The 24 List

24 Photo

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.

  1. Get a tarot reading
  2. Learn to surf Go surfing
  3. Try acro yoga
  4. Get into lotus pose safely and comfortably
  5. Run a half marathon Run a 10K race
  6. Shoot & develop a disposable camera
  7. Learn 4 new hairstyles
  8. Get a manicure
  9. Make 24 new recipes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
  10. See the sunrise from a beach
  11. Have a picnic somewhere stunning
  12. Write another (e)book
  13. Sell something I make
  14. Order room service
  15. Make a photobook for my trip to Europe
  16. Spruce up my websites
  17. Go camping
  18. Go trampolining
  19. Write articles for 7 websites (1, 2, 3, 4)
  20. Create a photography portfolio
  21. Be able to do a free-standing handstand
  22. Donate to charity once a month
  23. Make business cards
  24. Write 12 love letters by hand (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-9, 10, 11)