Another year, another birthday, another milestone…tomorrow I am turning 21! I am very excited not only to celebrate another year on Earth but also to join the big kids club. Haha! I’m the youngest out of most of my friends, so I am looking forward to going out with them to celebrate. If we are being honest, I think they are more excited than me. LOL!
I’ll be heading to Pittsburgh in a few weeks to celebrate with my friends, but for tomorrow, I am celebrating with my family. Last year, I shared 20 things I learned in my 20 years of life, you can read it here. Today, I’m sharing 21 wishes I have for this next year of life.
1. Surround myself with people who lift me up and motivate me to be the best version of myself.
2. Make every moment a memory.
3. Live in the moment and don’t get distracted.
4. Stop dwelling on what happened in the past, and focus on the future.
5. Graduate College.
6. Get a job in my field.
7. Be happy where I am at in life and not where I think I should be.
8. Travel somewhere new with friends.
9. Listen to more podcasts and learn from every opportunity I get.
10. Be spontaneous and try something I’ve never done. It’s okay to step out of your comfort zone.
11. Go to more concerts.
12. Spend money on experiences, not material things. Those will create the real memories.
13. Truly enjoy and take advantage of my last semester as a college student.
14. Be more vulnerable when it comes to opening up to friends and family about things that are bothering me. If you listen to your friends, they will listen to you.
15. Forget the schedule/routine and just see what the day brings.
16. Be more intentional with my time spent with family and friends. Put down the phones!
17. Pick up a new hobby.
18. Have more conversations with people instead of just sending a text. Quality over quantity.
19. Turn my passions and dreams into realities.
20. Show more appreciation to the ones I love. If you love ’em, tell them you love ’em!
21. Be open to whatever the future holds for me.
Some are more realistic than others, some will get achieved while others will be things I’m constantly working on. At the end of the day, I want to make these days count. We often get caught in the day to day life that we forget to stop and appreciate the life we are living. Cheers to 21 and to living my best life!
