Two years ago, I wrote a list of 22 things I wanted to do before I turned 22. I loved the idea and the project, and some of my favourite memories of that year were sparked by the 22 before 22 list: creating a book club, making a podcast, sewing a dress, running a race. I didn’t make a list last year, mostly because the year was a bit strange for me between travelling for 3 months in Europe, living at home deciding my next steps, and ultimately moving to Korea. Since I didn’t know what the year would look like in terms of my routine or physical environment, I didn’t feel inspired to set goals. This year, I feel more settled and I have a pretty good vision of what 23 will look like, which means I’m feeling excited to start a new project.
These goals are all things I think will make my life richer, happier, and more fun. They’re meant to inspire me to have more adventures and experience more joy. They’re not meant to make me feel stressed out trying to check them all off. On the 22 list, I only completed 12 of my goals, and while I (of course) hope to cross more off this list, I’m approaching it with a very fun and relaxed attitude. So here we go, 23! Let’s see how many of these I can do before I turn 24.
- Get a tarot reading ✓
Learn to surfGo surfing ✓- Try acro yoga ✓
- Get into lotus pose safely and comfortably
Run a half marathonRun a 10K race ✓- Shoot & develop a disposable camera
- Learn 4 new hairstyles
- Get a manicure ✓
- Make 24 new recipes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- See the sunrise from a beach ✓
- Have a picnic somewhere stunning ✓
- Write another (e)book
- Sell something I make ✓
- Order room service
Make a photobook for my trip to Europe- Spruce up my websites ✓
- Go camping ✓
- Go trampolining ✓
- Write articles for 7 websites (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Create a photography portfolio ✓
- Be able to do a free-standing handstand ✓
- Donate to charity once a month ✓
Make business cards- Write 12 love letters by hand (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-9, 10, 11)
