25 Before 25
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. On previous birthdays, I’ve treated y’all to some existential crisis essays about aging and why is this day so special anyway…That or a play-by-by of all the chocolate I ate. Well, this year I’m doing something a bit different! Today I turn 24…I’m officially in my mid-twenties *fast breathing* so over the last month or so I’ve devised myself a “25 by 25” list. Meaning I have one year to complete everything on this list! (Or, at least, try to). I thought this would keep me motivated in a year that’s doubtlessly going to be full of change.
- Visit 25 countries: I’m not a “country counter” but it would be fitting to visit 25 by 25! I’m at 21 now.
- Learn to drive manual: A necessary skill in Europe!
- Qualify as an occupational therapist in the USA: If I do one thing over this next year, this needs to be it.
- Reach 2,500 Instagram followers: Call me basic or superficial, I don’t care.
- Road trip to Florida with my mom
- Visit my college friends in NYC
- Run another half marathon: and raise money for the refugee women’s charity
- Catch up on my scrapbooks: LOL SO BEHIND.
- Invest in my blog: Send me any recommendations for courses, please!
- Invest in learning Arabic
- Sort out my stomach health: I’m already making progress with this thanks to the NHS, hopefully I’ll have an update for you all soon!
- Become proficient at manual on DSLR cameras
- Read 25 books
- Publish more poetry
- Learn to cook with veggies: I loooove vegetables but I don’t eat enough mainly because my cooking repertoire is so small.
- Develop a meditation routine
- Get regular facials/massages/pampering treatments: Because I deserve it and collagen don’t last forever yo.
- Purge my closet/belongings: I’ve already made an eBay account 😉
- Go on a yoga retreat: As a yoga teacher, I can’t believe I haven’t been on one yet!
- Do aerial yoga
- Change my hairstyle
- Go camping: Lake Michigan beaches are calling to me.
- Learn to make kombucha
- Get all my high school best friends in one room: This is my goal before one of the squad moves to Australia.
- Go on a press trip: I want to take my blog to the next level.
Here’s to a fabulous year!
Sarah xx
These are all such great goals! I love the one about traveling to 25 countries by 25 and taking your bog to the next level too!
Yes I really hope I can make it! I think I have enough travels booked in that I will only need to go to one new country in 2018 to make it to 25 total!
Yes!! I am so glad I found your blog. I think it’s awesome you’re a yoga teacher! I love yoga, although it’s hard for me to find the time these days. I hope you get to go on a retreat- I’ve always dreamed of going on one as well. And scrapbooking! I love doing that haha I honestly thought I was the only one. Your photos are beautiful- Happy Birthday! xx
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Thanks Diana 🙂 It was a great birthday, even if it was a bit unusual as I wasn’t at home! I have no idea where or when I would go on a retreat but I want to make it happen!
I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog – it’s beautiful! And I really love this list! My birthday’s coming up in a few days and I’m probably going to make my own list (except it’ll be 30 before 30… ewww entering my late-20s on my birthday makes me sad!)
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Thanks Eena! I know, growing older has suddenly become a little less fun haha! You should definitely make a list!
I love lists like this! I wrote one for my 20th birthday last year but I haven’t looked at it in ages. I should probably get on some of that stuff before my birthday in December!
Definitely! I bet you’ve completed a lot of things without even thinking of it!
Happy Birthday! I wrote one of these when I was 24… but that was 8 years ago hahaha. good luck with your goals and I hope you have fun achieving them 🙂
Thanks Jamie 🙂 It was a pretty good one, although I didn’t spend it with family or friends but I’m hoping that means I’m having a few belated birthday celebrations haha!
Okay, you’re making me feel super old. You’re so mature that I just assumed you were older! I just turned 30. Alway, for my 30th birthday back in May, I treated myself to a massage and I’ve been getting one once a month ever since. I think that it’s a great thing that I do for myself. I go to a place where interns work, so the prices are a lot cheaper than what you would expect, but it’s so worth it even if you pay full price, I think!
I hope that you find answers to your stomach health. I should write about this on my blog, but I went through a colonoscopy and a bunch of tests to get diagnosed with IBS. This is great because it means nothing worse is wrong with me, but it’s hard for me to manage.
Great list :)) I can’t wait to see how your 24th year goes! Happy birthday!
Happppy Birthday!
Loved this list, full of such great things 🙂 I’m excited to see you complete them!
I’ve never done one of these lists… but 30 is fast approaching ( in 7 months!)
love this list! I should make one too so i have a bit of extra time! I’m definetely gonna be stealing some of these! Love the running half marathon for the womens refugee charity & so many other good ones too!
Also I can teach you manual photography and cooking with veggies! 🙂
Happy birthday and best of luck finishing your list! I’m nearing the 30 before 30 and I’m so behind haha
Happy birthday! Those are some seriously cool goals – you are going to have an amazing year for sure 🙂