I turn 27 in two weeks. Twenty seven! What have I even done with my life?
Existential crisis aside, I feel like birthdays are an ideal time to evaluate your life and reflect on the ways you want to improve. For me, putting resolutions and goals out there is a great motivator for change. Here are 27 things I want to do in my 27th year (in no particular order):
- Drink more water
- Exercise (just. do something.)
- Take care of my skin
- Practice creativity every day
- Get better sleep
- Learn from those with different points of view
- Make new friends
- Be a better friend to the ones I have
- Spend more time with my mom
- Practice Grace
- Make more healthy, homemade meals
- Engage more with my followers
- Take more pictures
- Write more letters
- Give more kisses (but only for Josh, Lulu, and my baby friends 😉
- Resist the urge to self-isolate when I’m sad
- Pray more
- Criticize less
- Encourage more
- Spend less money
- Give more money
- Make (and keep) appointments
- Spend less time mindlessly scrolling on my phone
- Admit when I’m wrong
- Make more time for date nights
- Learn to tell stories better
- Stop comparing myself to others’ internet personas
Hi Kelli!
Excellent ideas! But that is a lot to work on and not very measurable. .. how about working on some mini challenges within this eg… drink 2litres a day, exercise most mornings (4 times a week or at a regular time. .. ) not sure you need to count kisses :D. I can’t count how many times I kiss my husband and baby either lol!!!
Or do you find that the more. .. directional rather than measurable goals are what you like?
I share lots of these goals too! One is getting more variety into what I cook at home, so a friend (excellent cook) said get to the point where you can cook 30 recipes and keep rotating them and you’re good.
Anyway! Hi! I’m 27 too! Welcome!
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I totally get what you’re saying! but yeah, I was going for more directional goals with this post.. I do have specific steps planned out for the measurable goals, but I didn’t want to bog this post down with the details lol. Thanks for the encouragement!
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I like all of them… especially #27. Toughie.
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Right? It’s so easy to fall into that.
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