Monday, July 19, 2010

Top 12 Bucket List



Ever realize you need something to live for? That's kinda where I'm at right now. I'm just living my life, day by day, with no real goals and dreams in mind. Every goal I've ever had, I've already met.
1. Get a great job after college
2. Move to New York
3. Live on my own
4. Be 100% independent (and aside from my cell phone plan, I am)
...And I'm not even 25. That's awesomely amazing, but I forgot to add more goals and dreams once I crossed off 1-4.

To combat this, I've developed the following idea:
Top 12 Things to Do Before I'm 30

Now, before I get into the details of the 12 things, this is how I'm narrowing them down...

It's about me. At nearly 25 (my birthday is on Saturday,) I'm realizing that I can't depend on anyone else for my own happiness. Happiness and fulfillment are created within our own selves. I know, it seems like it's obvious. But, KNOWING it and REALIZING it are 2 very different things.

For all of my adult life, 10 years, I'd say- I've had boyfriends, who were also my best friends. Now that I'm going into my 6th month without any prospects in the immediate, or general, future, I'm re-thinking things. I won't call it "finding myself," because I'm not lost. But, I am growing up. And in this process, I've decided that I need some goals to hit. They'll keep me on my toes, in a good way, as well as keep my life exciting and help me mature in a direction that I'd look back at my mid-20s life and say "wow, I had a pretty amazing time."

In the next 5 years, I will...

12. Travel more than 700 miles (within one trip) alone
11. Visit Ellis Island to look into my family's histories
10. Go on trips with my best friend and sister
9. Increase my net worth by 925%
8. Get promoted/become account supervisor by mid-2011
7. Visit my family at least once a month
6. Be 10 lbs lighter, consistently for more than 1 year
5. Dedicate more of my personal time to helping others (St. Judes, or raising money for cancer cures)
4. KNOW what I'm allergic to, finally!
3. Finish Atlas Shrugged and move onto The Fountainhead
2. Treat my family to an expensive dinner, even paying for the wine- not on credit
1. Buy myself a Louis Vuitton or pair of Christian Louboutins


These aren't in any particular order, and I'm certain that I will add/delete to this list between now and when I'm 30... but for right now, this seems like a list of to-do's that I can actually attain. Some of them should lead into a new list that I'd make when I'm 30 for what I want to do before I'm 35 or 40. Such as: Increasing my net worth should lead into a condo purchase. I know that probably won't be something that I can manage on my own in the next 5 years, however, I'd love to be in a place to add that as lucky number 13.

Who knows what tomorrow will bring? :)

xoxo

4 comments:

  1. I liked this post a lot!
    You are so right - our happiness has to come from ourselves.
    I depend on other people too much to make me happy - especially my boyfriend and friends. One of my close friends is moving across the country and it's really hitting me hard. But I have to learn to be happy in my life, without her. :/ I hate growing up lol.
    I think I need more goals to look forward to things in life instead of just getting by.

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  2. Thanks, Jill! I agree! It's been hills and valleys of happiness after moving to NYC, breaking up with someone, and then figuring out "what's next?" Good luck with your friend moving. My best friends are in Boston, but we can still see each other on the weekends, pretty frequently. You'll manage to see each other and emails are awesomely fun!

    I'll be reading to see how it all goes... xoxo

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  3. You will be surprised with some of the amazing things you'll do over the next year. 25-30 are some wonderful years. I love the goals you've set for yourself!

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  4. This is a great idea - I have a "30 before 30" list that I'm working on - got the inspiration from a fav blogger of mine who has a "Birthday List" that she renews every year on her bday. It's a great way to visualize all those "things you want to do" and to take them out of your head and make them more "real". It almost makes you more accountable, and therefore more likely for you to complete them. Your goals are nice and manageablt too - I suppose my list is rather ambitious, but as long as I cross most of them off by 30, I'll be happy. A lot can happen in 5 years! Good luck!

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