*Obviously completed since you
are reading this on said blog! I'm so happy we were finally able to get this
started
*I actually only completed 2
but I'm still counting this as completed because the Halloween quilt was no
joke to work on!
*In August I ran a mile every
day. I haven't kept this up, but in August it was awesome to really push myself
to complete a goal I set for myself
*in August we went to Lake of
the Ozarks to visit my boyfriend Jarrett's dad at his lake house. It was a
blast and the girls were a fan of lake living for the weekend
18. Get
family pictures taken by Grace
*I didn't even get
to see my friend Grace this year (she lives in NC). I would love to get updated
family photos and I would love for Grace to take them eventually.
*Colorado stole my
heart this year guys! I am already trying to talk Jarrett into taking me back
asap!
20. Complete
a Project 52
*I have one
planned for next year that I really think I'm going to love.
*Done and done. Colorado was
basically nothing but hiking. We also have went once or twice a month in the
state park close to us.
*I printed out a
bunch, but still need frames and things. I do have a corkboard that I have used
to display my favorites
*I did it! I got
this done in the beginning of October. I'm in love with my nose ring. Plus it
makes me feel really cool and hip.
24. Get a
passport
*I am obsessed
with my French press. It's one of the best things I ever bought, along with
investing in good, local coffee.
26. Go
antiquing in Springfield with Jen
*This is on the
books for 2016!
*Done! However, I
don't use it as much as I could. The library in my town does not have the
best/newest selection
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