Pizza celebration dinner from my 28th birthday
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!
1. See
my HAM friends, even if it has to be separately, but ideally all together
3. Stick
to a monthly budget
8. Go
to a new winery
10. Watch
at least 15 movies that were nominated for Oscars
*I'm still
undecided if this is something I want to do. It's always in the back of my mind
but I'm not sure if I will ever figure out what to go to school for
14. Start
a book blog with Jen
15. Complete
3 quilts
16. Work
out at least 3 times a week
17. Take
a family vacation
19. Go
to a state I’ve never been to
21. Go
on more hikes
22. Print
out pictures to hang at home
23. Get
my nose pierced
*Another
goal I'm carrying over. I have no plans to travel overseas but I do think a
passport would be handy to have.
25. Get
a French press
27. Get
a library card
28. Try
one new restaurant a month
*This
was my favorite birthday goal and I crushed it. Some months we were trying to
find a place on the last day of the month, but I was able to try somewhere
new every month and found a ton of restaurants that are now favorites!
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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