21 at 21 Bucket List

One of the ways that I am going to be purposefully enjoying each day is by trying to mark some things off my bucket list. A few of these items are long term goals or things that I know won't be feasible for this coming year. They are simply things that I know I want to do in the future.

For right now, I came up with 21 things to correspond to my age; but, I think bucket lists can grow  and evolve. I will probably add more items as time goes on. The key to my bucket list is that these are all items that I believe I can accomplish and that I think I will truly enjoy. They did not come from a list of "What every 20-something should do." They are specific to my life and interests.

Listed in no particular order:

1.Graduate with my Bachelor's Degree. Done!
2. Marry my other half.
3.Buy my own car.
4.Travel out of the country.
5.Learn basic sign language.
6. Beat my 5K time.
7.Have a Harry Potter marathon.
8.Visit Harry Potter Studios.
9.Earn my Master's Degree.
10. Start a family.
11.Learn to make pasta from scratch.
12. Visit every stop on the Bourbon Trail.
13.Camp for at least one night.
14. Serve as a Delta Gamma officer advisor.
15. Take a road trip with my DG Big.
16. Ride in a hot air balloon.
17.Own a puppy.
18.See the Princess Diana exhibit.
19. Bet on a horse.
20. Make a pie.
21. Buy a house.

One down, only 20 more to go! I'm excited to work towards crossing some of these things of my list in 2014. Now to enjoy a night of New Year's Eve festivities!
Here is a wish for you in the coming year :)





Enjoy Each Day

 

With the beginning of the new year, I decided to revisit and rename this blog. The main reason is because I graduated college less than three weeks ago. The title "Things College Students Love" isn't really appropriate any more. Plus my planner now looks like this:

 

Nothing happening. People keep asking me what I am going to do now and I give them the vague answer of, "Get a job." That's what I'm supposed to do right? While I am working on getting a job, the education market isn't that great in December. 

 

I was the type of person that had everything planned out from high school through college. I had goals and knew exactly how I was going to reach them. Then, when I realized that I had absolutely no concrete plans for life beyond college, I had a slight freak out moment. 

 

My determination isn't a bad thing, but it sometimes led me to move through life too fast. My new goal as I enter 2014 is to purposefully find ways to enjoy life. The small everyday moments and the big ones. Hey, I'm only 21 and maybe if I focus on enjoying life it will all fall into place ;) Here's to welcoming 2014!