Today is my 29th birthday. Which means that this time next year, I’ll have officially left my twenties behind, and entered into a new decade of my life: THIRTIES.
I’m actually quite excited about it. And everyone else seems to think it’s a pretty big deal to no longer be a twentysomething. So much so, that I found endless lists posted online of ‘Things Every Woman Should Do Before 30.’ They were quite fun to read, and mentally check off. So I’m here to share with you a few of my favorites that I found between many, many lists I’ve poured over — a few that I still have to go by March 2018!
30 THINGS EVERY WOMAN SHOULD DO BEFORE 30
- Travel alone
- Travel somewhere where you don’t know the language
- Take a road trip somewhere
- Move to a new city
- Try a new sport
- Climb a mountain
- Begin your 401K
- Dabble in the stock market
- Begin an emergency fund
- Get out of credit card debt
- Learn how to budget
- Take a class that’s totally out of your element (hello improv!)
- Own a pet
- Go skinny dipping
- Go sky diving or bungee jumping
- Work a menial job
- Ask for a raise
- See a Broadway play
- Sing karaoke
- Fire a gun (even if you hate them)
- Trust your intuition
- Learn to love your body
- Volunteer
- Learn how to cook
- Forgive yourself for past mistakes
- Forgive your parents for past mistakes
- Begin setting annual reading goals
- Start a collection
- Learn your family history
- Run a marathon (or at least a half!)
And here are a few extra ones I added to the list:
- Learn to say NO
- Take a photography class
- Attend a TED Talk
PS. this is a fantastic TED Talk about WHY YOUR TWENTIES MATTER!