22 Goals For My 22nd Year

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I’m getting old. Okay, maybe 22 isn’t that bad. My birthday came up extremely quick this year and I think I’m running around like a chicken with my head cut off. What are 22 year olds supposed to do in society? Start a big girl job? Buy an apartment? Get a cat?

Weebie jeebies. No thanks, maybe when I’m 30. For now I am just going to continue wandering, storytelling and sleeping in tents and cars. I’m still banking on living with no plans and pretending I don’t know what investments and retirement funds are. Although I am graduating college when I’m 22, so I’ve got that.

I got thinking today and wrote down a list of 22 goals for myself while I’m 22 and I’d like to share them with you.

  1. Expand my taste buds
  2. Cook a nice meal without anything catching fire
  3. Challenge myself culturally
  4. Graduate college
  5. Meet more readers
  6. Visit the Pacific Northwest
  7. Improve my night photography
  8. Read more books
  9. Relearn French
  10. Continue to grow my website
  11. Stop drinking so much coffee
  12. Get over my fear of ticks
  13. Not break my phone
  14. FINALLY start a monthly newsletter
  15. Spend more holidays with family
  16. Go in a hot air balloon
  17. Find unique camping locations
  18. Improve at rock climbing
  19. Dance as often as possible
  20. Get better at recycling
  21. Learn to open up
  22. Eat as much chocolate as possible

And with that I am off to celebrate. A night of dancing, laughing and camping is in my birthday future. I hope you all have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! Traveling anywhere?

Tomorrow morning I take off on an adventure for 9 days…the mountains are calling! Stay tuned :).

3 Comments

  1. Lorri on May 26, 2015 at 7:18 AM

    Shalee, love your blog! I am heading to Glacier National Park in Montana and then traveling north to Waterton and Banff. Any “don’t miss this” suggestions for me?

    • Shalee on June 1, 2015 at 11:11 AM

      Lorri,
      Thank you so much! You are actually exploring an area that I have never been, I wish I would more to give you than what I have read and heard from other travelers. When are you heading that way? I can gather some of my favorite blogger links about the area and send them over!

  2. Amanda C @ UnrestingSea on June 8, 2015 at 7:18 PM

    I did a similar list for my birthday! Although, I definitely wish I were the same age as you 😛

    PS #12 – eff no. I freaked out a couple weeks ago when I was Up North & found FOUR ticks on me within 40 minutes OMFGGG UGHH

    Oh and #9 – I can help with this! My new company is a language learning software and I could probably get you a ‘friend’ account fo’ free! 😉

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