A month ago I turned 21 and had the most fantastic
day with family and friends. However in the lead up to turning 21 and
‘officially becoming an adult’ I had what might be described as a quarter life
crisis.
I really began to feel panicky and question what I was
doing with my life. By some people’s standards I may be seen as successful. I
have held down jobs and am currently a final year university student on track
to graduate in the summer. But this didn’t cut it for me. I love education and
plan to continue into postgraduate study but I came to the realisation that I
have always focused on academia and was beginning to miss out on other small
things that I really wanted to do.
So I have come up with 21 things, big and small, that I
would like to achieve in my 21st year of being alive. Below, you can
see the list and the reason behind why I want to do these things. I hope that
as I achieve them I can share them with you by updating with regular posts.
The list
1)
Share
my poetry
This is a big one for me. I am
in love with poetry and have dabbled in it since I was young. I want to share
some of my pieces on this blog and also share some spoken word poetry through
YouTube.
2)
Travel
without an adult
I have always gone on holiday
with my family or on school trips. I want to travel without adult supervision
and do the things that I want.
3)
Donate
blood
I have often seen the drives
at uni and around town and have always wanted to do this but I have always
chickened out. I am going to have the guts to help someone out this year… as
long as someone holds my hand.
4)
Learn
to knit
My best friend’s mum (Hi
Clare!) can knit and I have seen some of the interesting things that can be
made. Also, it’s always nice to have different skills under your belt.
5)
Climb
a mountain
I hope this one is possible. I
really want to push myself out of my comfort zone this year and do things that
no one would expect from me, including myself.
6)
Learn
to ride a bike
As embarrassing as it is to
admit, I never learned how to ride a bike when I was younger. We moved so much
that I never had the chance to get taught properly and as I got older I just
felt like it would be stupid to learn. I guess it’s time to shake off that
stigma.
7)
Run a
10K
I have run 5K’s and just want
to take it to the next level
8)
Tie
dye a t shirt
It looks like a lot of messy
fun. If anyone has any tips I would greatly appreciate it!
9)
Try
more adventurous bakes
If you know me you will know I
am a big fan of ‘Great British Bake Off’. I have baked a few things but my
portfolio mainly consists of victoria sponge and fairy cakes. My sister bought
me a Mary Berry recipe book for my birthday so I plan to get more stuck in in
the kitchen.
10)
Explore
more of my city
Swansea is probably known for
a few negative things but there’s a lot of beauty if you just go looking for
it.
11)
Go
ice skating
I can’t remember the last time
I went and being self conscious I know I didn’t spend too long on the ice. This
time around I want to just go for it and hopefully not break anything!
12)
Finish
‘Wreck this journal’
I received a ‘Wreck this box’
from my parents for my birthday. I am excited to get stuck in!
13)
Walk
through an aquarium
I have a fear of aquariums. I
don’t like the thought of so much water being behind glass. I always have the
stupid though of what if it breaks. However I do love a lot of aquatic animals
so I want to conquer this fear.
14)
Cover
my wall in photos
Having been gifted an old
polaroid camera for my birthday I have decided that my bedroom wall should be
slowly spruced up with some photographs.
15)
Do my
bit for charity
I want to raise some money for
charity throughout the year. I’m not entirely sure what I want to do yet or
what charities I want to support but I have started to look into it.
16)
Become
happier with my body
I have always had issues with
the way I look. This year (and hopefully for many to come) I want to start
being more accepting of my body and my looks.
17)
Make
an effort with YouTube
Some of you may know that I
have a YouTube channel that I use in tandem with this blog to make reviews,
book hauls and discussions. I really want to keep on top of this because it’s
something that I really enjoy doing.
18)
Read
more classics
Looking at my bookshelf I have
noticed that there is a stunning lack of classics. I have promised to correct
this.
19)
Learn
to say ‘I love you’ in 50 different languages
I really have a love of
languages and although I know it would take me over a year to learn 50
languages fluently I want to be able to say this small phrase. Anyone who wants
to help out let me know!
20)
Become
a pokemon master
Start and finish a chosen
pokemon game and document them all in the pokedex.
21)
Get
in touch with my spiritual side
I’m a big believer in karma
and that you reap what you so. I want to stop being so bogged down with
negative things and have a bit of a spiritual cleanse.
*All images are from Google Images
